That Incredibly Powerful Metal Blade

Megaman 2 is the game in its early stages and I called it the most unforgiving Megaman NES Game. The game also had balance issues and one weapon REALLY stood out so much. It may not be a panacea or cure-all for the game but it certainly is the most powerful weapon available. Only a few enemies were immune to it. But others, sheesh -- it popped Bubbleman and made lumber out of Woodman. It also had very high ammo and killed several enemies (but not all could be hurt by it) in one shot if they were aligned near each other. It also could be fired in several directions AND it had incredibly long range.

Successors of the Metal Blade weren't exactly that powerful. Megaman 3's Shadow Blade had medium range and couldn't be fired downwards plus it didn't have the rapid rate of the Metal Blade. Megaman X2 presented the Spinning Wheel -- it was one strong weapon but it couldn't be fired in multiple directions. I guess the people behind Megaman thought that the Metal Blade was too cheesy and decided to cut out the challenge. They were simply trying to balance future installments.


This weapon was so beloved that Smash Bros. for Wii included the Metal Blade as part of Megaman's moves. Although it may no longer be that powerful but you can't dismiss the power of it.