''Dreamcast Collection'' is a

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developed and published by

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for the

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and

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. A

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version was planned but was scrapped for unknown reasons. The original compilation included four of the best-selling video games for the

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. Although each of the games by themselves all received positive reviews, the original compilation received mostly mixed to negative reviews and was heavily criticized for the compilation's game selection. The 2016 version (which includes three additional best-sellers) was met with positive reviews.

Games

The original collection includes four games from the

: three which were also part of the Sega All Stars budget range, plus '' Space Channel 5: Part 2'', released simultaneously for the Dreamcast and

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in Japan, then later released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 outside of Japan. All games released in the bundle are available for purchase separately on the

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and

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. A retail release was originally listed for release on the

but it was put on hold. ''Dreamcast Collection'' was later reissued on July 22, 2016 for

, adding two games ('' NiGHTS into Dreams'' and ''

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''), which are a part of the Sega Heritage Collection. It was updated once again on April 7, 2020 to include ''

Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform video game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega. It was the final ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game for the Dreamcast after Sega left the home console market. It features two Conflict between good and evil, good-vs-evil stor ...

'', which completes the collection. The games can be purchased either collectively or individually on Steam.

List of games

Reception

''Dreamcast Collection'' has received mostly "mixed to negative" reviews from critics, until the 2015 release for PC.

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gave the Xbox 360 version an average score of 53 out of 100, while

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gave the game a 5 out of 10, writing, "SEGA's history deserves better. And so do you."

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gave the game a positive review, scoring it a three out of five stars.

References

External links

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