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 enlarge | From: Capcom
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $20.74
New (7) Used (12) from $20.74
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 8261
Platform: Gamecube
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Toy
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 100730
Model: 013388200214
UPC: 013388200214
EAN: 0013388200214
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Includes disc, manual, original case.
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 If you love Megaman X, you'll love this! October 10, 2007
Really great game. I bought it for my boyfriend who is in love with the series and he disappeared as soon as it came in the mail. XDbr /br /
Great collection of games for a great price. June 5, 2007
The Mega Man X series was home to a lot of great games. Pretty much all of the best ones are in this collection, and they are emulated to perfection (I rented 3 of them and owned one of them, so I know). I'll break down each game in this review soon, but first let me describe the collection's up points, as a whole.br /br /The collection has a universal saving system that works the same for each game. There's a total of three slots per game, per memory card (supports slot A and slot B saving). For the first three games this is especially important, since those ones had passwords. Saving in one of those saves the password, only requiring you to press start once the data is loaded.br /br /There's only two real downsides in the collection overall. First, the game (in my experience) WILL NOT work on component video cables. It loads a few intro videos and plays the sound, but no picture is displayed. This is the only Gamecube game where I've seen this happen. Second, the Gamecube controller really isn't built for these games. Regardless, you're allowed to change the button configuration (sadly, you have to change it every time you start X1-X3).br /br /Now, onto the individual games. Just as a general guideline for what visual and sound quality to expect, X1-X3 were originally on the Super Nintendo. X4-X6 were originally on the Playstation 1 (and still 2D).br /br /Mega Man X1 (10 out of 10): This is pretty much the cream of the crop. For an action game, it had a pretty good story and an amazing atmosphere. The controls were pretty tight too. This game also introduced the concept of armor upgrades. For example, getting an arm upgrade will let you charge up your arm cannon to an even more powerful (and prettier looking) blast. This game is also pretty difficult, and though some parts may seem cheap I think the challenge provided is just right. And the final battles are just spectacular. (As a side note, this one has the best soundtrack of all 6, in my opinion).br /br /Mega Man X2 (9 out of 10): Another good one. Even though it isn't as awesome as its predecessor, it's good enough that you probably won't care. Very similar to X1, except with different armor upgrades and different weapons to acquire from bosses. This game is a bit easier overall, but still enough of a challenge to provide some fun.br /br /Mega Man X3 (8.5 out of 10): If this were a port of the SNES version I would give it a 9 out of 10. However, it's a port of a different version (Sega Saturn, I believe), and is, in my opinion, lower quality compared to the SNES version. The visuals are the same, but the sound and music quality took quite a nose-dive in my view. Regardless, for all intents and purposes it plays the same as the SNES version, and even though most people seem to not like this one (any version) I think it was actually pretty solid overall.br /br /Mega Man X4 (8 out of 10): This game has one of the best features ever. You can play as Zero from start to finish if you want to! His weapon is a sword as opposed to X's arm cannon, which really shifts the dynamic of gameplay compared to X. The downside is that this game isn't so great in regards to level design. The levels seem shorter and lacking compared to the previous three games (not only that, they also split each level into two sections and refill your life before the second half, which is dumb). These normal levels actually feel a bit TOO easy to me, but the game makes up for it with some rather intense boss fights (save for one really easy one). The ending boss fights are brutal for me EVEN TO THIS DAY (but I still managed to finish the game).br /br /Mega Man X5 (7 out of 10): This is where I feel the series really starts to falter. In addition to having poor production values (the text translation is awful), the game is also rather asinine in regards to difficulty balance. The game can often be unfairly difficult at times, yet also have some spots of stupor-inducing ease. Also, the level designs are very counter-intuitive here, lending to a bit of redundancy at times and a narrow-minded focus. Still, for some this one may still be worth playing, and it does have an interesting multiple ending mechanic (I won't tell you how that works).br /br /Mega Man X6 (6 out of 10): You know, the real shame about this entry is that it had a somewhat decent story (minus the translation errors) and some rather spectacular music (I'd rank it a close second behind X1. It'd get first if it weren't for the fact that some of the tracks are a bit dumb in contrast to the good ones). The worst part about this one is that the difficulty balance is way, WAY out of whack! The game is hard to the point of masochism in some parts, and not in the well-crafted way that some games manage. Not only that, the fact that you have to follow a surprisingly ultra-specific route to even be able to access the final stages is a real pain. To add insult to injury some of the final stages seem to be impossible to finish with certain armor sets (the armor sets themselves are pretty cool), sometimes forcing you to try a whole stage ALL OVER AGAIN with a different armor set just to finish the stage. In a word, the game feels unpolished. To this day I'm surprised I had the gumption to finish it all the way.br /br /There's an unlockable racing game in this collection, but I haven't acquired it. I haven't heard good things about it though.br /br /Overall, for the first few entries alone this collection is easily worth the money. If you end up liking them all, all the better.br /br /(Note: The overall score I give is NOT an average of the individual game scores. It is my score of the overall package in regards to how much I recommend it).
The 6 Greatest Mega Man games in one collection. Cool! October 4, 2006
Everyone has a favorite game in any genre. For me, in the action/adventure department, these 6 excellent games are my absolute favorites. No matter how many times I have beaten the games, I come back for more. I still remember playing the first X game for the SNES, I literally hogged my friend's SNES (sadly I didn't have one and my parents didn't let me have one). Then when X4 came out (not much to explain about X2 and X3 since they have similar gameplay), I beat the game so many times that I eventually got bored with it, which took a few years. X5 and X6, the last 2 great ones, were great but starting to make the future X games fall apart. The sad thing is that because 2D gameplay is pretty much extinct, some game series just aren't the same in 3D (mainly the later X games and other non-Capcom games like Castlevania, however there are some I like, Megaman Legends, Street Fighter EX plus alpha, The Mortal Kombat games (non fighting ones make me sick)) and people just want more realistic games. because of this once the 128 bit era ends, I am not getting anymore future systems. anyway, for those who love Mega Man get this collection. for those who like Mega Man but didn't like the X series look else where and for those who either don't like Mega Man or don't like 2D gameplay do the same thing, but it's just sad with the fact that some of these games' stuff have made other games us that specific option (for instance I think that when X3 came out, which had that map screen before you start the level, was later used in some non-Mega Man and Capcom games like Castlevania Symphony of the Night when it came to looking at the map of the huge castle.) Also, sometimes not all 3D gameplay isn't great. It made some game series more improved but some of them failed and the series was never seen in public again (Earthworm Jim and Bubsy 3D to be specific).
 More action with the Blue Bomber August 16, 2006
I never bought the Mega Man games (original or X series) back in the day because I never considered my gaming skills good enough to get through them. But now its a decade later, and seeing as how Capcom has been nice enough to bring these classics together, I thought I'd give it a shot.br /br /The good news is that my gaming skills have indeed improved, and I'm tearing through the games in this collection at a moderately strong pace. You get the first six Mega Man X games here, and also an unlockable bonus which is essentially a Mario Kart clone. Mega Man is the quintessential action platformer, with carefully timed jumps and boss attack patterns and weaknesses that need to be discovered. Generally I liked the first three SNES installments the best (X3 actually has the anime cutscenes from the Playstation port). As the series got older it started injecting more "story" into the cutscenes and taking itself too seriously. Plus when you recycle a formula so many times, the flash tends to overtake the substance. But as a whole, there's a lot of game to experience here.br /br /If you're in the mood for retro 2D gaming this is a great buy. I don't know if I would've paid sticker price for all of these games individually, but together at this low cost you can't go wrong.
Megaman's version of "Pimp my ride" June 18, 2006
Lo and behold, if Megaman bored you, now you can upgrade him!br /br /That is the single factor that separates the fans of Megaman. And it is a pretty good one too.br /br /Everything is set as Megaman would be. Something happened and Megaman X has to go out and destroy 8 (It's always 8) bosses before going to the final stages. While collecting the weapons that the bosses give you, you also need to upgrade your body; which ranges from getting armor to up defense or getting a blaster to make your plasma shots more powerful. It's all there and this is what adds spice to the game.br /br /Of course, the sad thing is that only Megaman X 1 through four are good. After that is the decline of the series.br /br /MegamanX- Wonderful introduction and my favorite game of the series. The difficulty is not set so high, so Megaman vets will actually get a break. The stages are reasonably sized and the bosses not too hard. Start here.br /br /Megaman X II- Becomes a little more difficult and bigger. MegaMan X, just harder. You may find yourself reaching for a full-armor cheat like I did.br /br /Megaman X III- Said to be the best of the series, but I am skeptical since they said that about Megaman 3 and Mario Bros. III, I am seeing a prejudice trend in threes. Still big and more difficult, you may yet again reach for a cheat.br /br /It is also the cheapest game of the bunch. Get the saber and you can kill everything in two shots or less. Kind of cheap eh?br /br /Megaman X 4- Start of the decline of the series. Allows you to play fully as X or Zero, X getting weapons and Zero learning "techniques". The difficulty dissapointingly goes down a bit, and doesn't rough you up too much. You may not even need to "get the right weapon" for the bosses.br /br /A let down really. Even the final boss is not too hard.br /br /Megaman X 5- The mark the series is dying. It is WAY too easy. The bosses are practically idiots and let you do lots of damage to them before attacking once! This girl "Alias" annoys you at every single stop to tell you something that is not in the least importance if you are a gamer, I mean, you know not to touch the spikes by now RIGHT?!br /br /What is worse is that the final boss is too difficult. HUGE letdown for me.br /br /And the worst one-br /br /Megaman X 6- You may actually need to ignore my review just because of this. This game got me so frustrated, I didn't bother trying to beat one boss. br /br /This "nightmare" follows you around every stage and every step, just damaging you. And the only boss I encounted, ripped my arm off and beat me with it.br /br /Overall, Megaman X is Capcom's way of appealing Megaman to the teens. It is more mature, with the occasional swear, but what I wonder is why all the bosses are animal oriented? I mean, that is a bit childish and it gets old too fast. I miss ""man......br /br /All in all, the first four titles are good enough for me to recommend this to you. Start at X 1 and you'll be fine.br /br /I recommend this since this, and I quote, "is the best there was, the best there is, and the best there will ever be." Sad really.
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