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| Dreamcast Collection | |
|---|---|
![]() Cover art for the 2015 Steam release | |
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Xbox 360Microsoft Windows |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer (Space Channel 5: Part 2 only) |
Dreamcast Collection is a video game compilation developed and published by Sega for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. When first released in 2011, it included four of the bestselling Dreamcast games: Software:Space Channel 5: Part 2, Sonic Adventure, Sega Bass Fishing, and Crazy Taxi. The Windows version was updated to include Jet Set Radio and NiGHTS into Dreams in 2016, and Sonic Adventure 2 in 2020.
Each game included is a remastered version of its original release. The original compilation received mostly mixed to negative reviews and was criticized for its game selection. The 2016 release was met with a larger positive reception, particularly for the inclusion and remaster of Jet Set Radio.
The original collection includes four games from the Dreamcast: three which were also part of the Sega All Stars budget range, plus Space Channel 5: Part 2, released simultaneously for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 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 Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam.[1] A retail release for PlayStation 3 was seemingly planned but never released.[2]
Dreamcast Collection was later reissued on July 22, 2016 for Steam, adding two games (NiGHTS into Dreams and Jet Set Radio, despite the former being originally a Sega Saturn game), which are a part of the Sega Heritage Collection.[3] It was updated once again on April 7, 2020 to include Sonic Adventure 2, which completes the collection.[4] The games could be purchased either collectively or individually on Steam until their removal on December 6, 2024.[5] The extended cuts of Sonic Adventure and its sequel (released as Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, respectively) are included as DLC content for Microsoft Windows. DX is also available for the Xbox 360, and replaces the original game upon download.
| Games included in original release | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Original platform | Original release |
| Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast port of the arcade game) | Arcade | 1999 |
| Sega Bass Fishing (Dreamcast port of the arcade game) | Arcade | 1997 |
| Sonic Adventure | Dreamcast | 1998 |
| Software:Space Channel 5: Part 2 | Dreamcast | 2002 |
| Games additionally included in the Steam reissue (Sega Heritage Collection) | ||
| Jet Set Radio | Dreamcast | 2000 |
| Nights into Dreams | Saturn | 1996 |
| Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle content available as DLC) | Dreamcast/GameCube | 2001 |
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Dreamcast Collection has received mostly "mixed to negative" reviews from critics, until the 2016 release for PC.[6] Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version an average score of 53 out of 100, while IGN gave the game a 5 out of 10, writing, "SEGA's history deserves better. And so do you."[6][7] Eurogamer gave the game a positive review, scoring it a three out of five stars.[8]