Now Playing: Mega Man 6 (1993)
Topic: Nintendo (NES)
By 1993, the NES was already well into its last remaining years. The SNES and Sega Genesis were duking it out full throttle for the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere in the 16-bit console wars, but in the shadows, perhaps quietly, Nintendo was still releasing some amazing gems for its old 8-bit NES. Kirby's Adventure was a prime example of past-prime NES gems that continued on the systems already legendary legacy. That same year, along came Mega Man 6. With Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 5 both being released a year prior in 1992, you would have thought Capcom had exhausted all it could out of the Blue Bomber. Clearly, that was not the case. Mega Man 6 faithfully continues the trend, and is essentially more of the same - but somehow a little bit better than its two predecessors.
While the best in the NES series of games remains to be Mega Man 3, Mega Man 6 is certainly not a slouch by any stretch. In fact, it is indeed more advanced graphically than any other of the previous games - and once again the music remains top notch. There are various upgrades available in MM 6, such as the BEAT upgrade - which is a flying bird that essentially kills everything on screen when utilized. Also, Mega Man's faithful robot dog Rush plays a new role as he transforms into the Jet and POW upgrades. The Jet is exactly what it sounds like - a jet pack - and is a blast to use. POW transforms Mega Man into a hulking powerhouse capable of busting through some bustable walls and much more.
A lot of things seem the same about Mega Man 6 than they do for the previous iterations of the series, but that is a good thing. However, if you for some reason you were not a fan before, there isn't much to convince you otherwise about liking this game now. In any case, the long running Mega Man series on the NES spanned almost the entire life span of the system and are regarded as some of the best games for it. Even with its 6th game in a long line of sequels, you could see that Mega Man is not only prolific, but longevity and quality are on its side as well.
-Kurt L.
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Updated: Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:07 AM EDT
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