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Rockman Cray

Levels: Eh

Graphics: Bad

Music: No Change

Enemies: Bad

Bosses: Eh

Weapons: Eh (Ammo Rebalancing)

Castle: Bad

Difficulty:MEDIUM (Occasionally HARD)

Comments: Surprise, a hack that doesn't look that good... isn't that good either! Cray is a nonsensical mess, filled with levels that are too easy and bosses that are way too hard. Stage design has little to no thought put into it, the sniper joes are super obnoxious, and the Wily 2 boss—Picopico-kun—is nearly impossible to beat because he's both durable and INVISIBLE (I had to use save states). While I don't mind the absurd new graphics, the problem is that they don't blend in well with the more refined graphics lifted from other games, so it forms a discordant mess. Bad bad bad.

This hack is a complete mess. First, anything that has been redrawn is pathetic. Simple graphics are charming when they are well done, unfortunately the graphics in this hack simply don't mesh well with the original content. The visual designs of the enemies feel very out of place. Second, the sound effects are just all over the place. For example, the "tinking" sounds from repelled shots from the original game are now an enemy's landing sound effect, and it makes it confusing to tell what is going on while playing the game. I have to say that the game does have good design when it comes to the actual levels. If the graphics and sound effects weren't such a mess, it would have been a spectacular hack.