Mega man 6 review series#

The weapons are pretty decent this time around. One of the more questionable choices in my opinion is Tomahawk Man who is obviously based on native Americans, and itвЂ™s a little off putting. The designs for these arenвЂ™t particularly interesting, and the concepts are recycled from those in previous games. Others are pretty disappointing such as the generic Flame Man, Blizzard Man, Plant Man, and Wind Man. There are good concepts such as Knight Man, Yamato Man, as well as one of my personal favorites in Centaur Man (a centaurian robot makes the ten year old inside me giddy). The robot master roster is pretty decent. Some weaknesses are obvious, such as Blizzard Man being weak against Flame ManвЂ™s weapon, but others are much more vague and donвЂ™t always make sense. Each boss is weak to the weapon of another, and the non-linear approach rewards those who can figure out the pecking order. You must confront the robot masters in question at the end of their respective stages, and upon defeating them you are granted use of their primary weapon. ItвЂ™s up to you which order you would like to tackle them in, but as per usual thereвЂ™s a method to the madness. As with the past titles you begin the game with a level select screen which highlights each of the robot master boss characters. Mega Man 6, like the previous installments, is a side scrolling action game with intricate platforming and hordes of mechanical enemies to fight through. The introduction is pretty generic, but the sequence is quite impressive by NES standards and itвЂ™s pretty enjoyable. While it seems the developers were at first trying something different the scenario quickly devolves to the old formula, and Wily is once again the focus here unfortunately. This new antagonist has taken control of every contestant, and is planning to use this new army of robot masters to take over the world. X, goes off without a hitch until it is derailed by the host himself. This gathering, hosted by a mysterious figure named Mr. WilyвЂ™s demise, a tournament has been created to find out who the strongest robot in the world is. The story this time is that, following the peace that followed Dr. Mega Man 6 is easily my second favorite installment in the original series.

Mega man 6 review series#

It moved the series forward by introducing some decent new mechanics all the while fine tuning the level design. To my surprise Mega Man 6 is much improved from the previous tired sequels. It takes some guts to return to the base franchise which by then many gamers (including myself) already felt was played out.

This was after having already released the first game in their much more popular spin-off series Mega Man X. They released six Mega Man games on the system after all, and the final 8-bit installment was released in 1994. You really have to hand it to Capcom for supporting the NES long after it had been replaced with newer hardware.