Sega Classics Collection

PlayStation exclusiveBundle / compilation

A compilation of previously Japan-exclusive SEGA AGES 2500 remakes.

Released: 22 April 2005
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Shooter Puzzle Racing Strategy Quiz
Developers: Sega
Publishers: Sega
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy Science fiction
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L ESRB T PEGI 12

About

Sega Ages is a series of video game ports, remakes, and compilations published by Sega. It consists of Sega arcade games and home console games, typically those for the Sega Genesis and Master System. The series was launched on the Sega Saturn in 1996. Entries were published for the PlayStation 2 as Sega Ages 2500, a reference to its ¥2500 price point.

The series later came to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as Sega Ages Online, and finally to the Nintendo Switch as simply Sega Ages. The name Sega Ages is a palindrome, with "Ages" being "Sega" backwards — this was previously used by Sega in European marketing strategies from the late 1980s to early 1990s.

Keywords

compilation
high score
budget title
regional censorship

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The first Sega Ages volume was a best-seller in the United Kingdom. Next Generation rated it three stars out of five, and considered it better than the Namco Museum series. GamePro gave it a negative review, saying that the three games in the collection "were never all that good to begin with", believing that the collection should have added other Sega games. The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly unanimously contended that the three included games were outstanding and praised their arcade-perfect recreations, though they felt the collection should have included more games and historical info, as other retro compilations of the time did.

5 out of 10. Sega Saturn Magazine gave it a 91%, likewise praising the three included games and the quality of the conversions. Though they criticized that After Burner and Space Harrier were somewhat wasted since they had already received excellent ports for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega 32X, they felt the compilation was worth getting for Out Run alone.