It’s been a while, brother!
After nearly a month since the last soundtrack release, Capcom has made available theMega Man 5OSTto celebrate the classic platformer’sarrivalon the 3DS eShop. As with theMM4OST, the album costs $8.95 and contains both the NES and PS1Complete Workssoundtracks, plus bonus arrangements by the in-house Capcom band Alph Lyla.
Your mileage may vary, butMega Man 5is my least favorite of the NES installments. I found most levels too long and devoid of interesting stage hazards, while the music overall lacked pep. I also felt it lazy that the all four levels in each of the two castles shared the same song, breaking the tradition of switching up the music every other level.
But if the Proto Man castle had to reuse a single song, I’m glad it wasthis one. Despite how I feel about the rest of the soundtrack, that song ranks among the best in the series’ history.
