Here I am, at the end of my NES MM journey. I was hoping this game would be a great conclusion to the hexalogy, but sadly, it wasn't. With this being my 2nd least favorite, I still found enough to enjoy here, but nothing really stood out. Yep, it's just more of the same. You get your classic MM gameplay with the ocassional annoying stage antics and boss shenanigans. Also, this time, the story takes a bit of a turn as the mysterious Mr.X informs you that he was the one pulling the strings the whole time and that Dr. Wily was just a pawn... But in a shocking twist that literally everyone saw coming, Mr.X was just Wily in disguise. Honestly, Wily should have retired long ago. This is just embarassing.
One cool update in this game is that Rush powers are no longer tied to a depletable meter that you need to refill. Now, Rush can fuse with Mega Man like armor. You only get 2, one of which lets you smash blocks or enemies, and a jetpack which you can use for a couple of seconds, followed by a negligeable cooldown.
Oh yeah, Beat is in this game again. He got nerfed, though. The letters, or plates as they are called here, that you need to collect to spell out BEAT and unlock him are also harder to obtain here than in the previous game, if you're playing blind, as they are tied to progressing through alternate routes in certain stages. I went out of my way to get them just to realize he got nerfed to the point where he doesn't even attack bosses now. I guess he's there if you wanna breeze through stages, but for the most part, I feel like levels in this game are easy enough as is. Kinda makes me wish he wasn't even on the cover. Thankfully, unlike MM5, the final boss is piss easy. Just keep chucking that Silver Tomahawk at Wily, and you're golden.
One cool update in this game is that Rush powers are no longer tied to a depletable meter that you need to refill. Now, Rush can fuse with Mega Man like armor. You only get 2, one of which lets you smash blocks or enemies, and a jetpack which you can use for a couple of seconds, followed by a negligeable cooldown.
Oh yeah, Beat is in this game again. He got nerfed, though. The letters, or plates as they are called here, that you need to collect to spell out BEAT and unlock him are also harder to obtain here than in the previous game, if you're playing blind, as they are tied to progressing through alternate routes in certain stages. I went out of my way to get them just to realize he got nerfed to the point where he doesn't even attack bosses now. I guess he's there if you wanna breeze through stages, but for the most part, I feel like levels in this game are easy enough as is. Kinda makes me wish he wasn't even on the cover. Thankfully, unlike MM5, the final boss is piss easy. Just keep chucking that Silver Tomahawk at Wily, and you're golden.