Sega Genesis Review



Brief Description:

The Sega Genesis (aka Mega Drive) was released between 1989 and 1990 it's main competitor being the SNES. As mentioned in the name it was released by Sega. There have been many different variations of this console, all released by the same company.

The Positive Points:

-It gave birth to Sonic The Hedgehog.

-Because of it's introduction to more violent games like Mortal Kombat, the Sega Genesis helped instigate the ESRB rating system that we know today (E, E10+, K/A, T, etc.).

-It was technically the most powerful console and had the best graphics for 2 weeks before breaking even with the TurboGrafx-16. But in the end it was the first 16-bit console, and shared the lead in power and graphics with the TurboGrafx.

The Negative Points:

-Because there are so many different variations and upgrades to this console alone, and each one is quite different, a lot of the games weren't compatible with the different versions or even the original. Because of this, even though it was technically the same console, 3rd-party companies and even Sega themselves didn't quite know which version to invest in, since they couldn't predict exactly which platform games would sell on better. This hurt Sega financially.

Innovative: Yes

Affordability At It's Release (affordability for it's time): Fair

General Public Rating: Fair

Success: Successful

My Personal Final Rating: Epic (5/6)