(Also played via Legacy Collection)
Much like Sonic 2, Mega Man 2 is an improvement from the original in every way possible.
It adds E-Tanks, the amount of health and ammo that the enemies drop is pretty generous, the level design is pretty great, the soundtrack is an absolute classic, the Robot Masters' weaknesses still make sense, and some of the weapons are godlike. The Metal Blade is the best Robot Master weapon in any Mega Man game, it's incredibly useful given its ability to throw the blades in eight different directions, and it honestly makes the standard Mega Buster nearly obsolete given how generous the game is with its health and ammo like I said before. That makes it sound like the game is too easy, but no... I mean it is the easiest classic Mega Man game, but it did kick my ass sometimes. It's still challenging but it's a level of difficulty that is very enjoyable, unlike the first game which had a lot of unfair bullshit.
But when you reach the Wily Stages the game drops in quality I must say. The stages themselves are okay, but the bosses are mostly pretty awful, especially the Boobeam Trap, one of the worst Mega Man bosses, it sucks ass.
Overall it's pretty awesome, one of my favorite NES games and one I can replay anytime.
Much like Sonic 2, Mega Man 2 is an improvement from the original in every way possible.
It adds E-Tanks, the amount of health and ammo that the enemies drop is pretty generous, the level design is pretty great, the soundtrack is an absolute classic, the Robot Masters' weaknesses still make sense, and some of the weapons are godlike. The Metal Blade is the best Robot Master weapon in any Mega Man game, it's incredibly useful given its ability to throw the blades in eight different directions, and it honestly makes the standard Mega Buster nearly obsolete given how generous the game is with its health and ammo like I said before. That makes it sound like the game is too easy, but no... I mean it is the easiest classic Mega Man game, but it did kick my ass sometimes. It's still challenging but it's a level of difficulty that is very enjoyable, unlike the first game which had a lot of unfair bullshit.
But when you reach the Wily Stages the game drops in quality I must say. The stages themselves are okay, but the bosses are mostly pretty awful, especially the Boobeam Trap, one of the worst Mega Man bosses, it sucks ass.
Overall it's pretty awesome, one of my favorite NES games and one I can replay anytime.