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1. Good Level Design in almost all levels. He tries to be honest and, surprisingly, it turns out in most cases

2. Bosses are made much harder, stronger or smarter. This decision is correct. Plus, everyone has changed weaknesses UNDER the SITUATION, that it is unusual and even good to find them

3. The enemies are good, but not perfect. But, as I said, they did it under the theme of "Beta"

4. Puzzle levels. There are few sections in the hack, but they are worthily and interestingly made (albeit difficult)

These 4 advantages give you a chance to skip the hack in recommended. However, I must say about the 50/50 and bad moments in the hack.

50/50 Abilities. Honestly, some have become either useless, or priority is already moving away from them to more useful ones. An example of this: A metal blade is still cool, but it is replaced in some moments by a bomb (although it is spent faster)

A couple of points stand out from the bad: 1. One stage with Castle Wily (stage 2). It requires Jewelry to Use Item-1 and Item-3 (Especially Item-3, because the section with spikes will be cruel to you if you do not study this subject thoroughly)

2. Timings. Maybe it's my problem, but at some moments it made me angry.

I was very attracted to the hack at the time. And now - a surprise even for me - passed without saving. I recommend it both for the game and for improving the skill. But, a caveat: "It's Harder Than It Looks"

This hack, though not particularly crazy with the change in weapons, boss AI, and levels, makes things different enough to be interesting. Most of these mentioned aspects will seem familiar to anyone who has played the original before, though the generally faster pace and more intricate level designs makes it significantly more difficult. Especially once you get to the Wily stages, you better be ready to die a lot or use save states (or both, I guess). As another reviewer remarked, these levels require mastery of the slightly altered "Item" weapons, where being off by a fraction of a second will send you plummeting to your doom.

Overall, I can definitely recommend this to any Megaman 2 fan looking for a slight remix + a heavy dash of challenge

Rockman 2 β

Levels: Good

Graphics: Good (Few Changes)

Music: No Change

Enemies: Good (Few Changes)

Bosses: Good

Weapons: Good

Castle: Okay (Platforming Heavy)

Difficulty: HARD

Comments: Despite the vanilla exterior, Beta can be a really creative and surprising hack. While there's very few new graphics, old foreground blocks are used in interesting ways, and the stage design is interesting, challenging, and littered with a lot of optional goodies. The hack gets pretty frustrating in the Wily stages—specifically Wily 2—as it demands you master the new Items. Overall however, it's a great hack that rarely oversteps its bounds.