I forgot to bring attention to the weapons of Mega Man Unlimited in the update review. Hence, I shall be discussing them here.

GLUE SHOT

The Glue Shot is basically an improvement on the Concrete Shot from Mega Man 9. Shoot it, and if it hits an enemy that’s not invulnerable to it, it freezes it in place allowing for utter destruction to befall it.

NITRO BLAST

The Nitro Blast is a powerful multi-explosion attack that fires directly in front of Mega Man, continuing forward for only a short while. It’s strong. The only downside is it’s little ammo, you couldn’t continually fire this thing to save your life. It’s nice, but it’s not the best.

NAIL SHIELD

This is an interesting one. The Nail Shield is a shield weapon, go figure. Upon activation it forms four different nails that orbit and protect you. Unlike typical shield weapons* in the Mega Man Universe**, this one is fired differently, with all four nails being propelled forward with the power to hit enemies multiple times. It also pierces shields. The catch? It can only protect Mega Man for so long, for after it has taken enough hits, it vanishes. A good weapon, just not one I use very often.

TANK ARSENAL

Pffft. This is a joke compared to the other weapons. The Tank Arsenal fires three projectiles upon use. One goes down and hovers along the ground, one goes straight through the air, and one flies up through the air, then comes crashing down in an arc motion. The only one that is worth anything is the last one, as it explodes when it hits the ground, and even then the Nitro Blast is a better option. It’s a fine weapon on it’s own, but compared to the other weapons, this is the one I use the least.

RAINBOW BEAM

Now we’re getting to the good stuff, the Rainbow Beam fires in a straight line, and if you press the attack button again, it forms a giant circle that repeatedly damages anything that comes within it’s radius. It’s awesome. One of my favorite tactics is to set it up over a bottomless pit that has those enemies that jump out of them, and safely get by. Fun fact, it was originally going to be shaped like a cone, but it was impractical so they changed it.

COMET DASH

The Comet Dash is pretty much the dash/air dash from the X series. When used it not only shoots out projectiles, but Mega Man also propels forward a short distance, damaging anything he touches. It’s great for bypassing obstacles and I especially like using it right here in Occupied Wily Stage 2:

JET MISSILE

The fast weapon. The Jet Missile, such a great weapon. It’s incredibly fast, is more powerful than the Mega Buster, and when charged for just a second, will home in on the nearest enemy! Sure, when homing in it keeps moving forward, limiting its abilities in that regard, but it’s a small price to pay for such a great weapon.

YOKU ATTACK

The secret weapon. In video games, the secret weapon is the one you have to work to get, and is usually the best in the game. Yoku Attack is obtained via the elusive Yoku Man, a secret robot master. When fired, a shadow version of Mega Man chases down the nearest enemy, and kills it unless it has a shield. It also grabs items. Not too much ammo however, and if an enemy blocks it, Mega Man doesn’t get hurt but he recoils. Don’t use it in the air. It’s not too fast as well, so it can’t be used on the fly. This is a really nice weapon though.

WATER CANNON

The new weapon. Added in the latest update, the Water Cannon is obtained from Whirlpool Man. It is a automatic weapon, as in as long as you’re holding down the fire button, it will constantly spray water. It’s a short range hose, essentially. It’s great for doing constant damage to an enemy in order to quickly kill them.

YO-YO CUTTER

The best weapon. My favorite anyway. The Yo-yo Cutter is a combination of the Metal Blade from Mega Man 2 (which is the most broken weapon in a video game, hands down), the Shadow Blade from Mega Man 3, and the Plug Shot from Mega Man 9 (which is just a faster version of the Search Snake from Mega Man 3). You can fire it in eight directions, it comes back to you so you could potentially lure it into an enemy, and if it touches a wall or the ground it will run along it. Plenty of ammo, plenty of power, plenty of destruction.

All these awesome weapons, and not a single one damages HIM.

So a while back I did a review on Mega Man Unlimited (MMU), a fan game created by the likes of MegaPhilX. I stated that it was very solid, with all the features that make up a Mega Man game. With nine Robot Masters, solid music, and perfect controls, I rated MMU fairly high. However, a new update has come out. Does it hinder the game, or improve it? Let’s take a look at MMU version 1.2.1.

THE CHANGES

This new update adds a few things.

-Endless Attack mode
-Endless Boss Attack mode
-A new Robot Master, Whirlpool Man
-The Charge Shot

Endless Attack is a mode in which you try make it as far as you can in a infinite stage with just 1 life. All the screens are picked from as set from over 50. Endless Boss Attack is a mode where you fight all the bosses in an endless loop. Whirlpool man is special in the fact that he is NOT select-able on the stage select and must be picked from the special option in the menu alongside Endless Attack and Endless Boss Attack. The Charge Shot is the very same one from Mega Man 4 – Mega Man & Bass, but it feels more like Mega Man 6’s Mega Buster due to its size. The Charge Shot helps immensely. Smaller enemies are now mincemeat when hit with a fully charged blast, bosses no longer take as long, it just helps overall. This update also reverts Wily stage 1’s music to it’s original form.

THE ISSUES

This update has very few issues, but I have run into more than I did before the update. Sometimes my Buster stops working all together for a few seconds. I know it’s not my keyboard because I can charge up my shot but nothing comes out. In Wily Stage 2 I got stuck in a wall with Beat after being carried up from a pit by him. I ran into an issue in the same stage where I got stuck inside a spike! But this has happened before the update. I feel a simple patch will fix the issue.

THE VERDICT

Overall, this update is solid. It doesn’t fix what’s not broken and only improves on the game, minus the bugs I mentioned earlier. The Charge Shot should help anyone who couldn’t beat the game before and the extra modes add more replay-ability to the game.

If anyone is curious about a boss order, I recommend Nail Man first. The weaknesses?

Nail Man > Tank Man > Comet Woman > Jet Man > Yo-Yo Man > Glue Man (arguably the hardest) > Rainbow Man > Trinitro Man.