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Megaman - Network Transmission Analyzed
psyco484 writes "A new Megaman title, Megaman Network Transmission, is being released in the US this month for Gamecube. Gamespy has further details on this cel-shaded side-scroller. Is there still room for side-scrollers, in this age of incredible 3D worlds with incredibly realistic world physics?" Actually, this 3D graphics/2D gameplay Arika-developed title is already out in Japan, and the ever-resourceful Toastyfrog has a helpful review of it - but is this where you want to see the Megaman series going?
cel-shaded side-scroller
Try saying that ten times fast.
I hope this doesn't turn out to be as frustrating as other recent Mega Man side-scrollers. (IE: X4, X5 and X6. Bleh.) It seems that Capcom has not really learned that "needs inhuman timing" does not automatically equal "fun and challenging". Still, there's hope. This virtual Mega Man universe is one of their most interesting ideas in recently years. The GBA Battle Network games are some of the best I've played on that platform.
Last I checked, the top criterion for a game was whether it's fun.
You must have checked a while ago. The latest top criteria are dollars spent on advertising the game and brand familiarity.
Just take a look at sales numbers for 'Enter the Matrix' -- despite getting lukewarm critics reviews and panned in most player reviews (the ones I've read, anyway), it sold over 1 million copies in a week.
--Jeremy
Jesus was a liberal
Personally, I'm dissapointed that all 2d sidescrollers have to be just dull rehashes of the previous games. What, after some 20-odd Megaman games, only 2 of them have been multiplayer.
When I saw the name "mega man network transmission" I was like "allright! finally megaman action online". Nope - just some lame-ass plot where they've turned megaman into a Digimon. Give me fscking Liero anyday.