RockMan Battle & Chase

"Megaman's imported brother: Battle and Chase!"

RockMan Battle & Chase was released in Japan quite awhile ago and has never been ported to the US. Reason being ''I don't know''. Anyway Rockman is another name for Mega Man. Battle & Chase is another word for ''Super Mario Kart rip-off/hybrid kart builder''. The game take a slice of Mega Man pie and a slice of Super Mario Kart and throws it together to come up with one of the most fun kart racers to date.

Gameplay(Not Kartplay):
The game is mostly kart racing against many of Mega Man's foes on their own individual courses. Think Mario Kart 64. Almost exactly the same gameplay. The difference being and also the catch....Once you win a race you get to choose a part from your opponents vehicle! Yeah Great. Whoopee. This feature may seem stupid but it is pretty cool once you see all the custom jobs you could do to your kart. This being a kart racer in such a world full of kart racers stands above them all and screams ''Import Me''.

Music:
One cool thing about this title is hearing some of my old favorite Mega Man level tunes. There are a lot here that will more than likely bring back the fondest of memories of blowing in your original NES cart, inserting, turning power on, and either getting it to work or having to repeat the process. If the game worked you played some awesome gameplay which can be seen in this tile and heard some great tunes, which also can be heard in this title.

Graphics:
Simply put- Take Mario Kart 64 for example and scale it down to Playstation standards. Back in the day it might have been considered eye-candy but today it look not-so-good. As a gamer and being one for sometime now graphics don't bother me. It's all about fun.

Fun:
Yes. This game is fun. Unfortunately this game is mostly in foreign writing so if you English you no understand. I refer you to a FAQ on Gamefaqs.com. I heard that place is pretty cool for gamers(wink, wink).

And now for something completely different:
Capcom should bring this title over here because it they did bring Mega Man Soccer over for the SNES. I believe the reason they are holding back is because the translation time. This game is loaded with Japanese? text.

The game is worth importing if you are looking for worthy import titles. I leave you with this last question:
Do you like Mega Man and Mario Kart 64?
If yes, then you should know what to do.
If no, then waste your money on something else.
If maybe, then look and the other reviews for this game.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 07/04/02, Updated 07/04/02