wraggster
February 16th, 2011, 22:50
Starting next month, Sony is gifting its treasured PlayStation Plus members a selection of dusty SEGA Mega Drive classics. Feel the love.
Sonic the Hedgehog kicks things off on 1st March, with the likes of Streets of Rage 2, Golden Axe 2 and Altered Beast following in the blue blur's wake.
Here's the schedule, as published over on thePlayStation Blog (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/02/16/sega-genesis-collection-coming-exclusively-to-playstation-plus-subscribers-for-free/).
Sonic the Hedgehog – Available 1st March – 5th April
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Available 5th April – 3rd May
Streets of Rage 2 – Available 3rd May – 313st May
Golden Axe 2 – Available 31st May – 5th July
Comix Zone – Available 5th July – 2nd August
Altered Beast – Available 2nd August – 30th August
Users who haven't dug deep for PlayStation Plus status will have to wait a little longer. You can pick them up on the following dates for $4.99 a pop (UK price to be confirmed):
Sonic the Hedgehog – 29th March
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – 19th April
Streets of Rage 2 – 17th May
Golden Axe 2 – 14th June
Comix Zone – 19th July
Altered Beast – 16th August
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-16-free-mega-drive-titles-for-ps-plus-members
Sonic the Hedgehog kicks things off on 1st March, with the likes of Streets of Rage 2, Golden Axe 2 and Altered Beast following in the blue blur's wake.
Here's the schedule, as published over on thePlayStation Blog (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/02/16/sega-genesis-collection-coming-exclusively-to-playstation-plus-subscribers-for-free/).
Sonic the Hedgehog – Available 1st March – 5th April
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Available 5th April – 3rd May
Streets of Rage 2 – Available 3rd May – 313st May
Golden Axe 2 – Available 31st May – 5th July
Comix Zone – Available 5th July – 2nd August
Altered Beast – Available 2nd August – 30th August
Users who haven't dug deep for PlayStation Plus status will have to wait a little longer. You can pick them up on the following dates for $4.99 a pop (UK price to be confirmed):
Sonic the Hedgehog – 29th March
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – 19th April
Streets of Rage 2 – 17th May
Golden Axe 2 – 14th June
Comix Zone – 19th July
Altered Beast – 16th August
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-16-free-mega-drive-titles-for-ps-plus-members