Reviews from

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More of the same enjoyable gameplay from MMX, but definitely a step up in the difficulty department. Both the X Hunters (especially their final forms) and Sigma were real challenges. Other than that, it was more-or-less the same as the first game. Don't consider it on the level of MMX, but still a really good platformer.

slightly worse due to its weapons not being as good but its still really good and has an arguably better ost

this game was impressively soulless, which is strange because everyone else seems to hold it on a similar pedestal to X1. its just not as good in every single way possible. i didnt even bother playing X3

I fucking love this game, every Maverick is my bf, speedrunning this is really fun


Wire Sponge sends me into fits of irrational rage, like first of all how the fuck is that thing a sponge, it looks more like a fucking cucumber, and second of all who let you be so fucking annoying you stupid ass cucumber sponge.

Other than that this is just X1 but like maybe a little worse?

não tão bom quanto o primeiro, mas bem divertido e introduz diversas mecânicas novas.

recomendo.

I like it more than X1. Better visuals, better music, dash from the start - I thought it was all pretty good.

I'm not crazy for the X series, but I really enjoyed this one. Thought the level design wasn't always perfect, but as a whole, a very solid follow up.

Another fantastic entry in the X series, however despite all of its new additions and improvements, the original beats it out by just a smidge with its Sigma levels.

The ending is fantastic though, and the little additions in this game set so much groundwork for the series lore.

It's an alright game, but compared to its predecessor it really doesn't come close. The music is... meh, the bosses aren't nearly as memorable, the whole "collect Zero's parts" thing winds up just being pointless regardless. It's just an average X game, which makes me sad, but hey at least it's not X3.

I don't have much to say about Megaman X2, but I think it's about on par with it's predecessor. Though it is worse in some areas, it builds upon the first in others. Namely movement and weapon wise. The introduction of the air-dash, though you're not guaranteed to get it bolsters replayability quite a bit and makes exploration a lot easier to stomach.

Although they're a lot... wackier in this one, I found myself cycling through X2's roster of weapons much more than X1. They should be a lot less practical, but they're oddly useful. However, I think the levels take a bit of a seat back in this one. They feel more... empty for lack of a better term, and for the worse. Bosses are pretty much on par with the original, if not a bit samey.

That pretty much sums up my thoughts on X2. I really don't have much to say about it as a sequel, most praise I give it also applies to X1. If you're looking for more X1, then this is probably your place to go. Another solid installment in the series.

This game is fun in concept, and most of my issues come from my need to get all the zero parts on a first playthrough, but the game is quite fun apart from a few BS sections and confusing design decisions

Level design isn't quite as good as X1 but this is still kino

It's fun, but the backtracking kills it. Also Sigma's last stage being just a copy-paste maverick stage really made it less climactic.

As far as I remember, it’s basically just Mega Man X1 2. Pretty good, just like X1.

just a hair shy of the greatness of the first title

A solid follow-up to the best platformer on the SNES. I don't really like the Maverick Hunter system, but it improves or is on par with the first game in every other aspect. Killer soundtrack, fun boss abilities, and they gave him a fuckin shoryuken

this was the first X game to make the executive decision to put the armors and hearts in super stupid locations. It has more stuff that I like than X1 but also started most of the bull that made the X series crash and burn starting with 3

Great follow-up to the first Mega Man X, and I don't really have many issues with it. The stages and the Maverick fights are unique and distinctive, and a few of them take advantage of the Super FX Chip well. I don't like the designs of the Mavericks themselves as much as I do X1's, however; they don't pop out the same way and are less memorable for that. The music was really good, in my opinion, but there's one instrument that can be a bit annoying to hear, and if I had to give an obvious immediate example, I'd say listen to the start of Wheel Gator's stage theme. I did get used to it, though, I suppose.
The endgame felt better paced than the first game's and I was surprisingly content about the story's emotional beats towards the ending, since I didn't think I was very invested. The final boss was pretty fun to do, and the first part felt way cooler than X1's. Only two issues here are how it sends you to the first segment of the ending stages if you turn off the game and having to repeat a short part of a level you already beat before the final boss.

Still, I overall really enjoyed it, maybe as much as I did the first game. I'm interested in seeing what a second playthrough of both will change in my opinion.

The Mega Man X series makes me sad. At least this one is pretty good.

so bad its like the whole thing is a joke, but a funny joke


While X2 copies the original Mega Man X well, it certainly doesn’t hold up when comparing the two. The bosses are more so tedious then they are hard, starting out is still difficult to do, all the while the game gets far easier the more you get through it. Really X2 just feels like more of the same, and it’s a shame it can’t be anything better.

Essentially it's the same game as the first one but with new levels. Pretty much everything that's good about X1 applies here, but it definitely feels like a step back in terms of level and boss design. It's not a huge deal but Overdrive Ostrich and Flame Stag are the only stages/bosses that I feel live up to the original, and some of the stages like Magna Centipede and Wire Sponge are just kinda mediocre. The X Hunters are a cool addition, but they can be a tad annoying to hunt down since the stages they appear in are random and they stop appearing after you've defeated a certain amount of mavericks. It's still one of the best games in the X series, just a step back from the first.