Best Mega Man Games, Ranked From Worst to Best
10) Mega Man 7
For the Mega Man series, the jump from NES to SNES was understandably a big step forward. Not only would the series’ developers have more computing space to work with, but it would mark a departure from the style of game which was arguably integral to the series and its design philosophy.
Luckily, it proved to be a fairly solid outing with updated graphics, faster gameplay and a slew of new Robot Masters under Wily’s control. It also introduced Bass, a new rival character who poses a suitable threat to the Blue Bomber and helped spawn a spin-off title starring the two.
At the same time though, it felt like it had lost some of the sharper edges that made the better NES entries so fun.
The game was incredibly forgiving in terms of health drops and enemy attack patterns, and even for newcomers, there was little to warrant multiple playthroughs.
It still stands as a good step forward for the series though, and is worth playing to see how the franchise was able to move toward bigger and better things.