Critical Reception
The Segata Sanshiro campaign is often cited as one of the major reasons for the success of the Sega Saturn in Japan. Nintendo Power journalist Steve Thomason singled out Sanshiro as the character he would most like to control in the Nintendo DSi game Photo Dojo. Thomason amended that "it's just a shame his greatest skill – throwing opponents to make them explode – couldn't be translated to the game."
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