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| DEVELOPER |
| Capcom |
| PUBLISHER |
| Capcom |
| NUMBER OF PLAYERS |
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| WORTH PLAYING TODAY? |
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Mega Man
The world is at peace. Dr. Light and his lab assistant Dr. Wily have created a robot utopia. That peace comes crashing abruptly when Wily steals 6 of Light's best robots and reprograms them for destruction in an attempt to take over the world. Can Dr. Light's modified lab assistant, Rock, defeat these foes?
visuals
The graphics in Mega Man were far ahead of their time. Compared to other NES games, Mega Man had more colors, animation, and action then any other NES game of that era. While most NES games featured sprites made of only three colors maximum, Mega Man had five! Robots and robot masters had tons of different animations at their disposal, and moved fluidly. The world seemed alive and vibrant, and featured backgrounds more impressive than anything else at the time. Where most other games, like Zelda or Mario, featured flat-looking sprites, Mega Man sprites were well rounded. Even slowdown was rare in this game. There is almost nothing to complain about.
audio
Mega Man featured some great tunes, many of which are easily recognizable today. The music stands out as some of the best on the NES. Even the sound effects are superb in this game. Anyone who owned an NES will immediately recognize the clanking sound of Megaman landing after a jump, or the electric buzz of the dissapearing blocks. Much like the graphics, the sound was ahead of its time.
gameplay
The gameplay in Mega Man was nothing short of revolutionary. Run, Jump, Shoot had been done before, but never like this. Pick the order of stages you want to go in, and earn a new weapon everytime you beat a stage. Use these weapons to beat your opponents more quickly. This was all new stuff. The gameplay was not without its flaws, however. Mega Man was a difficult game, and there were no passwords, no save points, and no energy tanks to be filled as there would be in its succesors. If you want to play through Mega Man prepare to sit down for at least 45 minutes, if you're good. If not, you may be in front of the TV for up to two hours.
multiplayer
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overall
Mega Man, the first in the series, brought original gameplay with unparallelled graphics to the NES. It had a few flaws as far as difficulty went, but overall it was nearly perfect. It recieves a score of 9 out of 10, and the only reason it doesn't score higher is because in retrospect we know that some of the sequels improve upon it greatly.
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