Virtua Racing/Reception

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Critical reception

Model 1 version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
90	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1992-xx-xx	US US	^[1]	[details]
94	MegaTech	1992-11-20	UK UK	^[2]	[details]
93	Supergame	1993-04-xx	BR BR	^[3]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	3	92	90	94	4	Very positive
US	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
UK	All	1	94	94	94	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	93	93	93	0	Very positive

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
60	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[4]	[details]
88	Beep! MegaDrive	1994-03-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
94	Consoles +	1994-0x-xx	FR FR		^[6]	[details]
79	Computer & Video Games	1994-04-15	UK UK		^[7]	[details]
84	Computer & Video Games	1994-06-15	UK UK		^[8]	[details]
80	Edge	1994-03-31	UK UK		^[9]	[details]
100	Electronic Games (1992-1995)	1994-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
78	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
83	Famitsu	1994-03-11	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[12]	[details]
79	FLUX	1994-xx-xx	US US		^[13]	[details]
90	GameFan	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[14]	[details]
85	Game Players	1994-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
90	GamePro	1994-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[16]	[details]
87	Gamers	1994-03-04	DE DE		^[17]	[details]
84	Games World: The Magazine	1994-05-26	UK UK	PAL	^[18]	[details]
90	Hippon Super	1994-03-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[19]	[details]
92	Hobby Consolas	1994-xx-xx	ES ES		^[20]	[details]
92	Hyper	1994-xx-xx	AU AU		^[21]	[details]
83	Joker	1994-xx-xx	SI SI		^[22]	[details]
96	Joypad	1994-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[23]	[details]
96	Joypad	1994-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[24]	[details]
88	MAN!AC	1994-04-13	DE DE	PAL	^[25]	[details]
92	Mega	1994-03-17	UK UK	PAL	^[26]	[details]
95	Mega Force	1994-0x-xx	FR FR		^[27]	[details]
95	Mega Force	1994-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[28]	[details]
88	Mega Fun	1994-03-23	DE DE	PAL	^[29]	[details]
92	Mega Power	1994-04-21	UK UK	PAL	^[30]	[details]
93	MegaTech	1994-04-21	UK UK	PAL	^[31]	[details]
4	Magazina Igrushek	1995-xx-xx	RU RU		^[32]	[details]
90	Mean Machines Sega	1994-03-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[33]	[details]
99	Player One	1994-0x-xx	FR FR		^[34]	[details]
93	Play Time	1994-04-06	DE DE		^[35]	[details]
90	Power Up!	1994-05-21	UK UK		^[36]	[details]
91	Power Unlimited	1994-04-27	NL NL		^[37]	[details]
90	Score	1994-10-01	CZ CZ		^[38]	[details]
100	Sega Magazine	1994-07-15	UK UK	PAL	^[39]	[details]
91	Sega Power	1994-03-31	UK UK	PAL	^[40]	[details]
89	Sega Pro	1994-04-21	UK UK	PAL	^[41]	[details]
88	Sega Zone	1994-04-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[42]	[details]
92	Sega Force	1994-03-29	SE SE		^[43]	[details]
96	SuperGamePower	1994-0x-xx	BR BR		^[44]	[details]
90	The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994)	1994-xx-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[45]	[details]
86	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[46]	[details]
100	Supergames	1994-xx-xx	AR AR		^[47]	[details]
94	Todo Sega	1994-0x-xx	ES ES		^[48]	[details]
85	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[49]	[details]
80	Video Games	1994-04-27	DE DE	PAL	^[50]	[details]
80	VideoGames	1994-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[51]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	48	87	4	100	96	Very mixed
World	NTSC-J	6	90	83	96	13	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	6	87	78	100	23	Very positive
World	PAL	14	90	80	100	20	Very positive
JP	All	4	87	83	90	7	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	4	87	83	90	7	Very positive
US	All	7	86	78	100	23	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	6	87	78	100	23	Very positive
UK	All	14	89	79	100	21	Very positive
UK	PAL	10	91	84	100	16	Very positive
FR	All	6	96	94	99	5	Very positive
FR	NTSC-J	2	96	95	96	1	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	96	96	96	0	Very positive
DE	All	5	87	80	93	13	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	85	80	88	8	Very positive
ES	All	2	93	92	94	2	Very positive
AR	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
AU	All	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
BR	All	1	96	96	96	0	Very positive
CZ	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
NL	All	1	91	91	91	0	Very positive
RU	All	3	50	4	85	81	Very mixed
SE	All	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
SI	All	1	83	83	83	0	Very positive

Sales

Model 1 version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Mega Drive version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Software charts

Model 1 version

Mega Drive version

References

↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 54
↑ MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 16
↑ Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 32
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 259
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 19
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 159
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 50
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 107
↑ Edge, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 82
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 84
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Famitsu, "1994-03-25" (JP; 1994-03-11), page 1
↑ FLUX, "Issue #1" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 78
↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 7: June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 36
↑ GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 36
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 17
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Joker, "September 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 29
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 126
↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 60
↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 36
↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 22
↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 96
↑ Mega Force, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 8
↑ Mega Fun, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 44
↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 42
↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 4
↑ Magazina Igrushek, "5/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-xx), page 49
↑ Player One, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 51
↑ Play Time, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-06), page 142
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, May 21, 1994" (UK; 1994-05-21), page 1
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 5, Mei 1994" (NL; 1994-04-27), page 28
↑ Score, "Říjen 1994" (CZ; 1994-10-01), page 53
↑ Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 97
↑ Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 44
↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 54
↑ Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 18
↑ SuperGamePower, "Maio 1994" (BR; 1994-0x-xx), page 34
↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 35
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Supergames, "Ano I, Numero I" (AR; 1994-xx-xx), page 6
↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 32
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 219
↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 91
↑ VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 86

Virtua Racing

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[:File:EGM_US_040.pdf_p54-1] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:MegaTech_UK_12.pdf_p16-2] MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 16

[:File:Supergame_BR_21.pdf_p32-3] Supergame, "Abril 1993" (BR; 1993-04-xx), page 32

[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 259

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-04.pdf_p19-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 19

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_033.pdf_p159-6] Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 159

[:File:CVG_UK_150.pdf_p50-7] Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 50

[:File:CVG_UK_152.pdf_p107-8] Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 107

[:File:Edge_UK_008.pdf_p82-9] Edge, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 82

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_23.pdf_p84-10] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_059.pdf_p33-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 33

[12] Famitsu, "1994-03-25" (JP; 1994-03-11), page 1

[13] FLUX, "Issue #1" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:GameFan_US_0207.pdf_p26-14] GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 7: June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0704.pdf_p36-15] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:GamePro_US_059.pdf_p38-16] GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p36-17] Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 36

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_01.pdf_p17-18] Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 17

[19] Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_033.pdf_p60-20] Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:Hyper_AU_004.pdf_p22-21] Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 22

[22] Joker, "September 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:Joypad_FR_030.pdf_p126-23] Joypad, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 126

[:File:Joypad_FR_031.pdf_p60-24] Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-05.pdf_p36-25] MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 36

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p22-26] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 22

[27] Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 96

[:File:MegaForce_FR_27.pdf_p8-28] Mega Force, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 8

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-04.pdf_p44-29] Mega Fun, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 44

[:File:MegaPower_UK_10.pdf_p42-30] Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 42

[:File:MegaTech_UK_29.pdf_p4-31] MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 4

[32] Magazina Igrushek, "5/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:MeanMachinesSega19UK.pdf_p49-33] Mean Machines Sega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-xx), page 49

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_042.pdf_p51-34] Player One, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 51

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-05.pdf_p142-35] Play Time, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-06), page 142

[36] Power Up!, "Saturday, May 21, 1994" (UK; 1994-05-21), page 1

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_010_199405.pdf_p28-37] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 5, Mei 1994" (NL; 1994-04-27), page 28

[:File:Score_CZ_10.pdf_p53-38] Score, "Říjen 1994" (CZ; 1994-10-01), page 53

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p97-39] Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 97

[:File:SegaPower_UK_54.pdf_p28-40] Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_32.pdf_p44-41] Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 44

[:File:SegaZone_UK_19.pdf_p54-42] Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 54

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_03.pdf_p18-43] Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 18

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_002.pdf_p34-44] SuperGamePower, "Maio 1994" (BR; 1994-0x-xx), page 34

[45] The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-46] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Supergames_AR_01.pdf_p6-47] Supergames, "Ano I, Numero I" (AR; 1994-xx-xx), page 6

[:File:TodoSega_ES_15.pdf_p32-48] Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 32

[49] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 219

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-05.pdf_p91-50] Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_67.pdf_p86-51] VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 86

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Virtua Racing/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

Model 1 version

Ratings

Breakdown

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Model 1 version

Mega Drive version

Software charts

Model 1 version

Mega Drive version

References