40
The ports themselves are weak, perhaps the victim of an unrealistic development deadline, and the games aren't actually all that classic.
40
How such a raft of glitches and mistakes and bugs got through the test phase (perhaps the testing team was a group of trained gorillas?) defies reason.
78
Good fun in a nostalgic way, but younger gamers might not get what all the fuss is about.
4
Gran decepción la que me lleve al comprar este recopilatorio de juegos de Sega cuando era joven. Ports de mala calidad y los juegos no fueron lo que me esperaba.
6
Way back in 2002 I could see the point of this. In today's day and age, there are much better ways to play these 3 classics on a portable. If you insist on playing this version, just know: -The music in all three games is ear grating. Not only this, but the games are missing whole songs. -There will be a few graphical glitches. I haven't seen anything game-breaking, but there were a few oddities. -The AI in Golden Axe particularly ****. The game feels much easier than the original. Despite all this, the games are still fun. I got my copy for less than a cup of coffee, so at similar price points I can easily recommend it (with the volume off).
Sega Smash Pack
Game Boy Advance
Released On:
Sep 23, 2002
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60
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78
Good fun in a nostalgic way, but younger gamers might not get what all the fuss is about.
75
Worthy of a look from nostalgic gamers from the 16-bit era as well as people who didn’t play these games the first time around.
70
Unfortunately, THQ changed absolutely nothing, which means that "Golden Axe," in particular, looks and sounds extremely dated." [Dec 2002, p.150]
60
As an entire package, Sega Smash Pack is a letdown, especially in its presentation.
50
It's a good thing "Ecco" is basically tolerable, it's the only game in this collection that keeps the entire thing from stinking.
40
The biggest complaint is that the games suffer from slowdown, especially when the scrolling can't keep up to the speed of the character.
40
The ports themselves are weak, perhaps the victim of an unrealistic development deadline, and the games aren't actually all that classic.
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Mar 13, 2019
6
Way back in 2002 I could see the point of this. In today's day and age, there are much better ways to play these 3 classics on a portable. If you insist on playing this version, just know: -The music in all three games is ear grating. Not only this, but the games are missing whole songs. -There will be a few graphical glitches. I haven't seen anything game-breaking, but there were a few oddities. -The AI in Golden Axe particularly ****. The game feels much easier than the original. Despite all this, the games are still fun. I got my copy for less than a cup of coffee, so at similar price points I can easily recommend it (with the volume off).
Sep 1, 2020
4
Gran decepción la que me lleve al comprar este recopilatorio de juegos de Sega cuando era joven. Ports de mala calidad y los juegos no fueron lo que me esperaba.
