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Megaman X Colletion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

excellent condition + a fantastic game! I love it! Very amazing. 7 GAMES ON ONE PS2-disc! OH YES!

great collection... except X3

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

X2 was a pretty good, but nothing spectacular follow-up to the original MMX (even with its share of problems) but the third installment comes pretty close to being nothing more than a piece of garbage.

Only two (count 'em, TWO) great things about this game: One, you can play as Zero. He may not be powerful (which is really odd when you think about it) and playing as him confirms Mega Man could kick his butt any day of the week, but even then, Zero has more noticeable problems. One, Capcom made the game so you can't fight the final boss in each stage with Zero (or even the halfway mini boss, for that matter). If you're playing as Zero and you want to go into a room where a boss is located, the game will force you to go back to Mega Man as your playable character. Want to fight Neon Tiger as Zero? Forget about it. Another bad thing about X3 is that, once you pick Zero as your playable character, you can only play as him once per level. So, for instance, if you enter Gravity Beetle's stage, you can't keep switching between him and Mega Man. Once per stage, and that's it.

Zero is also pretty weak, taking a LOT more damage than Mega Man. That's the thing that surprises me the most. Why is he weaker than Mega Man? A simple shot from a typical robot will drain a good deal of Zero's health. So much for thinking Zero was some kind of indestructible monster. Zero can't use any of Mega Man's weapons, either. Zero has a sword and a blaster (the same blaster as Mega Man) and that's it. And the worst part: if you die with Zero one time in ANY level, you won't be able to play as him anymore in the game. This will also affect the ending of the game.

Despite the problems, at LEAST you can play as him which gives the game some points.

The other good thing is that the graphics have improved considerably. Shiny and crisp graphics in X3, which is a wonderful improvement over the first two X games.

Now the bad. Everything else. The eight boss stages are a little longer than those in the previous two X games, but unfortunately, longer stages weren't even necessary because they're all so EMPTY (except Blizzard Buffalo's stage, perhaps). All the stages lack enemies. You basically just dash jump through many empty areas, and this happens at MANY points in each of the eight stages (and the Sigma stages, too). You can probably dash through most of these stages without even hitting the shoot button because hardly anything is there to shoot!

The design of the stages are all lazy and boring. You have your ice, electric, forest, acid, and rock levels (variety is what we've come to expect from a Mega Man game) but it doesn't even matter because none of those stages are interesting to dash through. It's like Capcom said "ok, we need a forest stage, let's put trees in there and then put it on the market". They SHOULD have said "ok, we need a forest stage, let's make it fun and challenging". As for the other three stages... unfortunately, they all feel pretty much the same (and are very very boring). The first two stages of Sigma's castle are fun, even though they too, feel similar to each other.

Horrible weapons. If you thought the weapons in X2 were bad, you haven't seen ANYTHING yet. Worthless weapons pretty much tell the story in X3 such as Acid Burst (which shoots a tiny green ball of acid) Tornado Fang and Frost Shield (which are basically the same painfully SUPER-slow weapon, with only minor differences separating the two- the Tornado Fang is like a drill, and the Frost Shield is a hunk of ice). A LITTLE drill moving across the screen and a LITTLE hunk of ice moving across the screen. SLOW and BORING. You have Gravity Well (a weapon which *very* slowly kills nearby enemies- I hope you're a patient person) and the Parasite Bomb is just a weak bomb that slowly shoots forward and locks onto an enemy, and kills them after a few seconds go by. Maybe I could forgive the weak-looking weapons if they actually did some serious damage, but they don't. Heck, throwing dirt on those robots would probably do more damage to them (if such an option existed!) Only THREE weapons save the game (somewhat). The Ray Splasher is quite powerful, the way it shoots numerous mini bullets, and the Triad Thunder is an electrical triangular flashy delight! The Spinning Blades are pretty fun too.

Another problem is that X3 doesn't FEEL as fast overall as the previous two X games (probably in part due to, again, the weak weapons, and the absence of things to shoot). The pace has calmed down, and that's the LAST thing a Mega Man game should be doing. Mega Man himself moves just as quickly as before, but everything else surrounding him seems to be in slow-motion. Even the bosses feel like they are moving in slow motion. X1 and X2 moved MUCH faster. Must be the special chip in the game making things move so damn slow (though if that's the case then I can't explain why the pace was so fast in X2, since that game also had a special chip).

Finally we arrive to the last problem (that I can think of right now, anyway). The bosses are very boring because half of them fight you the EXACT same way. You shoot them, you jump on the wall, they run at you, you jump over them, you shoot them, you jump on the wall, they run at you, you jump over them, you shoot them, etc. Bit, Byte, Toxic Seahorse, Sigma, Dr. Doppler, Blizzard Buffalo, Volt Catfish, Vile, and a few others will give you pretty much the exact same fight. And before you say "it's always been like that in a Mega Man game", keep in mind that before this game came out, bosses fought you in a more creative and unpredictable fashion (not just the X series either). I fail to see ANY creativity here. Too many slow, lazily-designed and predictable boss battles in X3 which in turn is just another reason the game is so incredibly easy (because you know what they're going to do). If the bosses did more interesting things to try and defeat you besides a simple back and forth battle, then I'd think more highly of the game. Granted, it's not simple if you consider yourself a slow player (because some of those bosses speed up as they get closer to their death). But when it comes to strategy, yes, it's simple. You'll know what to do, believe me.

And this game is, how much? WAY too much. Only buy X3 if you can find it cheap, which you can't, so avoid. Don't worry, you aren't missing much.

Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a classic for all megaman lover's as well as beginners. Six games plus a bonus game what more cud u ask 4. The only thing dat cud improve dis game is if u add megaman x7 and x8. Excellent buy and not 2 mention da price

Japanese video games are better then American games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: January 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is the greatest Mega Man game ever, it doesn't look so childish due to the action and the graphics. Mega Man will do his best to stop Sigma from being evil and destroying the world. Of course Mega Man has sidekicks with him, Zero and Dr. Light. I've past every level on this game.

Hours of entertainment!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game really makes for a good time. It has the nostalgia factor for those of us who played the Mega Man X games originally on the SNES and Playstation One. Some of these games are impossible to find or to play and the collection is a fun and reasonably priced way to go back and play through them all again. A great purchase!

Great X Collection

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

While I only grew up with Mega Man X for SNES - I never tracked down the following games in the series. Mega Man X was the greatest game I'd owned in my childhood collection of video games - and now with the Mega Man X Collection out, I've finally been able to play through those remaining games. The content is expansive - each game ranges about 10-12 hours (unless you know each games' boss/level order) varying difficulties and tons of replay value. As a lifelong fan,this complete collection has been a great addition to my library of games - and I'd reccomend it to anyone - gamer or not.

If u loved them before you wil Love them again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

simply put this is a great collection. if u loved mega man x games when they first came out then you will love this collection. but please be aware if u never liked mega man games then there is nothing in this collection that will change your mind.
this collection consists of Mega Man X parts 1-6 and includes a bonus driving game that needs to be unlocked.
the games in this collection are emulated very well and are identical to there original counter parts. even though some of the music and voices have been chagned in a few of the games. but the control and graphics are just as you remebered them.
I personally love the mega man series and this collection is a perfect addition to my video game library and you cant beat the price. considering that if u could even find copies of the original games in this collection it would cost you well over $150 dollars.

megaman players dream game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

the one thing about this game is that its best played by megaman fans, otherwise its just a moderate game.

i loved the game personally, also considering it has two rare megaman games megaman x2 and x3.

they are very hard to come by so its nice that im able to play them.

also note there are bonus material and cool anime cut scenes which are most enjoyable.

thumbs up people

HahHAhaaha

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Yeah, if you even know the games it's worthwhile. So, if you aren't familiar with the games, probably best to pass it on.

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