Mega Man Zero Collection

So this has been out on the DS for a while. Includes all the MMZ games for $30, which is a steal considering they were some of the best platformers on the system.


Dunno what the extras are, or if there are any kind of cool secrets or whatever.

LoneSage said:

So this has been out on the DS for a while. Includes all the MMZ games for $30, which is a steal considering they were some of the best platformers on the system.


Dunno what the extras are, or if there are any kind of cool secrets or whatever.

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Not really sure why, but I just never cared for the MMZ games. First one was decent, but difficult. After that it just seemed more of the same.

In hindsight it may be a cool collection.

You know I never got a chance to play this series, I heard the first one is very good. As previously stated I figured its more of the same. now to go check reviews. Hiya!

I actually passed on this entire series simply because they censored the cool blood like squirts of oil when you chop an enemy in the english version. Maybe it seems silly to do so but I stand by my choice.

Capcom can fuck themselves on that issue. They left it censored on DS too, so I guess I'll pass again. Oh well.

darcotrigger said:

Capcom can fuck themselves on that issue. They left it censored on DS too, so I guess I'll pass again. Oh well.

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DS is import friendly, just buy the JP version? They're really fantastic games though, each one more difficult than the last. I think it took me two full days to manage to get through the last boss in MMZ2, God I hated him so much. Anyhow, I didn't realize the collection was out, so thank you LoneSage for informing me! I'll have to get it this week .

EDIT: Okay, I kind of forgot exactly how much text there is in the game... But still, it's an option!

Did Capcom include any extras or what not into the DS release? I bought all four games on GBA and unless I could get it for a great price, it would be mildly redundant of me to get the DS collection.

The music in these games is top-notch, absolutely

I've only played MMZ1 and 4 on the GBA, and while 4 improved on nearly everything - the graphics rival what a dev like Treasure could pull on the GBA - there's something 'personal' about 1 that makes me prefer it still.

I never found either game as terribly difficult as EGM or reviewers would make you believe. 1 and 4 had the perfect difficulty...sometimes you'll die, yeah, but you'll get the hang of it after a few tries if you're stuck on a boss.

And again, 'the same ole, same ole' arguement never made much sense to me. If you like Mega Man games, why mess with perfection? I'm not sure what people would like to see changed in the games -- they're all about sliding and slicing and platforming. If you don't like them then it's just not for you.

I'm going to copypaste a post from another forum I go to with a guy I seem to agree with:

Mega Man Zero is great. It wasn't just an experiment at creating a Mega Man-styled metrovania; it was also an attempt to do more with the formula. Usually you'd just go through a level and beat the boss at the end, right? MMZ has that too, but less of it. Instead of levels, the game has missions, and the mission objectives are what matter. Bosses don't only appear at the end; they can appear at the middle, or even at the beginning of the mission!

Because Zero awakes with amnesia and everyone relies on you to complete missions, it feels really personal. Like a story analysis I read years ago pointed out, the resistance is really like a big family with Ciel being the maternal figure and you being the paternal figure. The amnesia also ties into the skill learning system, which may seem silly at first, but it makes you appreciate your abilities more.

For some reason Mega Man Zero 2 threw away most of this. Areas aren't connected anymore, and mission objectives are either superfluous or some statistic for the mission ranking. You don't have much effect on the story either, which is really disappointing. The only positive thing that this game brought to the table was enabling Zero to learn skills after defeating bosses, just like classic Mega Man. But he'll only learn them if his rank is A or S at the time he defeats the boss, and many of the skills are not practical. This also makes the ranking system more important than it needs to be. In the first game it didn't affect anything and was only there for personal fulfillment.

For the above reasons, MMZ2 was a disappointment for me.

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Although I've heard many people call 2 their favorite, so whatever.

And oh yeah, guys. Never play these games on Easy mode. I beat 4 on Easy without dying in like half an hour. Thank god my first experience with the game wasn't marred by that and I only played Easy to see what it was like.

Hikaru Ichijyo said:

Did Capcom include any extras or what not into the DS release? I bought all four games on GBA and unless I could get it for a great price, it would be mildly redundant of me to get the DS collection.

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The e-Reader cards that came out in Japan for 3 are included here. I really have no idea what their purpose is. Could be real cool.

I've heard concept artwork of enemies shows up on the bottom screen while you're fighting the enemies. Sounds cool.

I've also heard of some Consecutive Mode, which has all four games linked together. No idea how that works out but imagine some kind of Frankenstein Sonic 3 & Knuckles, I guess.

I've been playing the collection for the past week, and I must say it's been quite fun.

As for the few extras that's in it, the e-reader cards for MMZ3 are interesting. You unlock a batch of cards for beating each of the four individual games. When activated, some of the cards just add decorative stuff to the resistance base or make some special NPCs show up; while others enhance the strength of your various weapons.

The artwork that shows up on the bottom screen is alright. Most of the time it's just pics of Zero and whatever you currently have equipped as your main weapon, but it changes to art of whoever your fighting whenever you get to a boss battle. Oh, and there's one for Ciel whenever you're in her room in each game. If you have the MMZ Official Complete Works, then it's nothing you haven't seen.

Finally, there's the easy scenario mode, which is the kind of linked mode of all four games. Keep in mind the name of the mode, EASY scenario, because it means just that. You start out with max life (4x starting life), all cyber elfs with all their effects active w/o penalty to ranking, full sub-tanks, weapons at max level, etc. Not to mention spikes don't insta-kill, and in some places spikes are completly covered over (think some aspects of MM10 easy mode if you've played that).

Easy Scenario is cool for a quick easy romp through each of the games in order, but it doesn't make a smooth transition between each game. What I mean is when you beat the last boss, it'll play the usual ending followed by the credits like you'd see when you beat the regular solo game, save afterward, a black transition screen saying "Switching to Mega Man Zero __", and then starts with the first scene of the next game.

sammybean said:

DS is import friendly, just buy the JP version?

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I imported the first one on gba back before it was released in North America, but it was not as import friendly as I would have liked, never played very far. When it came out here I was pumped to be able to understand the game. My buddy picked it up and it just fucked me off to see it like that.

I'm not sure if I played two or three... but I do remeber that the first one was the one I liked the most. The second one just didn't felt so interesting and rescuing the little "elves" was ANNOYING, after that I liked the story that involved a copy of "X" claiming to be the real one but now he is "evil", though I'm not sure which one that was...

Shit, I forgot all about this. I already have the first game, but getting the other 3 for $30 seems worth it.

Waiting for this to hit the bargain bin on Amazon. I love MegaMan but if it's a choice between something new and a classic like MM3 or MMX1/2 then I'd rather just stick with the good memories I have. I never got into the MMX4+ progression, so hopefully this is fun enough for a portable game on a vacation trip.

Kiselgof said:

Waiting for this to hit the bargain bin on Amazon. I love MegaMan but if it's a choice between something new and a classic like MM3 or MMX1/2 then I'd rather just stick with the good memories I have. I never got into the MMX4+ progression, so hopefully this is fun enough for a portable game on a vacation trip.

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Megaman X4 is tits if u haven't checked it out u should it has a nice intro and its the first time zero has been cast in his own story line more details about zero are explained, In x3 zero is integrated into the storyline along with megaman x, But MMX4 has a nice anime intro and cutscenes not to mention a nice ending too.

Megaman X4 is the second best game in the entire Megaman series, right behind X1. If you like any of the X games you should play it.

Feel free to skip X5.