Mega Man 8 is very disappointing in comparison to previous Mega Man titles. The game is filled with confusing choices and frustrating bosses/level segments. Through, despite being a large step down from the NES titles, this game is still pretty great. There's plenty to enjoy here from collecting the bolts and spending them on cool permanent upgrades to using a slew of neat weapons. Additionally, while the story is rather strange, it is pretty interesting. So, Mega Man 8 is not quite as excellent as most other Mega Man titles, but it's still worth playing.
Specifics:
- This English dub is horrible, but horrible in a funny way.
- There are plenty of great and useful weapons in this game, but plenty of them are rather situational. I got the most use out of Grenade Man, Sword Man, and Search Man's weapons, while occasionally using Tengu Man and Clown Man's weapons when they were necessary.
- Going back through the levels to collect all the secret bolts was a lot of fun, though it really dragged out the length of the playthrough as collecting them all meant a lot of replaying levels once you have the right weapons. I also like that you don't have enough to get everything in the shop. Even when you collect all the bolts you'll want to strategize and pick wisely.
- The game is structured a lot like Mega Man 7. An intro stage, 4 bosses, a middle stage, 4 bosses, Wily.
- The Robot Master fights are extremely thrilling. I found myself wanting to learn all the patterns and to fight with the Mega Buster, rather than just rushing in and spamming the weakness. I went through the refights with only the Mega Buster and really enjoyed myself.
- Most if not all of the Wily Levels were very annoying in some way. Most of the time it was because of the bosses. I do really like the Green Devil and the Bass fight though.
- Really hated the sled segments. I'd rather just have something like what Mega Man 5 did for Wave Man's stage.
- Rush confuses me. As far as I know, Rush coil and Rush jet are gone and are replaced with other abilities (which probably only appear here). I only ever used the Rush abilities sometimes. Nowhere near as useful as other iterations of Rush.
- I played through the Sega Saturn version because I heard it was the better version. I really enjoyed the version exclusive Cut Man and Wood Man fights.
7/10
Specifics:
- This English dub is horrible, but horrible in a funny way.
- There are plenty of great and useful weapons in this game, but plenty of them are rather situational. I got the most use out of Grenade Man, Sword Man, and Search Man's weapons, while occasionally using Tengu Man and Clown Man's weapons when they were necessary.
- Going back through the levels to collect all the secret bolts was a lot of fun, though it really dragged out the length of the playthrough as collecting them all meant a lot of replaying levels once you have the right weapons. I also like that you don't have enough to get everything in the shop. Even when you collect all the bolts you'll want to strategize and pick wisely.
- The game is structured a lot like Mega Man 7. An intro stage, 4 bosses, a middle stage, 4 bosses, Wily.
- The Robot Master fights are extremely thrilling. I found myself wanting to learn all the patterns and to fight with the Mega Buster, rather than just rushing in and spamming the weakness. I went through the refights with only the Mega Buster and really enjoyed myself.
- Most if not all of the Wily Levels were very annoying in some way. Most of the time it was because of the bosses. I do really like the Green Devil and the Bass fight though.
- Really hated the sled segments. I'd rather just have something like what Mega Man 5 did for Wave Man's stage.
- Rush confuses me. As far as I know, Rush coil and Rush jet are gone and are replaced with other abilities (which probably only appear here). I only ever used the Rush abilities sometimes. Nowhere near as useful as other iterations of Rush.
- I played through the Sega Saturn version because I heard it was the better version. I really enjoyed the version exclusive Cut Man and Wood Man fights.
7/10