Sonic R/Reception

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Critical reception

Saturn version

Ratings

Publication awards
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Score	Date	Region	Version
85	199x-xx-xx	BR<img alt="Brazil" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/20px-Flag_BR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Brazil" width="20" height="14" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/30px-Flag_BR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/40px-Flag_BR.svg.png 2x" /> BR		^[1]	[]
75	1997-11-12	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK		^[2]	[]
80	1997-11-27	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK		^[3]	[]
78	1998-0x-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[4]	[]
84	1998-xx-xx	PL<img alt="Poland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/20px-Flag_PL.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Poland" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/30px-Flag_PL.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/40px-Flag_PL.svg.png 2x" /> PL		^[5]	[]
89	1998-xx-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[6]	[]
55	199x-xx-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[7]	[]
90	1997-12-19	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK	PAL	^[8]	[]
72	199x-xx-xx	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[]
82	1998-xx-xx	PL<img alt="Poland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/20px-Flag_PL.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Poland" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/30px-Flag_PL.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/40px-Flag_PL.svg.png 2x" /> PL		^[10]	[]
87	1997-xx-xx	IT<img alt="Italy" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/4/42/Flag_IT.svg/20px-Flag_IT.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Italy" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/4/42/Flag_IT.svg/30px-Flag_IT.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/4/42/Flag_IT.svg/40px-Flag_IT.svg.png 2x" /> IT	PAL	^[11]	[]
92	1997-1x-xx	FR<img alt="France" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/20px-Flag_FR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="France" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/30px-Flag_FR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/40px-Flag_FR.svg.png 2x" /> FR	PAL	^[12]	[]
55	1997-11-05	DE<img alt="Germany" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/c/cc/Flag_DE.svg/20px-Flag_DE.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Germany" width="20" height="12" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/c/cc/Flag_DE.svg/30px-Flag_DE.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/c/cc/Flag_DE.svg/40px-Flag_DE.svg.png 2x" /> DE	PAL	^[13]	[]
80	1998-xx-xx	PL<img alt="Poland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/20px-Flag_PL.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Poland" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/30px-Flag_PL.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f7/Flag_PL.svg/40px-Flag_PL.svg.png 2x" /> PL	PAL	^[14]	[]
50	1998-01-20	US<img alt="United States of America" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/20px-Flag_US.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United States of America" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/30px-Flag_US.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Flag_US.svg/40px-Flag_US.svg.png 2x" /> US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[]
89	1997-xx-xx	FR<img alt="France" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/20px-Flag_FR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="France" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/30px-Flag_FR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fa/Flag_FR.svg/40px-Flag_FR.svg.png 2x" /> FR		^[16]	[]
62	1997-11-28	JP<img alt="Japan" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/20px-Flag_JP.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Japan" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/30px-Flag_JP.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/40px-Flag_JP.svg.png 2x" /> JP	NTSC-J	^[17]	[]
74	1998-01-16	JP<img alt="Japan" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/20px-Flag_JP.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Japan" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/30px-Flag_JP.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/40px-Flag_JP.svg.png 2x" /> JP	NTSC-J	^[18]	[]
96	1997-12-03	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK	PAL	^[19]	[]
100	199x-xx-xx	BR<img alt="Brazil" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/20px-Flag_BR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Brazil" width="20" height="14" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/30px-Flag_BR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/40px-Flag_BR.svg.png 2x" /> BR		^[20]	[]
93	1997-11-12	UK<img alt="United Kingdom" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/20px-Flag_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" title="United Kingdom" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/30px-Flag_UK.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/f/fe/Flag_UK.svg/40px-Flag_UK.svg.png 2x" /> UK	PAL	^[21]	[]
63	1997-11-28	JP<img alt="Japan" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/20px-Flag_JP.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Japan" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/30px-Flag_JP.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/40px-Flag_JP.svg.png 2x" /> JP	NTSC-J	^[22]	[]
80	2000-03	JP<img alt="Japan" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/20px-Flag_JP.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Japan" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/30px-Flag_JP.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/d/d9/Flag_JP.svg/40px-Flag_JP.svg.png 2x" /> JP	NTSC-J	^[23]	[]
80	1998-xx-xx	RU<img alt="Russia" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/e9/Flag_RU.svg/20px-Flag_RU.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Russia" width="20" height="13" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/e9/Flag_RU.svg/30px-Flag_RU.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/e9/Flag_RU.svg/40px-Flag_RU.svg.png 2x" /> RU		^[24]	[]
91	199x-xx-xx	FI<img alt="Finland" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/80/Flag_FI.svg/20px-Flag_FI.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Finland" width="20" height="12" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/80/Flag_FI.svg/30px-Flag_FI.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/8/80/Flag_FI.svg/40px-Flag_FI.svg.png 2x" /> FI		^[25]	[]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	25	79	50	100	50	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	4	70	62	80	18	Positive
World	NTSC-U	5	69	50	89	39	Mixed
World	PAL	7	85	55	96	41	Mixed
JP	All	4	70	62	80	18	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	4	70	62	80	18	Positive
US	All	5	69	50	89	39	Mixed
US	NTSC-U	5	69	50	89	39	Mixed
UK	All	5	87	75	96	21	Very positive
UK	PAL	3	93	90	96	6	Very positive
FR	All	2	91	89	92	3	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
DE	All	1	55	55	55	0	Average
DE	PAL	1	55	55	55	0	Average
IT	All	1	87	87	87	0	Very positive
IT	PAL	1	87	87	87	0	Very positive
BR	All	2	93	85	100	15	Very positive
FI	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
PL	All	3	82	80	84	4	Very positive
PL	PAL	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
RU	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive

Windows PC version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
90		199x-xx-xx	BR<img alt="Brazil" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/20px-Flag_BR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Brazil" width="20" height="14" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/30px-Flag_BR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Flag_BR.svg/40px-Flag_BR.svg.png 2x" /> BR		^[26]	[]
70	[[\|Hacker]]	1999-xx-xx	HR<img alt="Croatia" src="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/ed/Flag_HR.svg/20px-Flag_HR.svg.png" decoding="async" title="Croatia" width="20" height="10" srcset="https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/ed/Flag_HR.svg/30px-Flag_HR.svg.png 1.5x, https://retrocdn.net/images/thumb/e/ed/Flag_HR.svg/40px-Flag_HR.svg.png 2x" /> HR		^[27]	[]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	2	80	70	90	20	Positive
BR	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
HR	All	1	70	70	70	0	Positive

Sales

Saturn version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Windows PC version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Saturn version

Windows PC version

References

Sonic R

Books: (1997)
Music: (1998) | (1999) | (2014)

Demos: Sonic R Trial Version (1997)

Prototypes: 1997-09-10

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_123.pdf_p11-1] Ação Games, "Janeiro 1998" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 11

[:File:CVG_UK_193.pdf_p72-2] Computer & Video Games, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-11-12), page 72

[:File:Edge_UK_053.pdf_p100-3] Edge, "Christmas 1997" (UK; 1997-11-27), page 100

[:File:EGM_US_103.pdf_p112-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 112

[5] Gambler, "4/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0602.pdf_p20-6] GameFan, "Volume 6, Issue 2: February 1998" (US; 1998-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:GamePro_US_113.pdf_p100-7] GamePro, "February 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_064.pdf_p32-8] GamesMaster, "January 1998" (UK; 1997-12-19), page 32

[:File:GameInformer_US_057.pdf_p48-9] Game Informer, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 48

[10] Gry Komputerowe, "2/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_43.pdf_p56-11] Mega Console, "Dicembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:MegaForce_FR_60.pdf_p62-12] Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 62

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-12.pdf_p112-13] Mega Fun, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-05), page 112

[:File:Neo_3_PL.pdf_p31-14] Neo, "Luty 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:NextGeneration_US_38.pdf_p117-15] Next Generation, "February 1998" (US; 1998-01-20), page 117

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_081.pdf_p100-16] Player One, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-23_19971212.pdf_p191-17] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 23" (JP; 1997-11-28), page 191

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1998-02_19980130.pdf_p106-18] Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 2" (JP; 1998-01-16), page 106

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_09.pdf_p68-19] Saturn Power, "January 1998" (UK; 1997-12-03), page 68

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_046.pdf_p24-20] SuperGamePower, "Janeiro 1998" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:SSM_UK_26.pdf_p50-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-11-12), page 50

[:File:SSM_JP_19971212_1997-43.pdf_p213-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-43 (1997-12-12)" (JP; 1997-11-28), page 213

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13

[:File:Strana_igr_RU_20.pdf_p132-24] Strana Igr, "Yanvar 1998" (RU; 1998-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1998-01.pdf_p46-25] Super Power, "1 1998" (FI; 199x-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_135.pdf_p56-26] Ação Games, "Janeiro 1999" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 56

[27] Hacker, "03/1999" (HR; 1999-xx-xx), page 67

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Sonic R/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

Saturn version

Ratings

Breakdown

Windows PC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Saturn version

Windows PC version

Software charts

Saturn version

Windows PC version

References