This one is another definite play. It was the last NES Mega Man game to retain that good, solid feel.
Graphics: Like Mega Man 2, this game adds more detail to the backgrounds, eliminating many of the plain color backdrops.
Animation: Still the same.
Music: Although this game’s tunes were not as memorable, they were executed well enough. Gotta love Proto Man’s tune...and how you only hear half of it during normal game play...
Sound Effects: The sounds were more fine-tuned in this game, though thankfully a lot of the good original ones were preserved.
Plot: This game had a very nice plot, what with Dr. Wily’s deception and the appearance of Proto Man. However, sadly, you only learn the full plot by reading the manual; the game opens with no story scene at all.
Difficulty: (easy)
This game has its difficult points, but the fact that you can have nine Energy Tanks and can cheat big time cuts its difficulty to below even that of Mega Man 2.
Replay Value: Nearly perfect control and lots of extra stages that aren’t fortress stages makes for a game that’s a lot of fun to play.
Polish: The biggest changes were Rush and the slide, but as a whole the game played and felt very nice.
+ Plus:
I like the cool stunts you can pull off by using controller two.
- Minus:
They should have added a duck instead of (or in addition to) a slide.