[Game Review] Mega Man X (SNES)

If you haven't figured this out already, I've been doing a lot of retro gaming as of late, reliving some of my old favorite childhood games. And man, do I have some great memories playing this game(and probably a few busted SNES controllers.)

Storyline

I honestly have no clue what the story is. For all I know, this is just a hobby for Megaman. And can you blame him? Just look at all the cool weapons he gets every time he's in one of these games! But really, if you want to know the full story you have to have the instruction booklet that came with the game. And that's a real letdown.

Score: Average 6/10

Gameplay

Megaman X is very similar to its predecessors, only being the start of a new series in itself you can expect it to introduce new features, such as the dash boots. But other than that, you're still that little blue man going around killing robots with your buster in order to gain new abilities. The only other thing I need to say is that THIS GAME IS HARD. Really fucking hard. Unless you're some sort of Megaman expert, which I know there are a lot of you out there, you're probably going to spend a lot of time repeating the same levels. Especially if you want to get all the upgrades. Then you have to repeat some of the levels. And good luck beating the final boss without save states. You're going to need it.

Score: Above Average 8/10

Sound & Graphics

The sound and graphics for this game are pretty good for the most part. Each level has its own theme with its own song and graphics style, and for the most part the artistic quality of this game is pretty good. In fact, much better than its predecessors. Though, I still have problems enjoying music on the SNES. It just always sounds artificial. A little too artificial. Even for a Megaman game.

Score: Above Average 8/10

Final Thoughts

If you do decide to play this game, don't come into it with very high expectations. A lot of people overhype this game(and Megaman games in general), and I have to admit I am one of those people at times, but it's still a great game nonetheless. Especially if you just want a few hours of platforming goodness and you're getting sick of Mario.

My overall score is: 7.8/10.0