X2 is my favorite MMX game. The energy farms made filling the sub tanks a breeze; that was nice.
I've beaten X1-6.
I'm sorry you had to play X6, no one should have. At least you were smart and quit before X7 (like me). Why no classic series?
I didn't realize this was a list of tech skill ability stuff, ha. I really liked Mega Man 2; Metal Blades were pretty much the best Mega Man weapon EVER; I can't even think of one that comes close. It was my first Mega Man game, so I when I look at other Mega Man games, it's usually through the lens of "in comparison to Mega Man 2."
Like you said, I don't think there's really any argument about 3 and 9 being the best. I liked the tight controls, loved the gameplay, the bosses, everything. Top notch games. I've made it to Dr. Wily without getting hit (sooo close to Mr. Perfect), I have every other achievement in 9 except for beat the game 5 times in one day.
Probably, the reason I like X better than X2 was I didn't have X2 growing up. We rented it from the rental store (remember those things?) so we only got to play through it once or twice before having to return it, while X we owned, so we could play and explore as often as we wanted. Unfair or not, I had much more time to enjoy X than I did X2.
My name is MegarobMan, and it isn't because I play
, it's because I'm a damn nerd, technical things matter way when discussing games, so does level design, replay value and difficulty and music, though music DOESN'T matter really, IMO.
Better weapons than Metal Blades.
MM1-Fire Shield is the best weapon in the series (seriously) based on potential.
MM2-Quick Boomerang (difficult mode only, though this is a tough argument)
MM3-Rush Jet
MM4-*nothing, but Pharaoh Shot is close
MM5-Super Arrow
MM6-Centaur Flash (potentially)
MM9-Black Hole Bomb is the 2nd best weapon in the series, Jewel Shield is 3rd in the 8-bit series, *if Tornado Blow had more than 3 shots it would be on this list
MM10-Nothing.
IMO
#1-MM3 Rush Jet IS
#2-Fire Shield
#3-Super Arrow
#4-Black Hole Bomb
#5-Jewel Shield
#6 Metal blades is tied for 6-8th with the other nominees.
I was in the same shoes as you for the owning of MMX and not X2, but the first time I played X2 I was like "Wow, this is amazing" and I felt it was probably the best made game I had ever played back when I was like 12 or however old I was, and I feel very few other games, not even X or 3, are on the level of awesomeness.