A good Megaman Collection.
To put it simple, Mega Man X takes place in the future, after the original Mega Man series. A group of robots calling themselves the Mavericks are waging war with the humans. They are lead by an evil reploid named Sigma. Meanwhile a rebel group--a group of robots calling themselves the Maverick Hunters--are on a quest to save humanity. And if you couldn't guess, it's Mega Man X leading this group.
You won't find any members of the original Mega Man series here, except well... Mega Man. The Mega Man X series shows a Mega Man that has more edge to him. The series also shows a more mature and grown up storyline.
Each of the Mega Man X games plays virtually the same. You control Mega Man X, created by Dr. Light years ago. Unlike the original, X can climb walls and cling to them. Like the original, however, you select a stage, go to it, and make your way to the boss and defeat it. Upon defeating a boss, you'll gain its special abilities. It's simple gameplay, but it works out just as well as it did in the original series.
Another highlight was how they introduced a key character. Zero. Zero isn't playable throughout the first half of the series, but in the later half he becomes a key player. He plays a very important role in the story.
In this collection, however, the games have been basically emulated. The emulation is perfect. Even the original passwords from the Super Nintendo versions will work. The soundtracks are unchanged, and they look almost exactly the same. There are a few differences. The original dialogue that was edited for the SNES releases has been restored (such as cusswords), and there's actually a bit of animated blood. Also, the slow down that plauged the cartridges has been fixed. Each game runs at good speed.
The only game that suffers horrible treatment is Mega Man X3. CAPCOM, for whatever reason, ported the PC version of the game, and the PC version wasn't all that great. The soundtrack sounds horrible, and I began to wonder why they skipped out on giving us the far superior Super Nintendo Version.
In addition, there's also a kart racing game called Mega Man Battle and Chase. It's a fun game, but the excitement of it drowns pretty fast. However, outside of that, there aren't nearly as many extras as there could be. For one, there are art galleries and that's about the only thing outside Mega Man Battle and Chase that's really worthwhile. I would've really liked to see some interviews and background on the series. The good news, though, the Gamecube and Playstation 2 versions are exactly the same. Both of them have the same unlockable extras, and if the controls bum you out, you can change them with no problems.
The other problem with the game is that like the original Mega Man Anniversary Collection, you're also getting games that were bad to begin with. The first four Mega Man X games are solid, but X5 and X6 weren't that much to get excited about in the first place(perhaps because by then the original developers of the series left). X5 and X6 also suffered some heavy criticisms by several fans. Still, six games for the price of thirty dollars isn't all that bad. And if you really didn't like them, you don't have to play them.
However, for what it's worth, it's nice to see this collection. There aren't as many extras as I had hoped for, but you do, for the most part, get some classics games. It's better than looking for the original SNES counterparts, and the look and feel of the games is still the same. It's great nostalgia for any fan of the Mega Man X series.
The Good
+Six games, for only thirty dollars
+Excellent Emulations-even the original passwords still work
+The look and feel is the same, meaning it's great nostalgia
+A seventh game is included Mega Man Battle and Chase
The Bad
-Later games in the series aren't nearly as good
-There just aren't nearly as many extras as there could've been
-They gave us the PC version of Mega Man X3. The audio is no where near as good on the PC version.