Hey! I got this weird little thing added to Backloggd!

I actually... didn't really hate this. For starters, this isn't really a game. Instead, it's more of a... Mega Man X themed... math practice... tool? When you run the game, the Capcom bumper and opening movie of Mega Man X4 both play. That was pretty funny, and I have my doubts that this was really sanctioned by Capcom. Still, the production value actually kind of surprised me. Everything was completely legible to me, even though I do not speak Taiwanese or Mandarin. There's even some bland original music and a decent little UI going on here.

When you start the game, you enter your name, and then you're taken to a screen full of legally distinct Mavericks. Each "stage" is sort of an endless stream of various math problems, and you select your answer by running forward and jumping into the correct answer bubble. You avoid the wrong answer by ducking. As far as I could tell, there's no shooting to be had here. Occasionally, X performs an idle animation and removes his helmet to reveal a full head of hair. Once you score over 500 points (50 correct answers, by my estimation), you're teleported into a... math... battle... with the corresponding Maverick of whatever stage you're on. The Maverick just stands there while you solve slightly harder math problems. When you get enough answers correct, the Maverick dies, presumably through the power of math. There's no stage clear status or final boss.

Like I said, this is barely a game, but I had a lot more fun that I did with Mega Man for DOS.

Reviewed on Mar 15, 2024


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