Mega Man Zero 3

"Where is Mega Man?"

Introduction
Usually I don't quite like to play this type of games, but this time I played this game, mainly because I remebered the old times, in which I had played my old Mega Man 3 game for the original gameboy... Oh well, now about this game...

Gameplay
Like in most Mega Man games, you will be controlling a character which needs to jump, attack some robots and defeat a powerful boss at the end of each level. However, in here the hero won't be the usual Megaman (or X, I never really understood the difference between those two...) but Zero, as you may have understood from the title. So, he will be able to jump across the levels, using his saber, his gun or other 2 weapons, each of them with their own weak and strong points. Once you defeat the boss which appears at the end of the level (be careful, since there is also a minor boss during the middle of the level!) you will gain some new abilities, which will prove surely useful on the next levels, mainly the one of performing a double jump, making you reach places the seemed impossible to reach before. I must say that some of the boss battles are really hard to win, and you will have some trouble finding the correct patern of the opponent's attacks, which will make you play a certain level more than once so that you finally stand a chance against the powerful boss. Well, you can also cheat... :| I heard there are different difficulty modes, but as far as I notice, this game is too tough, at least for me...

Story
Hum, I just skipped the story scenes, so I don't quite know what the game is about, but from I understand Zero will need to defeat the robots for ''personal'' reasons... What is the reason, afterall? Play the game in order to know it!

Graphics/Sound
The graphics look like the same in almost every Mega Man game, and the ones in this game really look like the ones from Mega Man X series on playstation, and that means *Shiny*! As for the sound, it is quite good, as there are different themes for the levels but a single theme for the boss battles, but as usual you may always turn it off if it doesn't seem to be your type of music at all.

Play Time/Replayability
Even if you are a skilled player you will take some time to finish this game, as some levels and sections of it are really tough. Once you finish the game once, there are still lots of things for you to do, as more armors to unlock, mini-games and more stuff!

Final Recommendation
I guess this game is only good for real fans of the Mega Man Zero series, as it seems to me that it is quite tough and most people maybe won't enjoy it exactly for this reason.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 04/22/04