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Welcome to the "BEST GAME EVER!!!" Project Top 32 Brackets!

You can vote for 1 game in this bracket. Vote carefully—you can't change your vote after submitting it. The top game at the end of the week will advance to the Round of 16.

71 - Mega Man X - 1993 - SNES
102 - Mega Man 2 - 1988 - NES

You are encouraged to discuss your choice and your reasons for selecting the game you did.

Sharecrow's son should decide the result of this poll.

Ugh, both these games are amazing. I dunno if I can choose here. I'm leaning toward X though.

Mega Man 2 is a nearly perfect game.

Mega Man X is also a nearly perfect game.

Putting these two head-to-head like this basically forces one to acknowledge some of the few weaknesses in the original classic. The balancing is a bit out of kilter (Metal Man destroying everything). Some of the design elements are a little sketchy (the Crash wall boss, allowing players to screw themselves over against the final boss, etc.). By contrast, X manages to execute perfectly. The upgrade system fits into the game really nicely, but there's no over-burden of crazy powers and abilities and controls. You feel like a superhero when you're playing this game. It gets my vote.

X does everything better than 2 so it's a no brainer.

Slurmee wrote:X does everything better than 2 so it's a no brainer.

It doesn't kick-start a franchise as well as 2 does, and it doesn't sell as many copies as 2 does.

Kong Wen wrote:

Slurmee wrote:X does everything better than 2 so it's a no brainer.

It doesn't kick-start a franchise as well as 2 does, and it doesn't sell as many copies as 2 does.

Sales aren't a factor if a single play game is good or not. It kick starting the series though is a legitimate reason.

Slurmee wrote:

Kong Wen wrote:

Slurmee wrote:X does everything better than 2 so it's a no brainer.

It doesn't kick-start a franchise as well as 2 does, and it doesn't sell as many copies as 2 does.

Sales aren't a factor if a single play game is good or not. It kick starting the series though is a legitimate reason.

Sales are also a legitimate reason, because this is the "BEST GAME EVER!!!" Contest.

Personally, it's a "yawn" from me rather than a vote.

I will never understand the adoration for X over Classic Mega Man.

Let me be clear. I beat Mega Man X in one sitting. I think it's very good.

But the feel of playing Mega Man 2 cannot be topped. X just doesn't feel nearly as smooth and sharp, and I cannot describe why. But it's a sticking point for me, and MM2 is my vote.