Mega Man review

Mega Man the blue robot who can take the powers of his enemies, that´s a short description of Mega Man (Rock Man, japanese title) that I used when I was earlier when I was trying to tell my friends of this game. The game released in in december 1987 in north america and may 1990 in europe. This was actually not my first Mega Man game that I played, I started playing Mega Man 2.

Mega Man was thought to be an action arcade game that friends would compete against eachother for the highest highscore, however the game didn´t sell as good as the developers thought it would, it wasn´t until Mega Man 2 that the little blue bomber got the attention he deserved.

In Mega Man you take control of a blue little robot called Mega Man who was created by Dr. Light, you are off to fight against your old friends who have turned evil by Dr. Wily. However the game didn´t follow the traditional level order, instead it let´s you choose between 6 different levels right from the beginning. Each level had their own distinct look and music, but also they had their own robot master. There were 6 robot masters that needed to be beaten before the real adventure to get to Dr. Wily began. Cutman, Elecman, Fireman, Iceman, Gutsman and Bombman, they all had their own power that could Mega Man could be getting from them. My favourite is Cutman, not sure why but I really like his level and the boss battle.

Once you have killed all 6 robot masters Dr. Wily stage is accessible, his levels are a true test on the players skills, this is not an easy game, not by far. The player needs to check his/hers surroundings all the time, make difficult jumps on moving platforms while being shot at, Mega Man has a life bar and next to it you have your ammunition bar. If a player runs out of ammunition it´s empty but can be refilled with item drops from enemies (which are rarely seen).

This game started a series of 10 games to different consoles, a couple of other Mega Man series games included in them are Mega Man X and Mega Man Legends. The blue bomber has however yet to recieve a game that is doing him right in the later years of gaming history, except for Mega Man 9 and 10 that went back to the roots there haven´t been a mega man in many years that can compete with the NES games.

Summary
The game is brutal in difficulty but enjoyable because you can always try again. It´s fun to see how Mega Mans upgrades works and finding the right weapon against a difficult boss to see his life drop down to zero in mere seconds is as enjoyable as it can be. However Dr. Wilys stages are the most painful way to see the end of your adventure.

Overall Rating
7/10 It still holds up a tough challenge and the game and music is great to play in short bursts, my recomendation is getting this on 3DS and play it while you are on the move.

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