From a presentation standpoint, Burst is a winner. This feel carries over to the soundtrack as well, which is rich with catchy beats and chiptune chirps and boops. The end result is a screen that’s lush and vibrant while still evoking an old-school, retro feel.

For this game, Inti Creates has adopted a pixel style that allows for more intricate animations and greater environment detail. That said, while Inti Creates does a sublime job of mimicking the core run-jump-shoot mechanics of those classics, the developer does do plenty to make Burst stand on its own two legs.įor starters, while Mighty Gunvolt attempted to be more authentically 8-bit in its presentation, Burst isn’t nearly so slavish. Burst succeeds in borrowing from the best of the NES-era Mega Man games without feeling like an outright copy. It’s the gameplay that fuels the experience in Burst, and it’s very, very good. Each character has his own story path to follow, though honestly, the story itself isn’t really at the center of the action. Thankfully, developer Inti Creates has taken the original game and expanded it into a much fuller and more rewarding experience.īurst lets players choose from either Beck or Gunvolt at the start (Ekoro is available as DLC, see below). With the arrival of Mighty Gunvolt Burst, however, it’s clear that the two studios have much more in mind for the brand. It was a very fun but overly brief experience that, at the time, seemed to be a one-off. Mighty Gunvolt was an 8-bit mashup run ‘n gun that co-starred Gunvolt, Beck (from Mighty No.

Now, Inti Creates and Comcept have combined forces again to produce a sequel to Mighty Gunvolt. 9 sadly failed to catch on with its middling first outing, Gunvolt has been a real gem, with a compilation of the first two games heading to Switch later this month.

Inti Creates’ Azure Striker Gunvolt series is highly derivative of its own Mega Man Zero titles, while Comcept attempted to create a game in the vein of Mega Man in the form of Might No. Inti Creates and Comcept both have the distinction of creating games that carry on the legacy of two of Capcom’s most beloved characters: Mega Man and Zero.

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