Mega Man 7

"Much better than 6, but still missing something"

After the disappointment, which was Mega Man 6, this game was much better (almost missing 8/10), however it still not reached Mega Man 2 or 3. This was the first Mega Man game of the original series and it had its ups and downs. Let me give it a check-up:D:

Story 8/10: Wily was finally captured by Mega Man and put to prison. But Wily had planned for such a situation. He hid four robots in his underground lab, and if he didn´t contacted them after six months, they would activate and search for him. This happenned and the robots were destroying the city on their search. Mega Man was called to stop them and bring peace to the city...The story was again very good, it introduced a new bad guy (one of my favourites!) and there were some twists. A good story to sum it up.

Game Play 8/10: This time it was handled a bit different. You get an intro stage like the X series, then you must defeat the four robots in their stages. After that, you go through a mid-stage and then, defeat additional four robots. But despite this, the weapon idea is still there. A new feature, borrowed from Mega Man IV and V for the Game boy, is a shop, where you can buy items like E-Tanks, 1-Ups, W-Tanks etc. if you have enough bolts, which you must collect in the stages. Rush now got back his Coil and Jet transformation from MM 3-5 but his Fusion ability(his jet and power formations are now combined to the Super Adaptor) from Mega Man 6 is also back. He gained a new ability, too: Rush Search lets him dig up useful items or trash (literally). The energy balancer is also back and there is also an enhancement for your Super Adaptor, called the PU Fist. Also borrowed from the X series is the Escape Unit, which allows you to leave stages you visited before.

The control is as good as always and the Jet Adaptor is better to control as before.

The difficulty is fairly normal, not too easy but not too hard. However the final boss can be a major pain in the ass;(!!!

Audio/Visual 7/10: The graphic is pretty good with colorful backgrounds and superb design. The music is memorable, but the sound effects are pretty dorky (with Mega Mans arm cannon sounding like a pea shooter), which sets the score down a little.

Replayability 7/10: Finding the items can be fun and the two fortress idea is finally gone, but after you find it all, its uninteresting.

Buy or Rent?: MM fan, buy it. Newbies should rent it at least.

Overall 7/10: Its a better game than MM 6, but is still not as good as MM 2 and 3.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 08/04/01, Updated 08/04/01