Sega of America

Sega of America at a Glance

Sega of America operates as the United States branch of the larger Sega Group and has been active in the industry from 1981 through 2020. The company has a total of 68 games listed on PlayPile, with the vast majority serving as a publisher rather than a developer. Their catalog includes 66 published titles and only 6 they developed themselves. Their focus spans many genres, though Platform games dominate their output with 17 entries, followed by Shooters and Adventures at 11 each. Arcade titles also represent a significant chunk of their history with 10 releases. The company saw its most productive period during the 1990s, releasing 51 games in that decade alone. This compares sharply to the 1980s where they published just six titles, and the 2000s and 2010s where output dropped to five games each. The 2020s show only a single release so far. Their platform reach was heavily tied to their own hardware in the early years, with 25 games for the Sega Mega Drive or Genesis and 17 for the Game Gear. They also released 12 titles for the Master System and 7 for the Sega CD. Later years saw them expand to PC, Wii, Linux, and Mac, though numbers on these platforms remain lower than their legacy console count. Quality ratings across their 31 rated titles show an average score of 68.4 out of 100. The distribution suggests a mostly solid but inconsistent track record. They have four great titles scoring above 80, including Fahrenheit from 1995 at 90 and Crystal Warriors from 1991 at 89.4. Kid Chameleon and 7th Dragon III Code: VFD also landed in the high end with scores of 85. However, the bulk of their catalog falls into the good range between 60 and 79. There are four mixed titles and one poor rating below 40 in their history. Recent releases reflect this variance, with Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 scoring a strong 78.5 in late 2020, while Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice from 2016 received a much lower 61.3.

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