rodeojones903
01-24-2006, 03:51 PM
Play is hands down the best mag on the market imo. Their review has me so pumped for MMMHX that I thought I'd type it up so you all can read it. The last line made me chuckle.
Score = 9.0
Welcome to the wonderful world of widescreen 2D (in 3D) gaming...Took long enough. And what better way to kick things off thank with Mega Man? Okay, Strider or Bionic Commando; but otherwise seeing as how Ghoul's n' Ghosts is coming soon, the blue bomber will do just fine especially looking this fantastic. Forget any previous attempts to capture classic 2D Mega Man in 3D: Maverick Hunter X -- a remake of arguably one of the best and most pivotal games in the series; Mega Man X -- is now the quintessential Mega Man experience.
This is where X entered the picture, the Reploid model used as the prototype for a worker class of robots meant to serve mankind, a few of which went rogue leading to the formation of an elite squad lead by X to return order...Enter Sigma and the rest is Mega Man history. The combination of the newly rendered models and enviroments together with the widescreen presentation and clarity of the PSP screen really punch things up for this seemingly bottomless series. Coupled with the rearranged soundtrack and voice acting for all the cut scenes and preceding each boss, it almost seems like an entirely new game...not that I'd prefer it. Mega Man X has always been among my favorite (along with the original and 8 on the Saturn). The other cool thing(s) about MHX happen after you beat the game (which is also different, as they've changed things up quite a bit in each level), which unlocks a new story playable as X's arch-rival, Vile, and an anime that shines a light on the events leading up to the X era of games. This is where the PSP beings to run away from the DS. Yeah, I said it.
Dave Halverson
Score = 9.0
Welcome to the wonderful world of widescreen 2D (in 3D) gaming...Took long enough. And what better way to kick things off thank with Mega Man? Okay, Strider or Bionic Commando; but otherwise seeing as how Ghoul's n' Ghosts is coming soon, the blue bomber will do just fine especially looking this fantastic. Forget any previous attempts to capture classic 2D Mega Man in 3D: Maverick Hunter X -- a remake of arguably one of the best and most pivotal games in the series; Mega Man X -- is now the quintessential Mega Man experience.
This is where X entered the picture, the Reploid model used as the prototype for a worker class of robots meant to serve mankind, a few of which went rogue leading to the formation of an elite squad lead by X to return order...Enter Sigma and the rest is Mega Man history. The combination of the newly rendered models and enviroments together with the widescreen presentation and clarity of the PSP screen really punch things up for this seemingly bottomless series. Coupled with the rearranged soundtrack and voice acting for all the cut scenes and preceding each boss, it almost seems like an entirely new game...not that I'd prefer it. Mega Man X has always been among my favorite (along with the original and 8 on the Saturn). The other cool thing(s) about MHX happen after you beat the game (which is also different, as they've changed things up quite a bit in each level), which unlocks a new story playable as X's arch-rival, Vile, and an anime that shines a light on the events leading up to the X era of games. This is where the PSP beings to run away from the DS. Yeah, I said it.
Dave Halverson