Mega Man (1995)

Mega Man is an action platform video game developed by Freestyle for the Game Gear. The game was also subliscened by U.S. Gold from Capcom. This game was North American exclusive and released in October 1995.

Plot
In the year, 200X A.D., the evil Dr. Wily has used his 6 Robot Masters to gain control over the world. With a strong sense of justice, Rock is converted by Dr. Light into a battle robot named Mega Man.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Great 8-bit graphics that are upgraded from the NES games, probably due to the Game Gear's superior graphical capabilities.
 * 2) Decent for the most part music remixes from Mega Man 2 through 5.
 * 3) Good intro cutscene, despite being reused from the fourth game.
 * 4) Despite the screen being crunched, there is an action where you can control the camera to help see your surroundings.
 * 5) Toad Man isn't a complete joke in this game!
 * 6) Some of the weapons are slightly improved from their respective games.
 * 7) One of the first Mega Man games since the second game to have a Hard Mode.
 * 8) Wily Stage 1 (or Quick Man's Stage) isn't as frustrating, because the quick laser beams don't kill you instantly.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The enemies are noticeably faster than their original counterparts.
 * 2) You can only shoot two projectiles at a time with the standard buster, as opposed to three in most other games.
 * 3) The stages are almost identical to their original counterparts in terms of design.
 * 4) Unlike most Mega Man games, this game has NO continues.
 * 5) Plothole: Dr. Cossack's Citadel blows up in the ending, despite the game ending at Wily's Castle from Mega Man 4.
 * 6) Some of the music remixes are terrible.
 * 7) The game is somewhat glitchy.
 * 8) The game is rare, especially since it was only released in North America. There aren't any re-releases, either.