The blue bomber is back! On a recent flight, I was playing through the Mega Man collection on my Nintendo 3DS, and was blown away by a game that had me captivated as a kid all over again. I love Mega Man, alright? Let's move on.
Mega Man 11 keeps the gameplay style of the classic Mega Man series of games, and features a 2.5D graphics style with 3D polygonal characters and 2D environments, so it looks real pretty. You once again control Mega Man and try to take down Dr. Wily (will someone kill this bastard already?) You'll M-bust your way through eight linear stages, which can be picked in any order, taking down the level bosses (called Robot Masters), including: Block Man, Fuse Man, Blast Man, Acid Man, Tundra Man, Torch Man, Impact Man, and Bounce Man. Sure, it seems like there have been 15 fire based bosses already, and Impact Man also seems familiar, but what can you do? Just shoot them, steal their powers Highlander style and go about your business.
Mega Man gets his chargeable Mega Buster and slide, but you also get new stuff like the Double Gear system, which grants Mega Man two additional abilities, the Speed Gear and Power Gear. The Speed Gear lets Mega Man slow down time, allowing him to dodge attacks, while the Power Gear increases the attack power of Mega Man's weaponry; both of which will overheat if Mega Man uses them too much. The game also has Time Trials, Missions, Global Leaderboards, a concept art gallery and more, and you can throw down on the Switch today.
My god... the voice they chose for Mega Man though... is Mega Man supposed to be 9 years old? Watch the clip below, you'll see what I mean.
