
I’m happy to say that Mega Man 11 is none of the above. So, I count the last truly enjoyable numbered Mega Man as Mega Man 8, released way back on the PS1.


I’m going to preface this review by saying that while I can appreciate what was attempted with the two predecessors, Mega Man 9 and 10, I also didn’t enjoy them, as I found them artificially and arbitrarily hard, as though the developers knew the reputation of earlier Mega Man titles and then tried too hard to live up to that. Finally coming back to the limelight after a hefty hiatus, Mega Man 11 sees this iconic character return to battle the “evil” Doctor Wily, who is once again up to no good and corrupting robot masters in order to conquer the world. Mega Man, Rockman, The Blue Bomber whatever you want to call him, he’s been around for a while and he’s influenced the platforming genre in many ways over the years.
