Capcom | 1 Player
What’s better than a console Mega Man game? Well not necessarily a portable one, but who am I to say? Too bad they left out Guts man and Bomb man.
Graphics: 7/10
It’s Mega Man, what do you expect? Well ok, the Blue Bomber is now the Grey Bomber and he doesn’t change color when a different weapon is equipped. The sprites seems big as well, which is a plus and a minus. Plus, they are easy to see, there are less per screen, you don’t have to navigate for a mile to exit the screen, ect. Minus because, it’s hard to dodge? I suppose they may seem weird next to a NES Mega Man game.
Sound: 6/10
No new music really, it’s just rehashed from Mega Man one on NES. I guess Elec Man’s theme will always be Elec Man’s theme. The sound effects are Ok I suppose, nothing spectacular.
Gameplay: 8/10
Well, like I said, it’s Mega Man. Despite being almost identical to every other Mega Man game, it’s fun. Plus it seems a lot easier than the NES games, which is saying quite a bit. At first there are four bosses and levels from Mega Man 1, then you fight through a Dr. Wily stage and fight 4 more bosses from Mega Man two. On an additional note, the rest of the Game Boy series nicely continues this trend, with MM2 having the remaining four Mega Man 2 NES bosses then four Mega Man 3 bosses.
Overall: 7/10
Pretty good if you like Mega Man games. The only other MM GB game I’ve played though is Mega Man 2. I think 5 had completely original robot masters, so you may want that instead if you don’t want NES rehashes.
Tip: My suggestion is to try beating Elec Man first, he has an easy pattern. Then fry Ice Man, cool off, Fire Man, and finally, put the heat on Cut man.
