Pretty great game if I'm being honest. It has great platforming, a fun story, and a surprisingly intense soundtrack to boot. Really nails the classic Disney of old before they became the monopolistic cesspool of pathetic stupidity and incessant greed.

Despite being released before Fire Emblem 4, MMiCS is surprisingly polished with beautiful sprites and smooth animation. The thing this game does right especially is the combat, be it ranged or melee, and the boss fights are very memorable.

If I had to criticize it for anything, it would be twofold: one, some of the levels are Metroidvanias, meaning you are susceptible to getting lost, which is the worst feeling you can ever get in a 2D platformer - and cements Metroidvanias as some of my least favorite games to ever play, yet they make up about 80% of the Indie market since they are so uninspired, boring, borderline unplayable with inevitable frustration, and really, really cheap and easy to make.

The second blemish this otherwise solid one off entry has is the dated MegaMan X1 saving system, which hasn't aged well at all.

Reviewed on Sep 30, 2023


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