Skies of Arcadia/Reception

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Critical reception

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
90	100% Consoles	2001-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[1]	[details]
85	576 Konzol	2001-xx-xx	HU HU		^[2]	[details]
87	Ação Games	2001-xx-xx	BR BR		^[3]	[details]
97	Bonus	2001-06-25	YU YU	PAL	^[4]	[details]
92	Consoles +	2000-1x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
98	Consoles +	2001-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[6]	[details]
90	Dreamcast Magazine	2000-09-29	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[7]	[details]
94	Dreamcast Magazine	2001-03-22	UK UK	PAL	^[8]	[details]
94	Dorimaga	2002-09-27	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[9]	[details]
80	Edge	2000-12-28	UK UK		^[10]	[details]
93	Electronic Gaming Monthly	2000-12-05	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
83	Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast	2002-xx-xx	RU RU		^[12]	[details]
98	GamePlay RPG	2000-1x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-U	^[13]	[details]
96	GamePlay RPG	2001-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[14]	[details]
90	GamePro	200x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
80	Game Station		UK UK		^[16]	[details]
100	Gamers' Republic	2000-12-20	US US	NTSC-U	^[17]	[details]
83	GameWEEK	2000-10-16	US US	NTSC-U	^[18]	[details]
90	Hyper	2001-06-27	AU AU	PAL	^[19]	[details]
87	MAN!AC	2001-01-03	DE DE	NTSC-U	^[20]	[details]
87	MAN!AC	2001-03-07	DE DE	PAL	^[21]	[details]
70	Neo Plus	2001-xx-xx	PL PL		^[22]	[details]
75	Next Generation	2001-01-18	US US	NTSC-U	^[23]	[details]
80	Official Dreamcast Magazine	2001-04-05	UK UK	PAL	^[24]	[details]
93	Playbox	2001-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[25]	[details]
83	PSX Extreme	2001-0x-xx	PL PL		^[26]	[details]
70	PSX Extreme	2001-0x-xx	PL PL	PAL	^[27]	[details]
91	Ready!	2001-0x-xx	ES ES		^[28]	[details]
90	Revista Oficial Dreamcast	2001-04-17	ES ES	PAL	^[29]	[details]
93	Silicon Mag	200x-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[30]	[details]
90	Strana Igr	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[31]	[details]
90	Video Games	2000-12-06	DE DE	NTSC-U	^[32]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	32	88	70	100	30	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	3	92	90	94	4	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	9	90	75	100	25	Very positive
World	PAL	11	90	70	98	28	Very positive
JP	All	2	92	90	94	4	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	2	92	90	94	4	Very positive
US	All	6	89	75	100	25	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	6	89	75	100	25	Very positive
UK	All	4	84	80	94	14	Very positive
UK	PAL	2	87	80	94	14	Very positive
FR	All	6	95	90	98	8	Very positive
FR	NTSC-J	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
FR	NTSC-U	1	98	98	98	0	Very positive
FR	PAL	4	94	90	98	8	Very positive
DE	All	3	88	87	90	3	Very positive
DE	NTSC-U	2	89	87	90	3	Very positive
DE	PAL	1	87	87	87	0	Very positive
ES	All	2	91	90	91	1	Very positive
ES	PAL	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
AU	PAL	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	87	87	87	0	Very positive
HU	All	1	85	85	85	0	Very positive
PL	All	3	74	70	83	13	Positive
PL	PAL	1	70	70	70	0	Positive
RU	All	2	87	83	90	7	Very positive
YU	All	1	97	97	97	0	Very positive
YU	PAL	1	97	97	97	0	Very positive

GameCube version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
88	big.N	2002-09-18	DE DE	NTSC-U	^[33]	[details]
93	Consoles +	2003-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[34]	[details]
90	Cube	2003-06-05	UK UK	PAL	^[35]	[details]
92	Electronic Gaming Monthly	2003-01-07	US US	NTSC-U	^[36]	[details]
100	GameNOW	2003-01-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[37]	[details]
93	Game Play 128	2003-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[38]	[details]
90	GamePro	2003-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[39]	[details]
90	GMR	2003-01-07	US US		^[40]	[details]
84	Hyper	2003-06-04	AU AU	PAL	^[41]	[details]
90	NGC Magazine	2003-05-15	UK UK	PAL	^[42]	[details]
80	Nintendo Official Magazine	2003-04-11	UK UK	PAL	^[43]	[details]
82	Nintendo Official Magazine	2003-08-15	UK UK	PAL	^[44]	[details]
90	Nintendo Power	2003-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[45]	[details]
88	N-Zone	2003-05-21	DE DE	PAL	^[46]	[details]
85	The Official Nintendo Magazine	2006-02-16	UK UK	PAL	^[47]	[details]
80	Play	2003-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[48]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	16	88	80	100	20	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	6	90	80	100	20	Very positive
World	PAL	9	87	80	93	13	Very positive
US	All	6	90	80	100	20	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	5	90	80	100	20	Very positive
UK	All	5	85	80	90	10	Very positive
UK	PAL	5	85	80	90	10	Very positive
FR	All	2	93	93	93	0	Very positive
FR	PAL	2	93	93	93	0	Very positive
DE	All	2	88	88	88	0	Very positive
DE	NTSC-U	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
DE	PAL	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive
AU	PAL	1	84	84	84	0	Very positive

Sales

Dreamcast version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

GameCube version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Dreamcast version

Dreamcast French charts

Date	Position
2001-07	1
2001-07	6

Dreamcast German charts

Date	Position
2001-06	3

Dreamcast Spanish charts (units)

Date	Position
2001-04	7
2001-05	1

Dreamcast Spanish charts (value)

Date	Position
2001-04	3
2001-05	1

GameCube version

References

↑ 100% Consoles, "Avril 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 90
↑ 576 Konzol, "Október 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Bonus, "5/2001" (YU; 2001-06-25), page 38
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 106
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 68
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-32 (2000-10-13)" (JP; 2000-09-29), page 28
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 20" (UK; 2001-03-22), page 46
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
↑ Edge, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 92
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-05), page 195
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 207
↑ GamePlay RPG, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 38
↑ GamePlay RPG, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 46
↑ GamePro, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 123
↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 62
↑ GameWEEK, "October 16, 2000" (US; 2000-10-16), page 22
↑ Hyper, "August 2001" (AU; 2001-06-27), page 68
↑ MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 44
↑ MAN!AC, "04/2001" (DE; 2001-03-07), page 76
↑ Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Next Generation, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-18), page 72
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "May 2001" (UK; 2001-04-05), page 68
↑ Playbox, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 42
↑ PSX Extreme, "06/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 29
↑ PSX Extreme, "09/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Ready!, "08-01" (ES; 2001-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Mayo 2001" (ES; 2001-04-17), page 34
↑ Silicon Mag, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 21
↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 108
↑ big.N, "Oktober 2002" (DE; 2002-09-18), page 38
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 104
↑ Cube, "Issue Twenty" (UK; 2003-06-05), page 76
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 150
↑ GameNOW, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-21), page 50
↑ Game Play 128, "Juillet-Août 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 50
↑ GamePro, "February 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 102
↑ GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 70
↑ Hyper, "July 2003" (AU; 2003-06-04), page 70
↑ NGC Magazine, "June 2003" (UK; 2003-05-15), page 50
↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "May 2003" (UK; 2003-04-11), page 60
↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "September 2003" (UK; 2003-08-15), page 120
↑ Nintendo Power, "February 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 154
↑ N-Zone, "06/03" (DE; 2003-05-21), page 50
↑ The Official Nintendo Magazine, "March 2006" (UK; 2006-02-16), page 125
↑ Play, "March 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 44

Skies of Arcadia

Books: Eternal Arcadia Kuuzoku Vice Sanjou! (2000) | Eternal Arcadia Best Navigation Guide (2000) | Eternal Arcadia Perfect Guide (2000) | Eternal Arcadia Legend Hisshou Kouryaku Guide (2002) | Eternal Arcadia Legend Perfect Guide (2003) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Skies of Arcadia Legends (2003)
Music: Eternal Arcadia Original Sound Track (2000) | Skies of Arcadia Eternal Soundtrack (2019)
Audiobooks: Eternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol. 1 (2001) | Eternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol. 2 (2001) | Eternal Arcadia Drama CD Vol. 3 (2001)

Demos: Eternal Arcadia Kuuzokuban (2000) | Eternal Arcadia Tentouyou Demo Movie (2000)

Prototypes: 2000-05-09 | 09-12 | 09-18 | 11-15

[:File:100.25Consoles_FR_05.pdf_p90-1] 100% Consoles, "Avril 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 90

[2] 576 Konzol, "Október 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_160.pdf_p50-3] Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:Bonus_14_SCG.pdf_p38-4] Bonus, "5/2001" (YU; 2001-06-25), page 38

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_106.pdf_p106-5] Consoles +, "Novembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 106

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_111.pdf_p68-6] Consoles +, "Avril 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:DCM_JP_20001013_2000-32.pdf_p28-7] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-32 (2000-10-13)" (JP; 2000-09-29), page 28

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_20.pdf_p46-8] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 20" (UK; 2001-03-22), page 46

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p32-9] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32

[:File:Edge_UK_093.pdf_p92-10] Edge, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 92

[:File:EGM_US_138.pdf_p195-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-05), page 195

[12] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 207

[:File:GameplayRPG_FR_04.pdf_p38-13] GamePlay RPG, "Décembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 38

[:File:GameplayRPG_FR_07.pdf_p46-14] GamePlay RPG, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 46

[:File:GamePro_US_148.pdf_p123-15] GamePro, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 123

[gamestationuk2001-04-20-16] Game Station (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_32.pdf_p62-17] Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 62

[:File:GameWEEK_US_2000-10-16.pdf_p22-18] GameWEEK, "October 16, 2000" (US; 2000-10-16), page 22

[:File:Hyper_AU_094.pdf_p68-19] Hyper, "August 2001" (AU; 2001-06-27), page 68

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-02.pdf_p44-20] MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 44

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-04.pdf_p76-21] MAN!AC, "04/2001" (DE; 2001-03-07), page 76

[22] Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:NextGeneration_US_74.pdf_p72-23] Next Generation, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-18), page 72

[:File:ODM_UK_19.pdf_p68-24] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "May 2001" (UK; 2001-04-05), page 68

[:File:Playbox_FR_04.pdf_p42-25] Playbox, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 42

[26] PSX Extreme, "06/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 29

[27] PSX Extreme, "09/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:Ready_ES_01.pdf_p66-28] Ready!, "08-01" (ES; 2001-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:ROD_ES_17.pdf_p34-29] Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Mayo 2001" (ES; 2001-04-17), page 34

[:File:SiliconMagazine_US_29.pdf_p21-30] Silicon Mag, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 21

[31] Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2001-01.pdf_p108-32] Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 108

[:File:BigN_DE_2002-10.pdf_p38-33] big.N, "Oktober 2002" (DE; 2002-09-18), page 38

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_136.pdf_p104-34] Consoles +, "Mai 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:Cube_UK_20.pdf_p76-35] Cube, "Issue Twenty" (UK; 2003-06-05), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_163.pdf_p150-36] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 150

[:File:GameNOW_US_16.pdf_p50-37] GameNOW, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-21), page 50

[38] Game Play 128, "Juillet-Août 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:GamePro_US_173.pdf_p102-39] GamePro, "February 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 102

[:File:GMR_US_01.pdf_p70-40] GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 70

[:File:Hyper_AU_117.pdf_p70-41] Hyper, "July 2003" (AU; 2003-06-04), page 70

[:File:NGCMagazine_UK_081.pdf_p50-42] NGC Magazine, "June 2003" (UK; 2003-05-15), page 50

[:File:NOM_UK_128.pdf_p60-43] Nintendo Official Magazine, "May 2003" (UK; 2003-04-11), page 60

[:File:NOM_UK_132.pdf_p120-44] Nintendo Official Magazine, "September 2003" (UK; 2003-08-15), page 120

[45] Nintendo Power, "February 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 154

[:File:NZone_DE_2003-06.pdf_p50-46] N-Zone, "06/03" (DE; 2003-05-21), page 50

[:File:ONM_UK_001.pdf_p125-47] The Official Nintendo Magazine, "March 2006" (UK; 2006-02-16), page 125

[:File:Play_US_015.pdf_p44-48] Play, "March 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 44

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Skies of Arcadia/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Dreamcast version

Ratings

Breakdown

GameCube version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Dreamcast version

GameCube version

Software charts

Dreamcast version

Dreamcast French charts

Dreamcast German charts

Dreamcast Spanish charts (units)

Dreamcast Spanish charts (value)

GameCube version

References