My first impression after beating Mega Man and Bass. Not nearly as good as the title would make it sound.

User Rating: 5 | RockMan & Forte GBA
By LOSTLEAD8R | Review Date:
I like the Mega Man series, I really do, but this game doesn't belong in it. This is clearly Bass's game, not Mega's and it becomes quite clear that it is. The way this is design just shoehorns Mega Man in to call it a Mega Man game. I would have liked this game a lot more if it was just called Bass or something, but no, we get this. Trust me I tried to beat the game with Mega Man, I really have, but once you get to jet king tank it's all luck, ALL OF IT. If Mega gets hit by one metal hand or it destroys a platform you're done, that's it, there are no clear weakness to it nor is this boss easier for Mega Man and on top of that you have 2 more bosses to get through during that stage making the last two quite stressful. I just called it quits and was satisfied beating it with Bass.

Aside from that, what else do I have to say? Well, it's a 16 bit Mega Man game, strike two. The design on the levels are lazy as well, a clear example is the dick move know as King Stage 2. And you don't get to really get to choose who you face when it comes to bosses. There are just so many problems I had with this game being a mega man game because it doesn't play like one. The only real saving grace in it all, really, is that you get to play as the bad ass known as Bass. Bass is awesome, but not even he can save this game from being mediocre at best. Really this game just felt like an afterthought, just something to make money on, it just isn't good.

Conclusion: Aside from playing as Bass, Mega Man and Bass misses all the points in what makes Mega Man games so great. The levels are often tedious and annoying as well as staying on a strict path, and Mega Man just feels shoehorned in this game. This is probably the worst classic Mega Man game I have played, although I'm not sure how much that is saying for me, as the first time I beat this game the only other mega man games I beat were 1, 9, and 10.

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