NOTE: I previously posted this review in issue number 1 of my 2.5D Blog-Fanzine

Ask any old school gamer what some of the greatest Nes games of all time were and they're bound to mention the original Mega Man. It's what every good side scrolling action game should be. There's plenty of running, jumping, climbing, and blasting hordes of enemies in store for those who wish to partake on Mega Man's quest to defeat the evil mad scientist Dr. Wily.

However, said mad scientist isn't going to make it easy for the Blue Bomber. In order to get to Wily, you'll have to defeat his six evil robots who each have their own challenging stages to play through first, but don't worry, Mega Man's got a few tricks up his sleeve (or in this case, Mega Buster) with which to defeat his foes. Whenever Mega Man defeats one of Wily's minions he then absorbs their powers, and can then use them on his enemies. One of the greatest aspects of each boss' power is that each boss power can be used to easily defeat another boss. For example, you use the power you get from Cut Man on Elec Man, Elec on Ice and so on. That's not all. If you manage to make it past those six challenging stages and the bosses inhabit them, you're treated to Dr. Wily's stage where you have to defeat them all again as well as a rock monster, a Mega Man clone, and Robotic bubbles before you even get to that freak Wily and his UFO.

Mega Man isn't for the faint of heart. It'll put even the most hardcore of gamers' skills to the test (Unless you're one of those people who've played it so much that you can beat it with your eyes closed that is). This game is tough and it's no help that there's no password system, so you have to beat it in one sitting(on the Nes version atleast). I guess it's a good thing the game controls like a dream (it's hard to mess that up with two buttons). The music is catchy too.

Bottom Line: If you don't have this game in one way shape or form from the original Nes version to the Anniversary Collection, then just slap yourself.