Video Game Vintage Title: Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, known as the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection in PAL regions, is a compilation of video games developed by Backbone Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The compilation features 48 Sega games which were previously released for the Mega Drive/Genesis , arcade and Sega Master System. It is similar to the Sega Genesis Collection released previously for the PlayStation 2 and PSP, however it contains 16 more games .

Reception
The compilation received mostly positive reviews. IGN gave Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection a 9.0/10 score and an Editor's Choice Award, praising the addition of a rating system for each game and the Streets of Rage series, among other things. Greg Miller of IGN said that he "can't recommend this game enough". Retro Gamer rated the game 98%. It also received the award for Best Anthology in GameShark's Game of the Year Awards 2009.