A competent and fairly decent platformer considering the time and hardware. Capcom outsourced it to Minakuchi Engineering and as a result, it doesn't feel as tightly-designed as the NES titles. It does have some issues like being quite short and having some issues with balancing and difficulty spikes, but what is here is quite enjoyable. The graphics are decent considering the hardware and the music is fine. The new robot master boss, Enker, has a pretty cool concept but he's really just too easy. You can tell that Minakuchi did care about this project a decent bit, but perhaps needed a sequel to refine their skills.

I struggle to recommend it to general fans of platformers, but Mega Man die-hards should check it out for a quick fix.

Reviewed on Aug 18, 2021


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