Score / Name
58 ALADDIN (Sega, 1993)
This was based on the popular Disney movie like the Genesis version was. Sega's Aladdin is a fairly good action platformer with some above average graphics and sounds but the only problem here is that the game was way too easy. A few hours should do it and then you're done with it.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 4
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81 BOBBLE BUBBLE (Taito, 1993)
This is almost just like the cool arcade platform from 1985 complete with the over 100 levels and this even as the option for two player action. In the game you must help the two cursed tiny dinosaurs Bob and Bub rescue their girlfriends from evil monsters and you also have to help them return back to human original form. It sure won't be easy because because each screen is filled with crafty enemies like robots, ghosts, and springers. So what makes this game so special is that Bob and Bub can fight their enemies by trapping them in self made bubbles and then burst em while they're captured. You better be quick though or they will break free eventually plus you also have to worry about your time too or a annoying white ghost will try to hunt you down he will get you if you do not get rid of the remanding bad guys.
*Rare Game Gear game
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 7
sound: 8
gameplay: 8
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79 BUST A MOVE (Taito, 1993)
If anybody remembers the Super Nintendo or 3DO versions of Bust A Move then the Game Gear version should look very familiar as well. The game is famous for being part shooter and part puzzle game and if you want lots of features you got em. There are tons of options like 100 main levels, Vs. mode for 2 players or computer opponents, a Endless option so you can go for the top score, and lots more. If Columns disappointed you then maybe this will be up your alley instead.
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 5
sound: 7
gameplay: 9
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57 COLUMNS (Sega, 1990)
Columns was suppose to be Sega's answer to Nintendo's Tetris but nobody really liked it all too much. The objective of the game is to guide falling jewels and then match up a roll of three coloured gems to make them disappear. The game is good but very unexciting with a serious lack of game modes. This puzzle game packed in with the original Game Gear's so hopefully you can find one with a system or just dirt cheap.
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 4
sound: 5
gameplay: 6
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77 DR. ROBOTNIK'S MEAN BEAN (Sega/Compile, 1992)
It's a portable Puyo Puyo game for all you Japanese gamers. The game is easy to enough learn for any player as you match cute looking coloured blobs to score points in chain combos. Simply survive while you try to load your garbage blobs to your enemy's side and if there are too many blobs on your enemy's section, thats how you win against your current opponent. A perfect puzzle game for the Game Gear!
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 5
sound: 5
gameplay: 8
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42 DRAGON CRYSTAL (Sega, 1990)
One of the first Game Gear games ever............ and it really shows. This is a basic action RPG that's very choppy in design and very cheap in game play department because you trade hits with enemy encounters similar to the awful Hydlide NES. Dragon Crystal is a very dated game even by Game Gear standards.
For 1 player only
graphics: 4
sound: 3
gameplay: 6
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66 EARTHWORM JIM (Interplay, 1995)
This is an OK version of the popular 16-bit action game that retains a lot of the game play of the other editions. In this action game you play the role of a standard worm that accidently gets a high powered super suit and becomes the wacky hero: Earthworm Jim. Now you must defeat the evil aliens that are trying to get the suit back. I would have rated this higher if the Game Gear had more buttons on the unit, using the gun and the head whip gets very awkward.
For 1 player only
graphics: 8
sound: 6
gameplay: 6
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50 FANTASTIC DIZZY (Camercia)
In this odd game you're a egg on a massive treasure hunt. Collect various items and see if they can help you on your mission but Dizzy can only carry three of these items at once. Although the game can get tedious at times it's still a ok action game if you never heard of it before.
For 1 player only
graphics: 5
sound: 4
gameplay: 4
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62 GP RIDER (Sega, 1994)
This is kind of what Super Hang On would look like on the road. GP Rider gives you a lot of options before you start a race and the graphics are easy to see and well defined too. This was way better then Sonic Drift 2.
For 1 player only
graphics: 6
sound: 6
gameplay: 6
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72 HALLEY WARS (Taito, 1992)
You don't see too many of these on the Game Gear! Halley Wars is a very fun vertical shooter with some great arcade action and a decent power up system. I'm always a sucker for good shoot em ups and although the graphics and music were nothing special I still feel this one was a little underrated.
For 1 player only
graphics: 6
sound: 5
gameplay: 6
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59 JEOPARDY (Gametek, 1992)
The long running game show Jeopardy comes to the portable market and it plays fairly well here on the Game Gear. The game's graphics are easy to make out and it even has the famous theme music from the TV show. If you want to test your brain for a bit then be sure to look this up.
For 1 player only
graphics: 6
sound: 5
gameplay: 6
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12 LAST ACTION HERO (Sony Imagesoft, 1994)
Who doesn't like to watch an Arnold movie once in a while? Although the movie wasn't considered a huge blockbuster I think the game about a magic ticket that takes you various and exciting locations could work in a video game at least. No such luck! Arnold is tough to control and most of your enemies are carrying weapons where you are just using your fist here. Last Action Hero is another video game that didn't have a lot of effort put into it.
For 1 player only
graphics: 2
sound: 1
gameplay: 2
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50 MAPPY (Namco, 1981, 1991)
*Japanese
Mappy is a fun arcade game of cops and robbers but this title has cats and mice running around instead. You help Mappy the mouse cop through a house house filled rival cats, treasures, and strings to bounce on. Mappy is a good retro title of the early eighties and you also can find this game on Namco's 'A' museum Playstation title.
For 1 player only
graphics: 4
sound: 5
gameplay: 5
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80 MEGA MAN (US Gold/Capcom, 1997)
Mega Man finally arrives on a Sega machine and this game has parts of the NES games Mega Man 4, 5, and 2. The only problem I have with this other wise fine translation it that it's a little on short side with only 7 levels but there are no continues either which makes this one hard game. There is a Password save feature included so you don't have to finish it in one sitting if you like but you might not even need it. Mega Man for the Game Gear is a very rare game because it was not only the only Mega Man game released on the system but it was also one of the last Game Gear games released.
*Rare Game Gear game
For 1 player only
graphics: 8
sound: 7
gameplay: 7
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71 MS. PAC MAN (Namco, 1992)
Here is a good translation of a arcade classic and a perfect game for this portable game system. In the game you control Ms. Pac Man on a mission to eat all the dots on the screen but it won't be easy since there are four ghosts that want to stop her. The music was a bit off though and some of the colours were changed but Pac Man fans are still going like it.
For 1 player only
graphics: 6
sound: 5
gameplay: 6
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67 MORTAL KOMBAT (Flying Edge/Midway, 1993)
The popular and very contraversial one on one fighter with digital characters also came to the Game Gear and Acclaim actually did a pretty good job here. Kano is missing from the original line up and you still have to input a code to unlock a lot of the gore but other than the stiff animation it's still a great version of the bloody arcade classic.
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 5
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70 MORTAL KOMBAT II (Acclaim/Midway, 1994)
Mortal Kombat returns and now you can select from 8 fighters and get instant use of blood and violence in this even better sequel. Sure there is a lot missing here compared to its 16-bit counterparts like characters, animation, and smoother game play but Game Gear owners can't be too picky when it comes to fighters, eh? Thanks to the precise controls and decent graphics this is definitely one of the better beat em ups on the system.
For 1 or 2 players
Rated (MA-17) for ages 17 and up
graphics: 8
sound: 6
gameplay: 7
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25 NIKKI
*Japanese
I don't get it and I don't like it. In the game you help a penguin push around eggs and blocks in this very boring overhead puzzle game. Maybe kids would like this easy game but I wouldn't bet on it.
For 1 player only
graphics: 3
sound: 3
gameplay: 2
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68 NINJA GAIDEN (Sega/Tecmo, 1990)
It doesn't play anything like the NES version............... but maybe that's a good thing. This Ninja Gaiden game plays more like a Shinobi game this time so it feels like a whole new game now even if it doesn't seem the most original. Ninja Gaiden on the GG is short but it's not the worse in the series (like Ninja Gaiden III for the Xbox 360 or PS3).
For 1 player only
graphics: 6
sound: 6
gameplay: 7
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60 PAC MAN (Namco, 1980, 1993)
Pac Man is a legendary arcade classic that always fun to play like in a Tetris kind of way so it's cool to see this on the GG here. The game is simple: help your little yellow hero eat his way through a maze filled with rotten ghosts and tons of food pelets. Pac Man is old but the game play sure stands the test of time.
For 1 player only
graphics: 5
sound: 6
gameplay: 5
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59 PAPERBOY 2 (Tengen/Atari Games, 1994)
It can be hard to see where you're throwing the papers to on that small screen but if you loved the arcade game then you may want to try it out too. The game is basically the same as the original has you try and throw your load at the right homes but now you can fire on the right side of the street and play as a Papergirl too.
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 4
sound: 5
gameplay: 5
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66 SAMURAI SHODOWN (Tanaka/SNK, 1995)
One of my favourite SNK fighters comes to the GG. Sadly the big guys Earthquake, Tam Tam, and Wan Fu are missing from this Game Gear SS title and they're some of my favourite characters in the series. Still one of the better one on one fighters for the system where the 9 characters each have their own unique weapon and a great list of moves. Samurai Shodown GG is not bad.
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 7
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Best Game Gear Title!
86 SHINING FORCE The SWORD of HAYJA (Sega, 1993)
This Strategy/RPG has a excellent story from beginning to right to the end plus you also get the excellent classic Shining Force gameplay as well. The game involves you building your party to search for the captured the sword of Hayja, in hopes of saving the land of Cypress from invasion. Shining Force is a superior game!
*Battery back up game
*Rare Game Gear game
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 7
gameplay: 8
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71 SHINOBI (Sega, 1990)
It's good the way the game builds up level after level. Help the Shinobi rescue four other captured ninjas who are then playable with different abilities. I also like the clean graphics and the some of the music too which even from the hit Revenge of Shinobi for the Genesis at times. Worth picking up for a challenge too!
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 8
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68 SHINOBI II (Sega, 1992)
Like the last GG Shinobi game, you have to rescue your multi coloured ninjas friends each with there own special abilities. If you enjoyed the last one then the second one is a smart purchase.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 5
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75 SONIC The Hedgehog (Sega, 1991)
This is a impressive remake for the Game Gear with new levels not found in the award winning Genesis version. Sure the graphics and sounds are not as good as the 16-bit brother but it still plays very well and that's most important.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 7
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66 SONIC the Hedgehog 2 (Sega, 1992)
Tails isn't playable in this version of Sonic 2 but at least he makes a cameo appearance. The game plays just like the original Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog so this isn't a huge leap over the last game. Jump on stuff, get rings, hand glide, get to end of level, all that good stuff. Sadly, Sonic can't even do the spin dash here but if you want more Sonic then this will do the job.
For 1 player only
graphics: 6
sound: 5
gameplay: 6
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46 SONIC BLAST (Sega, 1996)
In what would prove to be one of the last Sonic titles for the GG you can now play as Sonic or Knuckles in this new kind of slow Sonic game. What this? Is this a slow Sonic? Despite a graphical upgrade, this Sonic was anything but a blast!
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 5
gameplay: 5
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62 SONIC CHAOS (Sega, 1994)
Here is yet another Sonic game on the Game Gear but I found nothing new here and it seems that Sega is milking their top character too much. This should keep Sonic fans happy however, because it still plays fine.
For 1 player only
graphics: 5
sound: 5
gameplay: 5
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26 SONIC DRIFT 2 (Sega, 1996)
Here is a really hard on the eyes 3D racing game that heavily copies Nintendo's Mario Kart. A 8-bit system should not have a 3D kart racer on it and I think I know why there was no Sonic Drift 1 to the US. Yuck!
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 3
sound: 4
gameplay: 3
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34 SONIC LABYRINTH (Sega, 1995)
Remember Sonic 3D Blast for the Genesis and Saturn? This is what it would be if it sucked really bad and if anybody remembers Sonic 3D Blast, that game wasn't all that great to begin with! In this overall action game you guide the slowest version of Sonic.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 7
gameplay: 6
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63 SONIC TRIPLE THREAT (Sega, 1995)
Sonic returns yet again (the Game Gear sure has a lot of Sonic games on there) but it's still fairly average platform game that's certainly not a huge improvement over the last Sonic games on the Game Gear.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 7
gameplay: 6
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73 STAR WARS (US Gold, 1992)
Not bad, not too bad at all. This game kind of plays like the SNES versions of Star Wars and it even follows the movie closely has you start out as Princess Lea trying to get away from the evil galactic empire. You then move on to the other characters like Luke Skywalker as he tries to discover the ways of the force and all that movie junk but at least the controls here work well and many of the set pieces like the Death Star backdrops. Star Wars is a good investment for action seekers.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 7
gameplay: 6
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71 SUPER COLUMNS (Sega, 1992)
This sequel is far superior than the first one thanks to the better controls of the falling pieces and a improved story mode. Again another great example of a puzzle game for the Game Gear but why didn't we get this type of game in the first place?
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 5
sound: 6
gameplay: 8
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65 SUPER RETURN of the JEDI
Another rare Star Wars game that plays like the Super Nintendo version of the ROTJ game minus the 3D levels of course. If you don't know the story you help Luke and Lei on a mission to save Han Solo and after you that you then must stop another grand scale empire attack. The game is good for action fans.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 7
gameplay: 6
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70 VIRTUA FIGHTER ANIMATION (Sega, 1996)
Actually better than the horrible Sega Genesis of Virtua Fighter 2 but than again what isn't?! This portable version features cut scenes from the original Virtua Fighter Anime series right in the story mode. The controls are a little stiff but the graphics were fairly impressive despite the lack of 3D polygons of course.
For 1 or 2 players
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 8
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82 WONDERBOY III: The Dragon's Trap (Sega, 1990)
This great Sega Master system game also comes to the Game Gear thankfully. In this action you help the Wonder Boy find a cure for a animal curse but only the dangerous Dragon's have been known to have the fix so you have a tough road ahead. Five worlds, five forms, excellent adventure/RPG action.
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 6
gameplay: 8
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23 YU YU FIGHTERS
*Japanese
Here is a stupid Punchout style game featuring a limited set of anime style characters in a even more limited game play environment. You don't really play this game, you just issue commands and then watch what happens. Even if you are a fan of this series, stay far away from this mess!
For 1 player only
graphics: 7
sound: 5
gameplay: 4
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