NAME: Megaman X2
SYSTEM: Super NES
MAKER: Capcom
PRODUCER: ???
GENRE: Platform/Shooter

GRAPHICS: 9. Greatly improved over X1
MUSIC: 7. The electric guitar was messed with
FUN: 9. Running around blasting stuff is fun in itself :^)
REPLAY: 5. Maybe to get all of Zero's parts back
DIFFICULTY: 9. Harder than its predecessor
ENDING: 7. The stats are cool
STORYLINE: 9. The whole thing with the X-Hunters and Zero is very well done
MULTIPLAYER: n/a
ORIGINALITY: 3. Not much has changed
REALISM: 3. Nope
CONTROL: 10. Slightly improved over X1, which was almost perfect anyway
MATURITY: 6. Guns and a rockin' soundtrack

You NEED to play X1 beforehand, simply put, or this game won't make sense. Once you've done 
that, keep reading.
Megaman X2 follows closely in the footsteps of X1, even continuing its storyline where the 
first one left off. (The story's pretty good, too.) Sure, there are new levels, bosses, 
weapons, upgrades, you name it, but it's still Megaman X at heart. Which, of course, means 
that it's great. Only two notable things are obscenely different: first off, the graphics. 
They're greatly improved over X1's, mainly for the inclusion of the graphics chip. Second, 
the music. I don't know why Capcom messed with perfection! The guitar and bass both were 
tweaked to sound more realistic. That's not a good thing. But the rest of the game greatly 
outweighs that. And one last note: The Dragon Punch. Find it, and dominate.

OVERALL: ********* 90%

Reviewed on 4/13/1999