Power Drive

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Power Drive
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Sega Channel)
Sega Mega Drive
EU
79146-50
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MD79146
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
R$39.9939.99 048200
Sega Game Gear
EU
79148-50

Power Drive is a 1994 top-down racing game developed by Rage Software for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear, among other consoles.

The Game Gear version of the game was only distributed in Europe. The Mega Drive version was only available in cartridge form in Europe, Australia and Brazil, however it was available to North American consumers via the Sega Channel service.

Magazine articles

Main article: Power Drive/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Magazine (UK) #11: "November 1994" (1994-10-15)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №39, p156[6]
83 №28, p40/41
81 №27, p110/111[7]
76 №12, p80/81
60 №62, p81[8]
92 №39, p40/41
81 №47, p11
Sega Mega Drive
79
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[6]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[10]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[11]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
63
[12]
Mega (UK) PAL
83
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
88
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
67
[15]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
75
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
81
[7]
Play Time (DE) PAL
67
[17]
Score (CZ)
35
[18]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[19]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
60
[8]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[20]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
81
[21]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[22]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
89
[23]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[24]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
19 reviews

Power Drive

Mega Drive, EU
PowerDrive MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Power Drive MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
PowerDrive MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
PowerDrive MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №47, p47[25]
65 №33, p86[2]
65 №58, p144
Sega Game Gear
71
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
63
[26]
Joypad (FR)
83
[27]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
65
[2]
Player One (FR)
65
[28]
Sega Game Gear
69
Based on
4 reviews

Power Drive

Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart

References

  1. File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf, page 34
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:MeanMachinesSega33UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega33UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 29
  4. Ultimate Future Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-01), page 44
  5. Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 17
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 039.pdf, page 156 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 039.pdf_p156" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:MeanMachinesSega27UK.pdf, page 110 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega27UK.pdf_p110" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:SegaPower UK 62.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPower UK 62.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 179
  10. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 160
  11. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 348
  12. MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 74
  13. Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 40
  14. Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 78
  15. Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 102
  16. Magazina Igrushek, "2/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 71
  17. Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 108
  18. Score, "Únor 1995" (CZ; 1995-02-01), page 39
  19. Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 80
  20. Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 40
  21. Sonic the Comic, "17th March 1995" (UK; 1995-03-04), page 11
  22. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 68
  23. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 138
  24. Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 99
  25. File:Joypad FR 047.pdf, page 43
  26. GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 134
  27. Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 47
  28. Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 146