Mega Man IV (GB, 1993)
Graphics-8.5 Sound-8 Control-8 Challenge-6.5 Story-4
Level Design-7 Frustration-7.5 Fun-7 Originality-4
Overall Score-7
+
Nice cutscenes (not just intro/outro)
Some music tracks sound better on GB
Some good weapons
Mini-bosses (not all stages)
Some creative level design (napalm man stage, tunnel falling apart, final boss)
Decent variation
Collect 4 letters to get Beat the bird (some are challenging to get while others are not)
+/-
Introduces the shop
Special weapons are too good vs. bosses
Bigger enemy != better power up reward
Your unexpected ally is named Ballade
-
Recoil from charge buster (wtf!)
Quite a few empty rooms
A few cheap enemy and trap placements (pharao man, crystal man, final boss first form)
Slowdown
Trial and error (enemy and boss patterns, tunnel falling apart)
Can't shoot while sliding
Toad Man and his stage
Crystal Man stage (boring music too)
Re-uses most bosses and enemies from the NES games
Second row of letters needed to access final stage?
Some crappy weapons (napalm bomb, crystal shot)
How did Mega Man end up in the Rush Marine in the end?
Shield enemy
Level Design-7 Frustration-7.5 Fun-7 Originality-4
Overall Score-7
+
Nice cutscenes (not just intro/outro)
Some music tracks sound better on GB
Some good weapons
Mini-bosses (not all stages)
Some creative level design (napalm man stage, tunnel falling apart, final boss)
Decent variation
Collect 4 letters to get Beat the bird (some are challenging to get while others are not)
+/-
Introduces the shop
Special weapons are too good vs. bosses
Bigger enemy != better power up reward
Your unexpected ally is named Ballade
-
Recoil from charge buster (wtf!)
Quite a few empty rooms
A few cheap enemy and trap placements (pharao man, crystal man, final boss first form)
Slowdown
Trial and error (enemy and boss patterns, tunnel falling apart)
Can't shoot while sliding
Toad Man and his stage
Crystal Man stage (boring music too)
Re-uses most bosses and enemies from the NES games
Second row of letters needed to access final stage?
Some crappy weapons (napalm bomb, crystal shot)
How did Mega Man end up in the Rush Marine in the end?
Shield enemy