Mega Man Legend 2 Game Shark Code Series Into Two

Mega Man Legend 2 Game Shark Code Series Into Two

You can of course buy them together, but Capcoms arbitrary splitting of the series into two packages makes it possible to only own half of the series.

And Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 contains that lesser quartet.

And if you love the idea of having every numbered Mega Man and Mega Man X game on one modern system, then you wont feel bad about buying Legacy Collection 2.

But theyre still fun They just feel more monotonous, and some of them make strange design decisions.

But they also bloat themselves with even more of the anime-style story nonsense.

That all seemed novel in Mega Man X4, but it quickly got annoying as the series progressed.

I especially hate how much more often these entries literally pause the game to fill the screen with boring boxes of dialogue.

And while most of the game sticks to the 2D plane, stages have 3D areas.

That sounds innovative and exciting for a series that rarely experiments with the 3D world, but these sections are uninspiring.

You just walk around and fight things without the platforming that makes the franchise special.

And the 3D character models lack the detail, style, and sharpness of the PlayStation pixel games.

Some levels feature awful, Star Fox-like space shooter stuff that is difficult to control and frustrating to play.

But X8 has some other new ideas, including the ability to switch between characters during actual gameplay, that freshen things up.

You also still have the X Challenge mode, which has you fighting two bosses at a time.

Its a great addition that gives fans of the series a new challenge.

If youre not someone who wants to play through the whole series, youll be better off sticking with the first collection.

They have problems, and they dont feel as fresh or tightly designed as the first four.

But the core of what makes Mega Man X so much fun the combination of fast-paced traversal with with 2D action still work in these games.

But if youre a big fan of the Blue Bomber, this is still a great package that helps you complete your digital Mega Man collection.

Capcom gave us codes for all platforms for this review.

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