Mega Man Anniversary Collection
- June 23, 2004 12:37 PM PST
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Capcom celebrates 15 years of one of its greatest franchises. Make room for this one!
Mega Man Anniversary Collection commemorates the birth and rise of one highly distinguished star amongst many in the Capcom universe. Totaling 10 playable Mega Man games?eight games were previously released on home consoles (the NES (one through six), the SNES (seven), and the PlayStation (eight) and two arcade games were never officially released in the U.S. (until now)?this peculiar assortment ensures loyal fans a holistic experience in reliving the origin of our hero. This means that the same 8-bit battling bots we saw and heard in the first six Mega Man games on the NES are back alongside the evolved and more elaborate sights and sounds from the later games in the series.From the touch-sensitive jumps to the original boss weaknesses and strategies, the gameplay hasn?t changed. The Collection, however, features extras that you can unlock; each time you defeat Dr.Wily and his army of elementally charged bots, you?ll unlock features hidden within the game, such as production stills or original remixes of some of the more popular stage music; every fourth win earns you one of the two exclusive arcade games. There?s even a token episode of the cartoon that aired for a short time on television.
Delivering such an exhaustive package of quality games and extras earns Capcom a high score on this one. And you certainly can?t complain about the reasonable price. Whether you plan to acquire it as a collector?s item or just want to get acquainted with Mega Man?s past, you can be sure it?s going to be one heck of a trip back into time.
