Games

Mega Man

Capcom

1987•Shooter•PEGI 7•About 4 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, pacy shooter: dark and uncomplicated. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

76 / 100

295 ratings

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About This Game

Experience the game that started it all! Play as cybernetic hero Mega Man as you battle to stop the evil scientist Dr. Wily and his Robot Masters from taking over the world! A classic platformer in every sense of the word, Mega Man features timeless 8-bit graphics, a memorable soundtrack, and balanced but challenging gameplay that combine to create one of the most iconic video games of all time. Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a 1987 action-platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was directed by Akira Kitamura, with Nobuyuki Matsushima as lead programmer, and is the first game of the Mega Man franchise and the original video game series. Mega Man was produced by a small team specifically for the home console market, a first for Capcom, who previously focused on arcade titles.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Brilliant scientist Dr. Light conceived the construction of fully-operational human-like experimental robots to perform specific everyday duties. Dr. Light, and his assistant Dr. Wily, encouraged by their very first near-human robot - Mega Man - proceeded to develop six additional Humanoids, all programmed to perform prescribed rituals. But, with the exception of Mega Man, all of Dr. Light's near-human robot experimentation went awry. Assistant Dr. Wily turned disloyal, re-programming Dr. Light's Humanoids, now bent on destroying opposition so Dr. Wily could control the world and its...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

MascotDeathRobotsSide-scrollingPixel artTeleportationLevel selectionHigh score

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Capcom
Publishers: Playtronic, Capcom
Released: 17 December 1987
Series: Mega Man
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 2h rushed, 4h normally, 8h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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