Mega Man ZX really is one of the better Mega Man games I've played in a while...

User Rating: 8 | RockMan ZX DS
By qwertyuioppizza | Review Date:
The concept is you play as a human (you can choose between a boy and a girl) and you transform into X, Zero, and the 4 guardians from the Mega Man Zero games. Even though it's a little Power Rangersish it really isn't a bad concept.The execution is decent. You'll get to choose from 5 models throughout most of the game. ZX, HX, LX, FX, and PX(there are two others but you generally won't have access to them.) Each form has different abilities. For example, HX can perform air dahses, LX can move freely underwater, and so on. It's pretty fun using all the forms but you'll quickly find that ZX is the most useful. While it is a little unfortunate that the others aren't as useful it doesn't detract much from the overall experience.

The world is now free flowing, which is nice, but since the game is mission-based that kind of defeats the whole purpose of that. The basic game play is still the Mega Man you've known all these years, the running, the jumping, the shooting, but hey, that why we like Mega Man. Thankfully though, at the games core you will find an incredibly challenging game, which will please long time Mega Man fans. There are also a few parts that will feel a bit nostalgic if you've played since the beginning, which is a good feeling. The graphics are good, for sprites anyway. I like sprites myself but I know some people don't. There are also a few anime-style cutscenes, which is pretty cool. Really though it's the overall style of the game that makes the graphics interesting. Each Mega Man series has it's own style and this one definitely stands out.

The soundtrack is one of the most memorable Mega Man soundtracks I have heard in recent years, especially the main track used throughout the game, Green Grass Graduation. That coupled with pretty cool voice acting (in the JP version only) makes this an incredibly enjoyable adventure for Mega Man fans. In short, If you've never played a Mega Man game this isn't a particularly good place to start, but for long time fans of the series it's the breath of fresh air we've all been waiting for.

Gameplay-7
Graphics-9
Sound-9
Concept-8
Tilt-7
Overall-8

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