Mega Man: The Wily Wars is a compilation of the first three Mega Man games remade on Sega Genesis. The actual US release history of this game is quite interesting. Originally, in 1994 through the Sega Channel this game with several others were temporary brought here. More recently in 2012, AtGames put the game among many others in one version of their portable Genesis player.
Last year, Sega released Sega Genesis Mini that does included this game. There isn't many game compilations on the console. Even fewer are classic games remade on Sega Genesis that aren't arcade games. If you played the hell out of the first three Mega Man games. You should be better off than those who haven't like myself.
I can't judge the actual NES version directly. Although, I do own Mega Man: Legacy Collection 1 that does emulate the first six Mega Man games. Obviously, parts of the artwork in some areas are notably different. For the most part, all three Mega Man games are mostly faithful to their respective NES versions.
Believe it or not, they went the extra mile with this. If you beat the first three Mega Man games on the same save. You can play a bonus game called Wily Tower. This is such a nice addition to the overall experience. You can select up to eight Robot Master abilities you want. Not only that, you also can select up to three teleport items to help you on the way.
At times, you will be asked if you want to change anything out. Wily Tower brings so much from the first three Mega Man games to help tie everything together nicely. I should mention, instead of the Robot Masters you would expect. You will face the Genesis Unit that's made up of three new boss characters.
Each members is based on a particular character from classic Chinese story Journey to the West. Keep in mind, this same story also inspired Dragon Ball as well as Saiyuki. I loved among the beaten games, it will say All Clear on your save for that Mega Man game. Unfortunately, it doesn't on Wily Tower for some odd reason.
If you are a Mega Man fan, you need to experience this for yourselves. I know a lot of people especially bias Nintendo fans believes Sega Genesis has terrible audio. When in fact, there's so many great songs being played off the console itself. Yes, their choice of an audio chip that makes the emulating of the overall sound more difficult than it should be.
Mega Man: The Wily Wars is packed with content to keeping you busy for hours. Easily one of the biggest surprises among Sega Genesis Mini. You get technically three and a half Mega Man games in place of one Genesis game. It is mind blowing the other Classic mini consoles didn't do that. I would even go as far to say this is way better than both Mega Man 7 & 8.
Yes, due to recreating each Mega Man games onto a more powerful consoles. Not everything would be perfect. I don't think the controls are off by much neither the overall physics. Yes, some particular boss fights like Yellow Devil in Mega Man 1 is notably easier. Some popular glitches from the NES games aren't present here either.
Capcom put a lot of work into this game compilation. Personally, I am very impressed how well done it truly is. I wouldn't say this is the greatest Mega Man game ever made because it isn't. For a very few Mega Man games to come out on Sega consoles, this is likely the best of them. I do recommend playing this off of Sega Genesis Mini for a few reasons.
1. The actual cartridge & bootleg copies can be expansive
2. These games can be difficult at times
3. You need to take breaks unless you are crazy enough to do it all in one long endurance
4. Some bosses is easier using their weaknesses against them
5. You can use save states to help you out
Honestly, this is worth checking out. I have to say among classic Mega Man games on 16-bit consoles, this would be the best. You really get more than enough to justify more so than most rare Genesis games. Mega Man: The Wily Wars is hands down a forgotten gem among the Genesis library.
This compilation was the beginning of something truly beautiful. Yes I am talking about the later game compilation. I personally didn't get to Mega Man Anniversary Collection. Although, someone told me a lot about it while going to school a long time ago. I got to be honest, if you want a challenge look no further than this game I am not kidding.
The music to me is mostly great as well as the sound effects. Yes I do agree some songs in general are simply better in their respective NES versions. I always been a fan of how audio plays off an Genesis console. I felt this is a complete package that's not only going to bring back nostalgia for it's fans. This is a love letter to them telling em we need Sega to get in on the fun.
I am not going to lie, there is obviously a learning curve. Some parts you'll quickly get while others you are more likely to lose it or simply be confused. The confused parts is not often though. Like some bosses you need to use your head how to damage them. Most bosses do have a health bar with a particular boss in Wily Tower having two of them without additional phases.
There's a great variety of everything especially for the level designs. I could talk for hours how I feel about them. I do agree some of the NES version's artworks is better. I do like some changes in Genesis version a bit more. I also liked in Wily Tower, you get a better idea which stuff you are bringing than you usual do.
What I mean by this is usually you get two letters to represent almost everything. Only energy tanks are the exception to that. You mostly get icons that kinda makes things a little confusing. But in Wily Tower, you get a better picture of what you brought in. Now this by itself plus making the selection screen bigger than the other Mega Man games included does also help out.
I know some would prefer the other Mega Man games' selection since it doesn't cover much of the screen. Honestly, sometimes it's nice to know what's possibly coming to your way. You would be amazed how incredibly easy it is to die in these games. It isn't Ghouls 'n Ghosts level of hard but it does come close in a few ways.
I also liked you can select any of the Mega Man games except Wily Tower from the start. Which means you can complete these games in any order. Like you would expect, you also can do that with the Robot Masters & The Genesis Unit as well. Let's be honest, being forced to complete one level for hours can be very annoying.
I love having an option of a few stages especially if doing so ends up making the games much easier in the long run. Like going in a particular order per a game makes most difficult parts seem like a cake walk. But some of their abilities can be frustrating to get working. Thank god, most bosses have alternate weaknesses to help you out.
This is a game that will test your gaming skills in more ways you would expect. You simply can't rush in thinking "Oh I'm going to speed run this bitch." LOL who are you Leeroy Jenkins come on now. Now this is one of the finest among Capcom's games on the console. Obviously, it is their most ambitious Genesis title ever created almost like a perfect gaming experience.
No comments:
Post a Comment