If you manage to memorize level layout and predict the onset of choppiness, Mega Man Xtreme actually delivers an otherwise decent showing when it comes to graphics and sound. Capcom tidied up a number of these issues for the North American release of the game, but enough remain such that choppiness is still an integral, and unfortunate, aspect of gameplay. Worse still, you may just take a hit from a phantom projectile or fall through the ledge. Should you clear the enemies away and make that particular jump, the game may speed up for a split second to compensate. As you approach ledges, traps, or ladders, the game tends to send a few enemies or projectiles your way and slows down in the process, therefore throwing your timing into the toilet. However, another major contributor of Mega Man Xtreme's challenge level are the intermittent issues it has with frame rate, control, and collision detection. One can't condemn a game for just being difficult, especially one based upon an old-school series. Various forms of Serge, Zain, Geemel, Spider, and Sigma frustrate you at every turn, up to the point that the game's Xtreme mode oftentimes becomes an exercise in frustration. The same can't be said for the game's other bosses, however. On the upside, patience, perseverance, and a good memory should eventually get you past these and the other four standard boss characters. The first four - Chill Penguin, Spike Mandrill, Flame Stag, and Storm Eagle - all have clever attack patterns, but their thick life meters and high damage potential make defeating them an odious task. The game's eight Mavericks, cherry-picked from previous Mega Man X titles, exude cheapness. The game's main levels are well designed, with a variety of alternate routes, but they also possess an inordinately high number of cheap hits and surprises. Unfortunately, the game's main downside is its difficulty. As in prior Mega Man titles, the order in which you vanquish bosses is important, as the power you obtain from one may lend you an advantage over another. As you defeat each boss, you'll also assimilate each one's powers into your arsenal, such as Chill Penguin's shotgun ice or Wheel Gator's spin wheel. Getting through each level is difficult at first, but memorizing the layout of each should get you to the stage bosses in no time.Ī big aspect of the Mega Man universe is its bosses and the ability to assimilate their powers. As you obtain these power ups, you'll eventually double your vigor and firepower, as well as obtain fun, new ways to destroy blocks with your head. Techno's put a number of jumps, obstacles, and computerized life forms in your path, but Mega Man's suit power ups should even the odds. To defeat Techno and his minions, you must jump, dash, slide, and shoot your way through the computer network.
On the surface, Mega Man Xtreme is pure platform gaming fun.
In order to stop him, you'll take on 15 unique bosses, acquire four body modifications, and experience a plethora of levels ripped straight out of the 16-bit Super Nintendo Mega Man X titles.
Unfortunately, the festivities are cut short when Techno, a dastardly mega-hacker, subverts control over the world's mother computer and breathes life into the villains of Mega Man's past. Mega Man is celebrating his 14th birthday in style with Capcom's latest, Mega Man Xtreme, a game that also happens to represent the blue-suited hero's first appearance on Nintendo's Game Boy Color system.
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