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This collection is awesome. It contains all the original NES Mega Man games (I – VI) along with the SNES Mega Man VII and the PSX Mega Man VIII. Also, it contains the Japanese-only Mega Man: The Power Battles and Mega Man: The Power Fighters arcade games as unlockables. That’s not all though! An entire episode of the original Mega Man cartoon TV series, remixed music, and concept art are all unlockable as well!

There’s so much entertainment value in this collection it’s ridiculous. Each Mega Man game is incredibly entertaining (and frustrating!); let alone eight of them and two arcade games on ONE DISC. Ten complete games of this magnatude on a single disc is astounding and worth $50+ alone. The game is so cheap ($30 for brand new) because newer generation gamers expect Final Fantasy XII graphics, AI, music, etc so a collection of older games may not entice them. However, Mega Man Anniversary Collection will provide you with countless hours of gaming fun as you nostalgically play through some of the best NES games ever released, along with very fun SNES, PSX, and arcade games. The unlockable extras really add to the package and are actually worth unlocking.

Each game is left intact and its entirety, except for two additions that are some nice little pluses thrown in to the games. First, the games feature some nice newly remixed music. Not all of the games do, however (the first NES games only contain a few remixed tracks). Second, there’s difficulty settings and a “Navi” mode (which can be enabled in the Options menu) that provides updated life-meters, tips, and more.

Load times are cut down to nothing, the menus for selecting which games to play along with options and such are simple and easy to use, and every game looks, acts, and feels exactly like they did as the originals. This is defintely an amazing package; it’s 100% perfect all the way around.

The X series and Gameboy series aren’t in this collection, but Mega Man Anniversary Collection is full enough with everything it offers straight off the bat and as unlockables. However, there’s even a Gameboy Advance version of Mega Man Anniversary Collection containing the five original Mega Man Gameboy games, with extras! Capcom will surely notice how well this collection will sell (it’s already been sold out in a lot of places; act quickly!) and eventually release the X games as a collection, possibly with even more games and extras included.

Mega Man Anniversary Collection is a must own for any Mega Man fan, platformer/action fan, or NES-nostalgia fan. Simply put, it’s for any gamer who wants a good old-fashioned (albeit frustrating sometimes due to the difficulty…but that adds to the fun!) gaming time. These games stand up to the test of time like champions. If you want gorgeous graphics, go with Doom 3. If you want a strangely cheap, extremely entertaining and addictive, plain old FUN time, go with Mega Man Anniversary Collection.

Pick this up now for the cheap price! HIGHLY recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5

So….a collection to finally show modern-day gamers how hard it was “back in the day” to play games. I’m not a kid and i can honestly say I thought the day would never come. Personally, i think players today are spoiled by cheats and secrets and such, that assist them in conquering a game. Code books, maps, walkthroughs, all that mumbo jumbo that just get people to the end of the game without the endless hours of practice…doing the level over and over and over and over……it was frustrating then, but beating a game was so much more satisfactory.

I remember the days when you had to sit down…..and beat a game in it’s entirety (NES) in one sitting because you couldn’t save! not so with the megaman series (part II and on), but that didn’t necessarily make it easier. With lives popping out of thin air very rarely, you really had to learn the rhythm of each individual stage to avoid damage….as WELL as the bosses. You had to know which weapon worked best on each boss…..know which order to defeat them….learn the pattern of attack…and after 8 grueling stages and boss battles…..You still had Dr. Wily to tend to…which meant an additional 6-8 stages as well as playing each boss all over again including Dr. Wily himself!

This made you great. Hours of mashing buttons, playing the same levels over and over again, just to die 2 inches after the last place you fell, or were destroyed. I’m reading reviews of people saying that these levels are too hard, or the bosses seem impossible. Well kids, thats how it was then, when we were your age. If we can do it, so can you. Try spending less time whining and crying about the difficulty and put a little mroe focus in actually playing the game. You’ll appreciate it alot more.
Rating: 5 / 5

For fifthteen years, Capcom has kept the Megaman series alive by consistently giving us Megaman game one after another. The series was so well taken, that spins off the game were created. But no matter how many games there have been using the same formula; there is all but a singular series that makes it work so good and it all started on the 8-bith Nintendo Entertainment System. For the first time, long-time and newcoming fans have been given a royal treat, all eight Megaman games on one disc.

The plot is pretty much identical through the course of all eight games, Dr. Light created two coexisting robots who lived in harmony and peace, their names were Rock and Roll(Get it). Then, the nemesis rival of Dr. Light, Dr. Wily, created eight robots of his own. With the fear of terror on the way, Dr. Light rebuilds Rock into a major fighting machine known to you and me as Megaman.

The Megaman games have a certain style that differentiates from other action games. You start off by selecting one of eight side-scrolling 2-D stages, from there after passing the level you come across the boss of each stage. The boss fights usually resulted in having to logically find a pattern or strategic method of gaining success. This sometimes was something as simple as using a certain weapon that would counter-attack the boss’ abilities. When you defeat a boss you can use their signature weapon for later use, after all eight stages have been trampled it’s then time to head off towards Dr. Wilys’ main fotress.

It would be all too easy yet unfabashed to say these games are way behind the times. I’ll be fair, and I believe anyone who is going into playing this little collection should. The graphics are 2-D levels with some momentarily parallex. The sprites are very basic as are the locations since they are seperated accordingly to theme, there are ’snow levels’, ‘fire levels’, ‘factory levels’, ‘mountain levels’, ‘air levels’, etc. The original Megaman may not hold a torch compared to the modern marvel of today’s games…it was a work of art at its’ time and I assure you that Gutsman and Cutman were very good character designs, ones that still up-to-this day are eye-catchy. Megaman 2 had the most memorable intro of the bunch, after a small script introduces the game, Megaman can be seen atop a skyscraper with the equally awesome disco-savvy theme song kicking in. Megaman 3 introduced the sliding manuever while Megaman 4 brought forth extra animation for Megaman including the charge shot. The two most different looking games are Megaman 7, a release on Super Nintendo Entertainment System –the graphics were touched up, the storyline a bit beefier and the enemies were much smarter. And then there was Megaman 8, complete with anime-like cut-scenes and beautiful hand-drawn 2-D visuals.

I think for 30 dollars or probably even less, you cannot go wrong with buying Capcoms’ lovely little compilation set. There are eight games here, all fun to play, I swear you’ll say only one more level, then I’ll quit and then find yourself up until 3 in the morning trying to beat Wily. There are two bonus arcade games never before seen in the U.S., of course you’ll have to complete all eight games before you can unlock them. Trust me, it can be done, if you have a hard time with any of the games don’t blame the controls. Capcom set-up a very easy system brought down to just jump, slide, shoot and run, so you have only yourself to reprehend. In a day and age full of online-gaming, advance graphics and hybrid genres, it’s fastidious to sit down and play a celebrated package of games like this. Rather you pitch new school or old school; Megaman is truly one of the most revolutionary series and should be given the time of day from you.

Rating: 5 / 5