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A Critical Look at Mega Man 6 Stages: Blizzard Man
The first screens of this stage give us a robot seal called Au-Au who balances an energy ball on its nose before throwing it at us. Read that again. I just want to draw extra attention to how ridiculous and adorable that is before I move on. Cool? Cool.
A Critical Look at Mega Man 6 Stages: Flame Man
Mets haven’t changed, but the oil here is new.
The Blue Ink Reviews Mega Man #42 – Overshadowed
As our intrepid hero makes for the thermal-powered asteroid, his new foe is a very old robot indeed… Shadow Man. The only one not designed by Wily.
A Critical Look at Mega Man 6 Stages: Plant Man
So here we are at the last game for the NES. This time, Wily puts on a fake beard and sunglasses to hold a robot tournament and steal the contestants, so our newest batch of Robot Masters is meant to be from various places around the world, leading to somewhat flashier designs than we’re used to.
A Critical Look at Mega Man 5 Stages: Overview
Mega Man 5 is in roughly the same position as 4 was to 3…
Get Equipped Analysis: Fire Storm
Next up is the one true flame-a-justice, the Fire Storm!
A Critical Look at Mega Man 5 Stages: Dr. Wily Stages 3 and 4
So here we are once again in the final stretch…
A Critical Look at Mega Man 5 Stages: Dr. Wily Stage 2
Now then, where were we?
Mega Myths: Mega Man Zero, Part 1
p>Mega Man is rich in cultural history, but much of that richness can be overlooked when we’re dash-jumping over spikes-o-death and focusing on delivering that fatal charged shot.
Weakness Wisdom – A Look Into Mega Man 2’s Weakness Chain
It’s time we move on to one of the super beloved game of the Classic series: Mega Man 2!
The Blue Ink Reviews: Mega Man #39 – No Civilians in War
This issue has a lot going on…I mean, a lot.
Get Equipped Analysis: Hyper Bomb
Time to get hyped for Hyper Bomb!
The Blue Ink Reviews: Mega Man #38 – The Boss in the Time Capsule
In the last Blue Ink, I made a couple of major predictions about Mega Man’s fate, Xander Payne’s fate, other things of that nature. Allow me a small moment before we dive in to gloat a little.
The Blue Ink Reviews: Mega Man #37 – Timely Heroics
Some days you’re the ball, some days you’re the bat. When you’re a Mega Man, it’s more the second most of the time, but there are still days when even the best super fighting robot or B-Class Maverick Hunter ends up with something on their plate they didn’t expect to deal with.
The Blue Ink Reviews: Mega Man #36 – No Turning Back
After Mega Man and friends searched the Lanfront Ruins for evidence of Dr. Wily’s innocence, what’s next for the mad genius?
Get Equipped Analysis: Rolling Cutter
Time to rock and roll with Rolling Cutter!
The Blue Ink Reviews: Mega Man #35 – Abnormal Robotic Psychology
My, my. This was quite a fun little issue to read. Not so much about explosions this time, we’re diving into the madness of the mechanical mind, because it seems everyone in this issue has something to see a shrink about.
Get Equipped Analysis: Ice Slasher
Time to look at one “cool” weapon within the arsenal from Mega Man 1, the Ice Slasher!
Weakness Wisdom – A Look Into Mega Man/Powered Up’s Weakness Chain
This time on Weakness Wisdom, we’ll be looking into both the original and the Powered Up variants of the weaknesses of the first Mega Man game.
The Blue Ink Reviews: Mega Man #34 – The Ruins of the New World
It’s one of those double feature days, folks! A taste of the Blue Bomber, and then a hint of the madness that would follow in the century after.
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