NAME: Megaman X
SYSTEM: Super NES
MAKER: Capcom
PRODUCER: ???
GENRE: Platform/Shooter

GRAPHICS: 7. A little outdated but not that bad
MUSIC: 10. Not many instruments, but who cares? It rocks!
FUN: 8. The number says it all
REPLAY: 2. No incentive, and not too fun playing it multiple times in succession
DIFFICULTY: 7. Hard for some players
ENDING: 7. Cool music and a good foundation for the surprisingly good MMX storyline
STORYLINE: 8. Again, surprisingly good
MULTIPLAYER: N/A. (one player)
ORIGINALITY: 7. Takes the original Megaman formula and greatly improves it
REALISM: 6. It would be if it were the 21'st century
CONTROL: 10. No problems
MATURITY: 7. The soundtrack and just the fact that you shoot a gun will attract anyone

How do you rate a game like this? It's a classic. I could really bash this game for its 
effect-free graphics and beep-like sound, but I won't. I'm going to act like it's '91, when 
this was first released. Otherwise, it'd be like, I don't know, rating Zelda 1 against 
Zelda 64. So nothing about the datedness. Anyway, from a graphics standpoint, they're very 
clean, although there are NO special effects and it seems to be too pastel a few times. 
C'est la vie. The sound is one of the best parts, going from classical to rock at a 
second's notice. Capcom got the control right the first time around; the only time there 
are any problems is in its second sequel with upward air-dashing. The passwords are 
annoying, but you can live with it. Zero and Sigma are cool and really tie in with the 
story in future games. My fave part though, is the way it passed the "cuteness barrier" of 
the original Megamans and blew it up in the process. I recommend getting this... if you 
can't get MMX2 or X3, which are only slightly better. Hopefully there are still some 
re-released copies floating around out there...

OVERALL: ******** 80%

Reviewed on 11/22/1998