Mega Man Legacy Collection

 3DS
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
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  1. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 10, 2016
    74
    Mega Man Legacy Collection on the 3DS is a great collection of games and extras, but players who already have the Virtual Console games might be hard pressed to spend $30 on 54 challenges that have little replayability without any online functionality and leaderboards. It also doesn’t help that they left out the widescreen option from the console/PC versions. If you can get past that, you’ll find a lot of classic NES enjoyment within this collection.
  2. FNintendo
    Apr 7, 2016
    70
    Mega Man Legacy Collection is an invitation to explore the first six Mega Man games and it succeeds at striking a chord both with longtime Mega Man fans and with those less familiar with the series. As good as this compilation is, it could only be improved by fixing frame rate drops in certain busy areas and with more content, especially more games of the Mega Man series which could have easily been included in this title.
  3. Meristation
    Mar 7, 2016
    70
    Mega Man Legacy Collection brings the first six titles to new audiences; even so, we expected much more from this compilation with a few interesting extras like challenge mode.
  5. We Got This Covered
    Feb 21, 2016
    70
    Mega Man Legacy Collection for Nintendo 3DS is still a faithful port of six classic Blue Bomber adventures, but the lack of system-specific features and limited options in comparison to its home console brethren make it hard to recommend over previous releases.
  6. Cubed3
    Mar 13, 2016
    60
    Mega Man Legacy Collection is, at its core, a competent collection of six classic titles that every platforming fan - or, indeed, every gamer - should play at some point. However, it doesn't go much further than that.
  7. GameCritics
    Mar 9, 2016
    60
    Given the Mega Man's recent treatment, I can't help but be a little disappointed to see another incomplete collection, this time omitting almost half the series. Three of the final four entries are more than worthy of being included in any kind of Mega Man archive, and we might as well throw the putrid Mega Man 8 in there. I realize that the NES era was the focus of this particular collection, but leaving out some of the series's best entries is a glaring mistake. I will always love the games gathered here, but I can't help but feel a little shortchanged.
  8. Examiner
    Feb 24, 2016
    60
    With unforgiving difficulty, it's ultimately an experience that only hardcore fans will enjoy.
  9. Gaming Age
    Feb 29, 2016
    50
    The Mega Man titles for both the NES and the Game Boy have already been featured on the Nintendo eShop, so if you already own any of those I can’t recommend the Legacy Collection. If you don’t own any of the Mega Man titles on your 3DS and really want to take down some robot masters (I’m coming for you Dust Man) on the go, then the Legacy collection is a good buy.

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 50
  3. Negative: 9 out of 50
  1. rockmanandblues
    Feb 24, 2016
    10
    Let me explain why I think this particular collection deserves a ten. Having played many different ports/roms/compilations of the Mega ManLet me explain why I think this particular collection deserves a ten. Having played many different ports/roms/compilations of the Mega Man series, this version wins out for a number of reasons.

    1. The roms used are near perfect, if not perfect copies of the originals. Many people remember the Mega Man Anniversary Collection for PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube. Even though those had Mega Man 7 and 8 available (which this version does not) , the collections were plagued with a variety of issues (including lack of controller mapping and overall inaccuracies), which this version remedies.

    2. The extras. Oh man the extras. This version (along with the other versions) has a museum mode, which documents concept art, music, and box designs from all the different versions. There is also the option to switch between which version of the games you play: you can pick either the American Mega Man or the Japanese Rockman roms. That, coupled with the extra challenges that you get only with this version (provided you have the Mega Man Amiibo/paywall) gives this version a slight lead over the others. It is also important to mention that the 3DS versions also get two backgrounds for free with codes provided in the box as well.

    3. Portability. This is the only collection that is currently portable. Of course, there are alternatives (like the PSN versions of the Rockman games on PSP, or the 3DS E-shop versions) but this collection has them all, with extras, for thirty bucks.

    Considering how many versions of these games I have played, I was skeptical that this collection would be as good as it is. I was wrong. This is the best collection to date. The roms look better than the E-shop versions, and considering the price tag, you would be hard pressed to buy a better version. Do yourself a favor and pick this up immediately.    … Full Review »
  2. Alex2304
    Mar 13, 2016
    10
    Esta edicion es mejor de lo que yo esperaba , tiene grandes titulos de la saga megaman y es compatible con amiibo , para un coleccionista esEsta edicion es mejor de lo que yo esperaba , tiene grandes titulos de la saga megaman y es compatible con amiibo , para un coleccionista es lo mejor que mas se puede pedir , ademas si no has jugado megamana tambien es perfecto para ti , para que aprendas sobre los clasicos y tengas nuevas experiencias con un nivel de dificultad muy alto .… Full Review »
  3. DarthSidious63
    Mar 16, 2016
    10
    This is a must own for any fan of Mega Man. If you are still an owner of the older 3DS XL I recommend for you to buy it from e-Shop cause itsThis is a must own for any fan of Mega Man. If you are still an owner of the older 3DS XL I recommend for you to buy it from e-Shop cause its half the price.… Full Review »
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