Hello everyone, ZeroTails here, and I am here to review a game I am also doing a walkthrough on, Mega Man X. When I first played the game, I had mixed feelings. Now, my feelings has changed quite a bit. Let's see what I think of the game.

Graphics:10/10
The sprite work is awesome, the animations are great, and it's pretty to look at. First off, Mega Man X looks distinctly different from the original Mega Man, so they took time to differentiate the sprites. The sprites look clean, and not cluttered. The animations are pretty smooth and not choppy, which is always a good thing. The color scheme is not hard to look at, Spring Man's stage from Mega Man 7, and the sprites aren't unusually big, unlike Mega Man 7. I don't hate Mega Man 7, it's just that I wish the sprites weren't as big. This game doesn't look as good as Mega Man X4, but that's a PSX game. Comparing them isn't fair.

Sound:9/10
The soundtrack is, well, nice to listen too. I have mixed feelings, since I don't like all the tracks of music here. Let me explain. Even though the tracks are well composed, I don't think it's the best soundtrack of a Mega Man X game ever. I do enjoy some tracks such as the intro stage and Boomer Kuwanger's stage, but I feel that some tracks are equally meh, like Chill Penguin's stage, and some tracks ride the middle road, like Flame Mammoth's stage. I like most of the tracks, but it's the few that are meh that drops the rating.

Addictiveness:8/10
I can't imagine playing this game over and over again for fun, but two playthroughs a year is fine with me. That's pretty good by my standards, since I was in the mindset that replaying a game is a waste of time. This game is fun enough to play that you wont be bored out of your mind when you play it, especially since you have to dodge things or lose a life. Also, if you can't beat this game on your first run through, you can try again after a few months, since you will most likely be better at gaming at that time. Only problem is, passwords. Or you can save state! Point is, this is a game that is worth replaying, especially if you are like me and play Pokémon. This is a nice break from grinding, that's for sure.

Story:7/10
The story isn't that spectacular, to be honest. Well, at least it's better than the original Mega Man. Basically, Dr. Light created X to be the next generation robot. Dr. Cain found X and created a new generation of robots with his programming, dubbed "Reploids" Some of the reploids has gone evil and started killing people. They were called "Mavericks" and the maverick hunters started, well, hunting the mavericks. X is part of the maverick hunters, and he has a friend called Zero, who also hunts mavericks. Sigma is the bad guy and you have to kill him so there can be everlasting peace! Yep, that's the story in a nutshell. The story starts to pick up in Mega Man X4, but not this game.

Depth:8/10
This is a Mega Man game. So this is a traditional Mega Man game. Except for the Heart Tanks, Sub Tanks, Dr. Light capsules, and special ability you can earn. This isn't your classic Mega Man game, obviously. The heart tanks increase your overall health bar, which is nice. There are also 8 of the heart tanks. The sub tanks are like E-tanks from the classic series. Only difference is, you have to fill them up and when you use one, it doesn't disappear forever, but you have to fill it up again. There are four sub tanks. Dr. Light capsules give you extra abilities like dashing, the ability to break blocks with your head, a more powerful charge shot, and half damage reduction. There are 4 in the game. The special ability is, well, the Haduken! Which makes sense, because Capcom did make Street Fighter. This has more depth than your classic Mega Man games, but it's no Pokémon.

Difficulty:9/10
Newsflash! This Mega Man game is hard! Like every other Mega Man game, this game is hard. I would argue that it's not as hard as the likes of Mega Man 2, mainly because of the upgrades. This game is not cheap, however. There is no surprise enemy jumping up from pits, and there is no, well, cheap enemy placement. The spikes are still insta-kill, though, and the platforming hasn't gotten any easier, either. At least there isn't any disappearing blocks, though.

Would I recommend this game? Yes. This is a solid game, with only a few minor issues here and there. No wonder I'm writing a walkthrough for this. Anyways, end of review!

I can tell you've definitely improved from that last review that you wrote. Great job with it!

I did find an issue, though: "The color scheme is not hard to look at, Spring Man's stage from Mega Man 7," Is there a missing word here? You also referred to the review as a guide at the end of the review. Otherwise, I don't see any problems with this review.

NovemberJoy : The Spring Man part was supposed to imply that I didn't like the color scheme in that stage, and that I find that I don't find any color scheme that annoyed in Mega Man X. I know it's worded a bit weird. Also, I changed guide to review.