1. World Heroes (PS2, 1/7)
2. Ryse: Son of Rome (XBO, 1/8)
3. Mega Man X (PS2, 1/9)
4. Mega Man X2 (PS2, 1/9)
5. Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 (Steam, 1/9)
6. Sonic Blast (GG, 1/10)
7. Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball (GG, 1/10)
8. Mega Man X3 (PS2, 1/11)
9. Mega Man X4 (PS2, 1/11)
10. Super Mairo Land 2: The Six Golden Coins (GB, 1/12)
Mega Man X3 felt like a step up from X2, and with the added benefit of the version on the X Collection being based on the PSX/Saturn release, the audio was certainly much improved. The game still seemed to lack that real difficulty curve though, I mean, the game isn't too easy, but the difficulty just doesn't feel as balanced as others in the series. Overall I'm happy the game, and it's probably still one of my favorites in the series, it's just too bad that the actual SNES cart is so darn expensive.
Mega Man X4 is a turning point for the series, it's very obvious that Capcom stepped out the production values for this game with an all new graphics engine for the Playstation hardware, the audio is stepped up to true CD quality, the stages are much larger than the previous games in the series, the game has fully voiced anime cutscenes, and you finally have the option to play as Zero through the entire game. This game feels right, the difficulty is feels right, the game controls well, and this is all around one of the best experiences in the Mega Man X series, and arguably one of the best in the franchise as a whole. Honestly, it never really clicked with how much I liked this game until the last few years, but I can honestly say it's probably my favorite of the X games, simply from a gameplay standpoint, and you have to love that cheesy voice acting.
Mario Land 2 is that odd duck in the Mario family, Nintendo always did strange things with Mario games on the Gameboy and this one shows it the best. The levels are just crazy, though a mixed bag from a design standpoint, and while the game is fairly short and easy it can really be excused given that it was an early 90s Gameboy title and was meant to be played by kids on a car ride of something. The game play on this one is really solid and its honestly much better than the first Mario Land title, if you're a Mario fan and you're looking for something a little different, or you haven't experience this great title, definitely try it out, it worth it since it can be found fairly cheap.
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