Mega Man Zero 2

When I was a teenager with a Game Boy Advance, while I was impressed that they went out of their way to make a brand new "Mega Man" related video game series for the portable system; I was still disappointed that they never ported the actual "Mega Man X" video games (hopefully with extras) for the 32 bit portable powerhouse. But now that I finally know the full extent of the hardness of "Mega Man X2" and "Mega Man X3", I can now fully appreciate the time and effort that was spent, on creating the "Mega Man Zero" games. Even though I have played, enjoyed, and beaten every single "Mega Man Zero" game, this game gets my review of approval; mainly because I feel this is where the franchise managed to hit every note exactly right. "Mega Man Zero" and "Mega Man Zero 3" felt a little tougher than I would've liked, while "Mega Man Zero 4" over-corrected the difficulty and felt too easy! But "Mega Man Zero 2" gets the difficulty just right! Yes, the game is challenging; but it never overwhelms you with the missions you are assigned. You are still tasked with protecting Ciel and Reploid Headquarters, and routing out evil Mavericks wherever they can be found; but Reploid Headquarters is now under the command of a mysterious Reploid known as Elpizo. Elpizo desperately WANTS to have the power to achieve peace for Reploid's by ANY means necessary; even if that means waking up a dangerous cyber being known only as the Dark Elf, who could potentially corrupt ANY Reploid, with dark and evil powers! The graphics, music, sound, and controls are all great for this game, the tools you can obtain to fight and locate secrets are all useful in their own way, and the story is stellar; especially by Game Boy Advance standards! Beat the game on normal mode, and you'll unlock a harder, more challenging Expert mode! Try it if you're feeling superbly confidant about your own skill! I feel this video game has more than stood the test of time, and deserves to be played either on its own, or as part of a "Mega Man Zero" collection on any system it can be played on! Enough said, true believers!