Mega Man Legacy Collection

« The Mega Man Legacy Collection may seem lacking in core game content given how vast the Mega Man franchise is, but what it delivers is executed perfectly. »

« Mega Man Legacy Collection combines great emulation, remixes, and historic context into a superb compilation. »

« Not only is there isn’t a single bad game in Mega Man Legacy Collection, there isn’t a game included that isn’t great. Whether you’re someone who has beaten the core NES Mega Man games hundreds of times, or if you’re someone who has always been curious about one of the most heralded franchises in gaming, Mega Man Legacy Collection is all but a no-brainer. »

« Some may cry foul at the lack of more recent Mega Man titles, but Mega Man Legacy Collection marks the gold standard for retro re-releases. »

« Despite a few technical shortcomings, Mega Man Legacy Collection is a love letter to one of the best franchises in retro gaming history. »

« By far the best and most impressive Mega Man compilation ever assembled, what Legacy Collection sacrifices in reach it more than makes up for with refinement. »

« Mega Man Legacy Collection is an excellent option for the new generation to get to know our favorite bomber. It is an appropriate celebration for one of videogame's most important characters. »

« The presentation is top notch, in that it doesn’t tamper with the visuals one bit, and the new additions offer replayability that isn’t simply taking on Dr. Robotnik for the 20th time. »

« Eu acho que mega man legacy foi um otimo jogo amo os jogos do mega e espero que outras pessoas gostem »

« One of the best Collection games of all time! Very Hard and it is for hardcore gamers of the 80s and 90s »

« I'm giving this my average rating of all the games it contains. MegaMan: 4/10. Kinda fun, clunky. MegaMan 2: 8/10. Insanely fun. MegaMan 3: 2.5/10. Way too hard. Boring weapons. Not worth it. MegaMan 4: 4.5/10. Better than 3. It's definitely a rage game. MegaMan 5: 6.5/10. Pretty fun. Creative level design. Megaman 6: 6/10. Fun, not super hard. Lost the creativity from 5 As a collective, I feel as this was really well put together with a lot of cool features. »

« Mi crítica va dirigida hacia los dos volúmenes de esta recopilación. No tengo nada en contra de los 10 videojuegos incluidos pese a que prefiero la saga X, pero con ambas recopilaciones tengo exactamente la misma queja sobre dividir ambas sagas en dos discos, lo cual no tiene sentido y es innecesario ya que cada saga cabe perfectamente y de sobra en un solo disco, es más, ambas sagas juntas caben en un mismo disco también. »

« This collection includes the first six MM games. It also features the Japanese versions, a challenge mode, a rewind mechanic, a few display options and the musical soundtracks. The games themselves haven't been altered in any. Fans of the series will love this, while newbies will get a chance to experience them with some nice extras. I would rate this with an 8.5 out of 10. »

« This... is Mega Man. Nothing more. It is simply an emulation of the 6 original games for 15 dollars. Now, that is not a bad thing, as the emulator does bring a few new things to the table, like filters and that oh-so-glorious 16:9 option. It also brings a neat challenge mode, but it does get old quickly. Still, I had a bit of fun trying to beat my friend's high scores for the yellow devil and the dragon at the end of MM2. If I were to rate this based on the games themselves, it would be a 10. However, seeing how lazy this collection is, I say it should get a solid 8, and it is the best way to play the games without hooking up an old CRT and an NES. »

« Mega Man Legacy collection is a compilation of the first 6 Mega Man games on the NES. First of all, why did I buy this? The reason is because I used to have another compilation of games called the Mega Man Anniversary Collection for Xbox/PS2/GCN. It included the games in this collection and Mega Man 7 & 8 for the SNES and PS1, respectively. I cannot use it anymore because of disc damage and my Xbox died (RIP my Xbox 2001-2014). After years of experience with the originals and the Anniversary Collection, how well is this compilation made? Well... it's just okay. First of all, it does contain the first 6 games for NES, but I don't really see that "HD flair" that they advertised it to have. Mega Man controls as well as he does in the original NES games: fast paced, extremely controllable, and responsive. The presentation is exactly the same. No, seriously. The games remain true to the originals. It remains so true to the originals that the glitches from the original games are still in this compilation. It shouldn't really be that big of a problem to anyone who has played the original games, but spoiled modern-day gamers might have major problems with this. The original soundtracks are still there, but I feel like something is missing. In the Anniversary Collection, there is a mode called "Navi Mode" in the settings that included a navigator and a remixed soundtrack. I can live without the navigator, but this compilation would have been better if there was an option for remixed soundtracks. I like the challenges. They add challenge to different games by having you tackle different scenarios in a set amount of time. Scenarios can range from remixes to bosh rushes. While we're on the topic of challenges, here's a little trick to beating the hard-as-rocks Yellow Devil challenge: As soon as his eye appears, shoot the Elec Beam at him and press the LB button multiple times. This is a glitch from the original Mega Man that registers a hit multiple times if you hit the pause button multiple times. Use it to beat the Yellow Devil in under 30 seconds. Filters are also added to the compilation to give the games a 1980s vibe. They are kind of cool. Overall, Mega Man Legacy Collection is an okay compilation of the first 6 Mega Man games, but compared to the Anniversary Collection, this is the weaker of the compilations. With the glitches from the original NES games kept, and the lack of a remixed soundtrack, Mega Man Legacy Collection lacks a few things that could have made it a really excellent compilation. If you have an original Xbox/PS2/GCN, I recommend picking up the Anniversary Collection instead. It contains all the games from this compilation, Mega Man 7 & 8, and a couple of arcade games not released in the US. It also has a remixed soundtrack. I can only recommend the Legacy Collection to retro gamers and fans of Mega Man who don't have an NES or Xbox/PS2/GCN. Final Score: 6 out of 10 (Slightly Above Average) The Good: + Controls kept the same + Challenge Mode + Filters The Bad: - Lack of "HD flair". - Lack of remixed soundtrack. - Not as good as the Anniversary Collection. The Ugly: ~ Glitches from the original NES games kept. »

« Edit: Decided to re-review this game after spending my fifth playthrough on going through the first six games five times and half of the challenges. I'm mostly going to touch on technical issues. When you get down right to it, the game really does feel like a pre-packaged **** can alter your control schemes on the PC and console versions. Customizable options for resolution are available on the PC, and on the consoles you can fiddle with the size of the screen, borders and even simulate an old television filter if that tickles your fancy. Feels nice to have control options and screen options on a console. What else is there? There's a music player at the start screen, but only of the NES chiptunes. No Complete Collection remixes, even though the menu screens have remixes that are much better on the ears. There is also some concept art and art-stuff from Mega Man's history. But you would be better off buying the complete artwork for Mega Man. Then you have the "Challenge Mode". The Challenge Mode is entirely a time-rush mode, which isn't a seller to most people. Did I mention that the exploits from the old games are still present? So don't expect playing fair to stack well in the leaderboards, especially on the Yellow Devil boss fight. It is very lackluster. It doesn't remix enemy placements or combine mechanics, enemies or levels into interesting new challenges for veterans. All you do is complete an obstacle (or series of obstacles) in the quickest amount of time. If you die, you can still complete the challenge if you have extra lives. You just lose time. Don't think you can get by playing fair. To get a gold rating, even if you don't care about the leaderboards, require you to exploit the game: I beat Dr. Wily on MM1 in under a minute with Electroman's pause glitch and I still got a bronze. Capcom missed out on changing up the main-game in interesting ways. Not even a "choose your weapons" mode from Wily Wars. There are no alternative characters to play as like with MM9 or MM10 (Proto Man, Bass, or even the Robot Masters of the first six games if you want to stay within the NES era of games). Sure, this collection is about the Blue Bomber himself, but why not something new like playing new characters with different skills and quirks like with Mega Man Powered Up? (Although no broken Proto Man, please.) Speaking of exploits... As the development team that worked on this game stated, they worked from the ground-up to upscale the classic NES series to modern devices. This means a lot of bad ideas were kept for "authenticity": Sprite flickering (especially in MM1 and MM2) are apparent, the boss-introduction scenes in MM6 and other bosses are possibly a health hazard to some, and any glitches are still there.I am happy for the last part as I don't mind glitches, especially the Yellow Devil glitch for MM1--I wished the challenge mode forbid them or worked around them somehow. The only criticism, technical-wise, I cannot confirm nor deny is any input lag. MM1 and 2 were always floaty to me, and it wasn't until MM3 to 6 that I got a nice feel for the controls. The same experience happened when I replayed these games, so I can only say that the games do feel authentic, for all good and ill intentions. Other than that, the games play just fine. My final verdict is still a six. The only reason I am giving this game a six is because, for the most part, the collection is a well-executed combination of the first classic games--it's only slightly above **** customizable options one-ups the Anniversay Collection's ports (and yet there's no cycle button through weapons in-game time), and you might find something enjoyable out of the challenge mode when you're bored. The collection doesn't deserve anything higher. Buy the game only if you want to replay the first six games again. I doubt Capcom will add any DLC to this game, but I hope they either change up the main-games with different character modes or something crazy like with NES Remix. Collapse »