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Something for Everyone!
I did not own a Genesis back in the day, I owned Nintendo stuff... so a lot of these games are new to me, with the exception of arcade experience. (Note to those born around 1990 : Sonic and Mario didn't always star in the same video games!)
What strikes me as impressive for this collection is that it contains a wide variety of material, so even if you absolutely hate a game or genre on this system, you are probably going to thoroughly enjoy others. There are other fun things trying all these games out - seeing the difference between some of the earlier genesis games to the later ones. Just look at the graphics with phantasy star 2 compared to phantasy star 4, for example.
If you do not like spending the time and energy on RPGs, that is something to consider before buying this. But, there is still plenty to enjoy ignoring the phantasy star collection, especially for a retail price of 20 bucks.
Overall, the graphics and gameplay have held up well - these are mostly 16 bit games, so a jump ahead from NES fare. And yes, true this is still not the definitive genesis collection, but the closest Sega has gotten, and once again, 20 dollars. Strong Buy for those still playing on Playstation 2.

Worth the price for the Phatasy Star titles alone
Ok, so why rate this perfect? Well i see it like this. Phantasy Star 2,3, and 4 is on this compilation, which i would pay $20 for easy. All these other games are just a bonus, and many of them are actually good! It's a steal and if you feel uncomfortable about playing Phantasy Star 2 without playing the original, then pick up the Phantasy Star collection for the GBA if you have one. What buy a collection for GBA then buy this one? Well the GBA collection does not have PS4 but it does have the original and the original is worth the price of the collection. So you might be saying, "Phantasy Star this, Phantasy Star that. What if I don't like Phantasy Star!" Well then this compilation won't be worth that much to you, unless you really like golden axe,shinobi and the ecco series(suck in my opinion). You won't find any streets of rage here, which is unfortunate, since those who don't like PStar would find more worth to this compilation if it had it. If you like and want Phantasy Star, then buy this compilation!

SEGA GENESIS COLLECTION
I ENJOYED THIS GAME COLLECTION THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH GAMES. I ENDED UP BUYING THREE SEGA COLLECTIONS TO ACTUAL GET THE GAMES I WANTED. BUT I GUESS THAT'S HOW MAKING MONEY OPERATES! IF YOU LIKE THE OLD GENESIS GAMES BUY THIS TITLE BUT DON'T EXPECT ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE CLASSIC GAMES ON HERE.

great game
this is a great game because it has vectorman 1 and 2; it played as great when it was in its sega days.

Phantasy Star Collection
If you buy this game for other reasons than owning a copy of Phantasy Star II, III, and IV, you bought it for the wrong reasons. I had some fun with Gain Ground, but the Sword of Vermilion is terrible. The Golden Axe games are OK, and I liked Flicky (but the music got on my nerves). Comix Zone looked neat, but was really hard (and you can't continue). I gave up. The others didn't impress me enough to mention (not my tastes).

Overall, Taito Legends 2 is a better compilation of games. The reason to buy this in for Phantasy Star.

That said, the game is still a lot of fun.