Below are user reviews of Sega Smash Pack (Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, Sonic Spinball) and on the right are links to professionally written reviews.
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Decent, but could have been better...
2
Rating: 2,
Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Unfortunately, this version of the Smash Pack inherited the same flaws the Windows and Dreamcast versions suffered from. The emulation (or in this case, reprogramming) just isn't that good. Most notably the sound is pretty awful. Granted, these games didn't sound the best to begin with, but the audio is even more tinny and "metallicy" sounding than the originals. In the case of Ecco, it's just one horrid 30 second sound clip looping indefinitely. The visuals are also missing some animation and details over the original versions (and even if they were perfectly reproduced, they'd still be below average visuals for a Gameboy Advance game).
Beyond that, none of these three games were terribly good choices for the collection. Golden Axe was great for it's time, but a bad port of a bad port just doesn't cut it now. Pick up Final Fight One (also for the Gameboy Advance) for a much better port of a similar style game. If you must have Sonic Spinball, the version in Sonic Mega Collection on the Gamecube is flawlessly emulated (along with the rest of that collection). And Ecco...well, the best version by far was on the Sega CD.
I love ports, updates, and collections of older games-when they're done right, as in Sonic Mega Collection. But there are much better Gameboy Advance games to spend your money on than this lousy collection.
Awesome games, doubtfull quality...
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User
I am a big SEGA fan, and when I heard this 3-in-one was coming out, I couldn't wait. So I grabbed it on the 26th (the day it came out), but when I actually played it, it was a little disappointed. I figured they would at least enhance the games a little bit, given that the Game Boy Advance is more powerful than the Genesis console. The music seems to be a little worse than the original games, and the title song is VERY annoying.
I am giving it 3 stars because it is still fun to play. These are timeless games, and they will entertain you for hours. With the sound off, of course.
S.S.P.
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 2 / 7
Date: July 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User
this game would be worth buying even if it just had golden axe (one of the best action games ever), but when you throw in sonic and echo too, this game is a must-buy. the only downside i can think of is that there are only three games. i'm sure the good people at sega could have done better than that. oh well. all in all, this game has three classic sega games that any old-school gamer will love.
Smashin'!
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User
The game is quite action packed, but the Sonic Pinball game is a perfectly great handheld game! Golden Ax and Ecco are GREAT! Enough to entertain you...
2 great Sega games
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User
I love Golden Axe and Sonic Spinball, but Ecco is what drops my review down to 4 stars. I don't even understand the game. I really hope they make a sequel to this, maybe one that has Altered Beat, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Ristar, and Flicky.
the sega smash pack
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User
this game has all of my childhood in it. It has sega genesis games that I would always play.Me and my friends Joey and John would always play sega.I have a big selection of games to play but all of the sonic games are my favorite.I beat all of them but it took a long long time.Sonic and knuckles was the hardest of all the sonic games but the coolest.I don't have game cube or dreamcast so I can't play all the new sega games.So if you are like me and don't own a gamecube or dreamcast buy sega smash pack.
not the same as the sega classics
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User
the sonic spinball is pretty much like the old sega one golden axe is almost as good as the sega one trying to kill bad guys and the deatha adder and you can even do a duel beetween your character and some monster but golen axe 2 for sega gennesis is da best ever.echo the dolphin is nothing the same as the old sega i cant even figure out how to play this one. but i still reccomend you to buy this no matter what the price is.
The game stinks
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 18
Date: June 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User
I think the game stinks cause there's nothin good on it and I gave it a 2 cause it has Sonic
What is sega doing to us
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 17
Date: June 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Tisk Tisk I thought better when I heard of this game but the games on this cartridge really really stink. Sonic spinball was all right but Golden ax and ecco aren't that great so dont waste your money go buy DOOM on the GBA.
Those were the days...
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User
If you're like me and were around in the good old days of sega genesis, this is a game you'll be interested in. Sonic Spinball and Ecco are both classics and worth the buy. I'm not familiar with Golden Axe, however, so I can't tell you about it. Sonic Spinball is fun and like all the other Sonic games, worth it. Ecco is a bit challenging, so experienced gamers might prefer it. Overall, this will be worth your while.
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