Highly Recommended
A fan focused trip through Mega Man’s identity crisis
MMLC2 is a fascinating look at just how indecisive the core Mega Man series has been about its own direction over the years. You get the sharp but oddly oversized art style of MM7 on the SNES, the more mature leap forward that MM8 took on the PSX, and then a full swing back to classic pixel style with MM9 and MM10 during the Xbox 360 and PS3 era. It’s a genuine sampling of a lot of what the series has offered across its long history, and personally, I love every entry included here, so there was a ton of value in this collection for me.
MM8 through MM10 also bring some really catchy soundtracks to the table, which was a pleasant highlight throughout. Beyond the main games, there are fun bonus challenges you can tackle for achievements outside of the traditional gameplay, giving you a little extra to chew on if you want more than just the core campaigns.
I really appreciate Capcom putting this collection together and bringing it to Steam, especially since games like these are only getting harder to access otherwise, whether that’s MM7 becoming pricier to track down physically or MM9 and MM10 being stuck on digital storefronts like Xbox 360 and PS3 that are slowly fading away. This collection feels squarely aimed at dedicated fans of the core series, and there’s plenty here to satisfy that crowd.
My biggest gripe is the lack of Steam Cloud saves, which ties your saves and challenge progress to a single machine. It’s an annoying limitation, but an easily manageable one in the end.