Following in the footsteps of console franchises such as Castlevania, it's Mega Man's turn to star in a lackluster adventure for mobile phones. Mega Man Rush Marine puts the blue bomber and his robot dog in a ten-level Gradius-style 2D side-scrolling shooter exclusive to non-iPhone devices from AT&T that is done in the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System style, but without the extra frames of animation or memorable music. Check it out for yourself in this YouTube clip from DrakonusNeXt:
This could have been a fun little mobile diversion, but what I mostly see is the missed potential and lost opportunity.
Following in the footsteps of console franchises such as Castlevania, it's Mega Man's turn to star in a lackluster adventure for mobile phones. Mega Man Rush Marine puts the blue bomber and his robot dog in a ten-level Gradius-style 2D side-scrolling shooter exclusive to non-iPhone devices from AT&T that is done in the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System style, but without the extra frames of animation or memorable music. Check it out for yourself in this YouTube clip from DrakonusNeXt:
This could have been a fun little mobile diversion, but what I mostly see is the missed potential and lost opportunity.
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