Mega Man & Bass is quite a mixed bag. On one hand you have some of the best weapon powers in the series like Ice Wall & Copy Shot & the bolts system is pretty neat & started how future Mega Man titles used them. It looks great & the music is good too. On the other this includes some of the most frustrating levels in the entire classic series. Not all mind you as the Cold Man & Pirate Man stage are well designed but ones like Ground Man, Burner Man & the final two King stages are atrocious & way too long for their own good. They could've been easily split into 3 different stages.

Bosses are mostly a mixed bag too especially Dynamo, Burner Man & the King fights. Bass is an interesting character with his double jump & directional shots though his shots are absolutely weak making some boss fights & some common mooks annoying. I wouldn't say the game is terrible as I would rather play this again compared to X3, X6 & X7 but out of the classics you could easily skip this.

Reviewed on May 24, 2023


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