It's Melee Mega Man!

You play as Kai, wielder of the Gravity Circuit. There's a bunch of bad robots, I mean circuits, that are doing bad things, and you have to go punch them until they stop. The plot isn't really important, and if I'm being honest it felt laughably weak. Think The Eternals but in 8-bit.

The gameplay obviously pulls heavy inspiration from the old Mega Man games. While you don't get to use defeated boss powers directly, you can unlock little perks associated with the bosses afterward.

Combat felt fine - it takes a little while to get used to the melee range in what your brain is telling you is a Mega Man game. You also have the ability to collect energy which then allows you to use a variety of ultimate moves. Tip to new players - don't sleep on the suplex, it can easily take out large enemies in an instant. Also your hookshot can be a menace when powered up by the two available perks. Well worth the slots.

There is a little bit of troll in some of the level design, but it's nothing too bad that would sour the experience as a whole, though some of the listed achievements are a bit obnoxious.

There is a hidden boss mechanic where if you punch a boss too much in too short a timespan, then the boss becomes immune for around 5 seconds. I don't really see what purpose this serves other than to frustrate the player, there are plenty of other ways to extend a boss fight if that was the goal.

Now, while you might think I didn't enjoy the game because all I really did was complain in this review, you'd be wrong. It's a fun time. I wasn't rushing and it took me about 8 hours to beat and gather all the collectibles. Timewise that's pretty good, especially if you get the game on sale. For Mega Man game style fans, it's a must play.

This game makes me think about Mega man X so much its insane how much this game resembles Mega man X. But besides that this game is a true gem and the replayability makes this game so much better. I can play this game for hours and have even more fun with the in-game modifiers. The paint chips made the game much more interesting and also gives the ability to modify the game even farther and also makes Kai look even cooler than he already was. Also i'm glad this game has controller support because it just feels so right to use a controller with this game and i feel like it makes it easier to just navigate the controls but i also like how there's still the ability to use keyboard for those who don't have controllers so anyone can play it! By the way i got this game when it was on sale but the current price is still worth it for everything this game has to offer. Thank you for the wonderful experience!

this game rules! I'm just terrible at it