Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Reception

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Critical reception

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
91	Alaab Alcomputtar	(1995-06-xx)	SA SA		^[1]	[details]
73	Beep! MegaDrive	(1993-09-08)	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[2]	[details]
94	Consoles +	(1993-0x-xx)	FR FR		^[3]	[details]
85	Computer & Video Games	(1993-10-15)	UK UK	PAL	^[4]	[details]
89	Computer + Video Giochi	(1993-xx-xx)	IT IT	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
92	Electronic Games	(1993-11-23)	US US	NTSC-U	^[6]	[details]
85	Electronic Gaming Monthly	(1993-xx-xx)	US US	NTSC-U	^[7]	[details]
93	Freak	(1994-xx-xx)	IL IL		^[8]	[details]
100	GameFan	(1993-xx-xx)	US US		^[9]	[details]
79	GameFan	(1993-xx-xx)	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
90	Game Power	(1993-1x-xx)	IT IT	PAL	^[11]	[details]
100	GamePro	(199x-xx-xx)	US US	NTSC-U	^[12]	[details]
83	GamesMaster	(1993-10-21)	UK UK	PAL	^[13]	[details]
78	GamesMaster	1993-10-07	UK UK		^[14]	[details]
88	Games World	1993-10-05	UK UK		^[15]	[details]
83	Game Informer	(199x-xx-xx)	US US	NTSC-U	^[16]	[details]
89	Hyper	(199x-xx-xx)	AU AU		^[17]	[details]
90	Joypad	(1994-xx-xx)	HU HU		^[18]	[details]
78	MAN!AC	(1993-11-10)	DE DE		^[19]	[details]
87	Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming	(1993-10-28)	UK UK	PAL	^[20]	[details]
92	Mega Action	(1993-11-04)	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[21]	[details]
91	Mega Force	(1993-11-10)	FR FR	PAL	^[22]	[details]
86	Mega Fun	(1993-11-24)	DE DE	PAL	^[23]	[details]
90	Mega Play	(1993-1x-xx)	US US	NTSC-U	^[24]	[details]
83	MegaTech	(1993-10-20)	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
92	Micromanía (segunda época)	(199x-xx-xx)	ES ES	PAL	^[26]	[details]
83	Mean Machines Sega	(1993-09-28)	UK UK	PAL	^[27]	[details]
91	Megazone	(1993-12-29)	AU AU	PAL	^[28]	[details]
88	Power Unlimited	(1994-01-26)	NL NL		^[29]	[details]
89	Sega Magazin	(1993-11-03)	DE DE	PAL	^[30]	[details]
87	Sega Magazine	(1993-12-10)	UK UK	PAL	^[31]	[details]
100	Sega News	(1996-1x-xx)	CZ CZ		^[32]	[details]
88	Sega Power	(1993-10-07)	UK UK	PAL	^[33]	[details]
90	Sega Pro	(1993-10-14)	UK UK	PAL	^[34]	[details]
91	Sega Zone	(1993-10-28)	UK UK	PAL	^[35]	[details]
85	Sega Force Mega	(1993-11-16)	UK UK	PAL	^[36]	[details]
88	The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook	(1994-xx-xx)	UK UK	PAL	^[37]	[details]
82	Sega Saturn Magazine	(1995-08-08)	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[38]	[details]
90	Sonic the Comic	(1993-12-11)	UK UK	PAL	^[39]	[details]
90	Supergame	(1993-08-xx)	BR BR		^[40]	[details]
92	Todo Sega	(1993-xx-xx)	ES ES	PAL	^[41]	[details]
81	Video Games	(1993-12-19)	DE DE	PAL	^[42]	[details]
70	VideoGames	(199x-xx-xx)	US US	NTSC-U	^[43]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	43	88	70	100	30	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	4	84	73	92	20	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	7	86	70	100	30	Very positive
World	PAL	20	88	81	92	11	Very positive
JP	All	2	77	73	82	9	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	2	77	73	82	9	Positive
US	All	8	87	70	100	30	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	7	86	70	100	30	Very positive
UK	All	15	87	78	92	14	Very positive
UK	NTSC-J	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
UK	PAL	12	87	83	91	8	Very positive
FR	All	2	93	91	94	3	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
DE	All	4	84	78	89	11	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	85	81	89	8	Very positive
ES	All	2	92	92	92	0	Very positive
ES	PAL	2	92	92	92	0	Very positive
IT	All	2	90	89	90	1	Very positive
IT	NTSC-J	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
IT	PAL	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
AU	All	2	90	89	91	2	Very positive
AU	PAL	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
CZ	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
IL	All	1	93	93	93	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
SA	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive

PC version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region
72	Digitiser	1996-10-10	UK UK	^[44]	[details]
75	Gambler	(1996-xx-xx)	PL PL	^[45]	[details]
73	[[\|Hacker]]	(1996-xx-xx)	HR HR	^[46]	[details]
100	LeveL	(1996-03-06)	CZ CZ	^[47]	[details]
92	PC Game Parade	(1996-1x-xx)	IT IT	^[48]	[details]
70	Score	(1996-03-14)	CZ CZ	^[49]	[details]
90	Secret Service	(1996-03-01)	PL PL	^[50]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	7	82	70	100	30	Very positive
UK	All	1	72	72	72	0	Positive
IT	All	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
CZ	All	2	85	70	100	30	Very positive
HR	All	1	73	73	73	0	Positive
PL	All	2	83	75	90	15	Very positive

Sales

Mega-CD version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

PC version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Mega-CD version

PC version

References

↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "1" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 20
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 25
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 87
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Electronic Games, "December 1993" (US; 1993-11-23), page 140
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Freak, "1/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 12: November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 22
↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 2: January 1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 79
↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
↑ GamesMaster, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 74
↑ GamesMaster, #3x05: "Series 3, episode 5" (UK; 1993-10-07), 24:00
↑ Games World, #2x12: "Series 2, episode 12" (UK; 1993-10-05)
↑ Game Informer, "January/February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 14
↑ MAN!AC, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-10), page 38
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 50
↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 52
↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 108
↑ Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 40
↑ Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 70
↑ MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 46
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 76
↑ Megazone, "January 1994" (AU; 1993-12-29), page 26
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 2, Februari 1994" (NL; 1994-01-26), page 46
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 74
↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 119
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 31
↑ Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 90
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 38
↑ Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 30
↑ Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 64
↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook, "1" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 35
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "December 11th 1993" (UK; 1993-12-11), page 10
↑ Supergame, "Agosto 1993" (BR; 1993-08-xx), page 22
↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 46
↑ VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
↑ DIGITISER, #1996-10-10: "1996-10-10"
↑ Gambler, "5/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Hacker, "05/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 42
↑ LeveL, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-06), page 1
↑ PC Game Parade, "Novembre 1996" (IT; 1996-1x-xx), page 70
↑ Score, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-14), page 38
↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1996" (PL; 1996-03-01), page 26

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_1995-06.pdf_p20-1] Alaab Alcomputtar, "1" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 20

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-10.pdf_p25-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 25

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_023.pdf_p88-3] Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:CVG_UK_144.pdf_p87-4] Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 87

[:File:CVG_IT_31.pdf_p67-5] Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_15.pdf_p140-6] Electronic Games, "December 1993" (US; 1993-11-23), page 140

[:File:EGM_US_052.pdf_p48-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:Freak_IL_15.pdf_p1-8] Freak, "1/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0112.pdf_p22-9] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 12: November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GameFan_US_0202.pdf_p18-10] GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 2: January 1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePower_IT_22.pdf_p79-11] Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 79

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p68-12] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_011.pdf_p74-13] GamesMaster, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 74

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_3x05.mp4_-14] GamesMaster, #3x05: "Series 3, episode 5" (UK; 1993-10-07), 24:00

[:File:GamesWorld_UK_2x12.mp4_-15] Games World, #2x12: "Series 2, episode 12" (UK; 1993-10-05)

[:File:GameInformer_US_014.pdf_p40-16] Game Informer, "January/February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:Hyper_AU_002.pdf_p31-17] Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 31

[joypadhu214-18] Joypad, "2/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1993-12.pdf_p38-19] MAN!AC, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-10), page 38

[:File:MDAG_UK_16.pdf_p50-20] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 50

[:File:MegaAction_UK_07.pdf_p52-21] Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 52

[:File:MegaForce_FR_22.pdf_p108-22] Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 108

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-12.pdf_p40-23] Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 40

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0406.pdf_p70-24] Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 70

[:File:MegaTech_UK_23.pdf_p46-25] MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 46

[:File:Micromania2_ES_068.pdf_p60-26] Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p76-27] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 76

[:File:Megazone_AU_35.pdf_p26-28] Megazone, "January 1994" (AU; 1993-12-29), page 26

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_007_199402.pdf_p46-29] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 2, Februari 1994" (NL; 1994-01-26), page 46

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p74-30] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 74

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p119-31] Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 119

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p31-32] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 31

[:File:SegaPower_UK_48.pdf_p90-33] Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 90

[:File:SegaPro_UK_25.pdf_p38-34] Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 38

[:File:SegaZone_UK_13.pdf_p30-35] Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 30

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_06.pdf_p64-36] Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 64

[:File:SonicYearbook1994_Book_UK.pdf_p35-37] The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook, "1" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-38] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:STC_UK_015.pdf_p10-39] Sonic the Comic, "December 11th 1993" (UK; 1993-12-11), page 10

[:File:Supergame_BR_25.pdf_p22-40] Supergame, "Agosto 1993" (BR; 1993-08-xx), page 22

[:File:TodoSega_ES_07.pdf_p26-41] Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-01.pdf_p46-42] Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 46

[:File:VideoGames_US_60.pdf_p52-43] VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52

[digitiser_1996-10-10_-44] DIGITISER, #1996-10-10: "1996-10-10"

[gambler301-45] Gambler, "5/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[hacker1642-46] Hacker, "05/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 42

[level141-47] LeveL, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-06), page 1

[:File:PCGameParade_IT_46.pdf_p70-48] PC Game Parade, "Novembre 1996" (IT; 1996-1x-xx), page 70

[score2738-49] Score, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-14), page 38

[secretservice3326-50] Secret Service, "Marzec 1996" (PL; 1996-03-01), page 26

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Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Mega-CD version

Ratings

Breakdown

PC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Mega-CD version

PC version

Software charts

Mega-CD version

PC version

References