Is Mega Man Hard? Difficulty Rating 8.0/10

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Is Mega Man Hard? Difficulty Rating 8.0/10 | HDII

Mega Man

Full Release (1987)

DIFFICULTY

8.0/10

Quite Difficult

(2 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Mega Man is considered a hard game that demands strong execution, attention, and consistency.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players often find this game difficult because of several demanding mechanics:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
Tight movement and timing requirements throughout

Who Will Find It Difficult

Mega Man is likely to be difficult for many players, especially beginners or those unfamiliar with the genre. Players with prior experience in similar games will usually have an easier time adapting. Players who rated games like Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, Demon's Souls, and Cuphead at a similar challenge level may find Mega Man broadly comparable in difficulty.

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2 ratings

avg: 8.0

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Based on 2 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 8.0/10. Most players rated this game between 7 and 9.

Developer(s)

Capcom

Publisher(s)

Playtronic, Capcom

Genre(s)

Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure

Platform(s)

Wii U, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Family Computer, Wii

Keywords

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About Mega Man

Experience the game that started it all! Play as cybernetic hero Mega Man as you battle to stop the evil scientist Dr. Wily and his Robot Masters from taking over the world! A classic platformer in every sense of the word, Mega Man features timeless 8-bit graphics, a memorable soundtrack, and balanced but challenging gameplay that combine to create one of the most iconic video games of all time. Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a 1987 action-platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was directed by Akira Kitamura, with Nobuyuki Matsushima as lead programmer, and is the first game of the Mega Man franchise and the original video game series. Mega Man was produced by a small team specifically for the home console market, a first for Capcom, who previously focused on arcade titles.

Users also rated

Players who rated Mega Man also rated the games shown below, with Super Ghouls'n Ghosts (7.9), Demon's Souls (7.9), and Cuphead (8.3) being most similar in difficulty!