Pros: Solid physics, snappy collision, quality sprite-work, but most of all, excellent music! The addition of boss powers here help things out a bit.
Cons: I don't like anything Mega Man... I don't like how aiming with your standard arm cannon works, I don't like how knockback after taking damage works, I don't like how enemy respawning is so instant any time the camera pans back and forth. I don't like how a lot of the level design, and how it feels like there's nothing you can do but learn the routes based on trial and error... I don't like this franchise.
What it means to me: This is probably the Mega Man game I've played the most, as I had it on Wii Virtual Console, as well as the NES Classic Edition mini, so I tried it numerous times, but could never get into it fully. And while I hate so much of it, I gotta give it to that composer, the music in this game rocks, man.
Cons: I don't like anything Mega Man... I don't like how aiming with your standard arm cannon works, I don't like how knockback after taking damage works, I don't like how enemy respawning is so instant any time the camera pans back and forth. I don't like how a lot of the level design, and how it feels like there's nothing you can do but learn the routes based on trial and error... I don't like this franchise.
What it means to me: This is probably the Mega Man game I've played the most, as I had it on Wii Virtual Console, as well as the NES Classic Edition mini, so I tried it numerous times, but could never get into it fully. And while I hate so much of it, I gotta give it to that composer, the music in this game rocks, man.