Mercs

Mercs

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 10/91   Genre: Action Sega were in an interesting position with the Genesis. Because of Nintendo’s strong arm tactics with third parties they had little support early on. But they figure out a clever loophole;...
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Strider (Sega)

Strider (Sega)

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 11/90   Genre: Action I loved arcade games growing up but learned to accept that the NES couldn’t recreate most of my favorite titles perfectly. I like Double Dragon II and TMNT II but...
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Mega Man X Collection

Mega Man X Collection

Developer: Atomic Planet    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 01/10/06   Genre: Platformer Hot on the heels of the well-received Mega Man Anniversary Collection Capcom announced the Mega Man X Collection. Capcom and developer Atomic Planet did a fantastic j...
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Mega Man X8

Mega Man X8

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 12/07/04   Genre: Action There aren’t many games that I’ve come to hate as much as Mega Man X7. I really love this series and to see what that game did to its sterling reputation...
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Mega Man X7

Mega Man X7

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/14/03    Genre: Action I have played many bad games in the 30+ years I’ve been gaming. And Mega Man X7 is legitimately one of the worst. After the bad reception to the sixth game Capcom...
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Mega Man X6

Mega Man X6

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 12/07/01    Genre: Action They couldn’t leave well enough alone. Mega Man X5 is the natural end of the series and directly leads in to Mega Man Zero. But Capcom is going to be Capcom, which...
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Mega Man X5

Mega Man X5

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 02/01   Genre: Action The amount of restraint Capcom showed with the Mega Man X series on the PlayStation is pretty surprising. For a publisher known for milking their series to death gamers would have....
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Mega Man X4

Mega Man X4

Devloper: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/97   Genre: Action As the 32-bit generation progressed I’ll admit to being a bit dismayed. One by one many of my favorite series were making the move to 3d and the results were painful....
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Mega Man X3

Mega Man X3

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 01/96   Genre: Action Mega Man X3, like many of Capcom’s late SNES titles, was an interesting release. After misreading the market and ending up with surplus copies of Super Street Fighter II they wer...
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Mega Man X2

Mega Man X2

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 01/95    Genre: Action Despite its release in the middle of the Super Nintendo’s lifespan we all knew Mega Man X would spawn sequels. A Capcom game getting a sequel is as sure as death and...
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