LogFAQs > #986088234

MAVERICK

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b7558e0d.jpg

4. Crush Crawfish (Mega Man X3)
BEST MEGA MAN X3 MAVERICK

Crush Crawfish doesn't jump around or have any fancy attacks, but he doesn't need them. If he catches you in his claws, this guy grinds X up for a solid chunk of his health bar. He's a constant threat on the ground, always sliding back and forth or tossing his claws out towards the wall. No problem, right? You just climb the wall to keep away from him. But Crush Crawfish launches orange things that drag X back to the ground, constantly forcing you to struggle against them to keep out of his way. But you better not climb too high, because if you're in the top corner he can sometimes surprise you by tossing his claw diagonally.

That's pretty much it. Other than the orange things along the walls, Crush Crawfish doesn't have any big gimmicks or neat themes. He's not even a particularly challenging boss fight once you learn his rhythm. I just always enjoy fighting him. He has the perfect attack pattern to make the entire stage a constant danger. In terms of offering a fair battle, I honestly think he's probably the best designed one in the trilogy. The three that rank above him all have cool gimmicks or are just look too awesome to rank any lower.

STAGE
4. Robot Junkyard Stage (Mega Man X2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug1ect_-tME

This is another stage where I love the theme and aesthetic. The whole concept of robots being cobbled together from scrap is cool, and a lot of them use it in neat ways. There are the guys who hang from the ceiling and fall down if you go under them. If you shoot their head, they fall and explode. If you only shoot the body, though, then the head wakes up and starts shooting at you. There's also the big ones who roll forward, and if you blow up a part of them they pull in more bits of scrap to repair themselves.

I'm also a big fan of the two minibosses in this level. A parasitic robot leaps into the scrap, then emerges with a makeshift robot body to fight you. Once you destroy it, it jumps out and hops around before diving in again for another round. It's such a cool idea. And those little parasite guys are in other parts of the level too! They can latch onto X and take partial control of him, sometimes making him jump or dash around (potentially right off an edge). Or they can be oddly helpful and let you spam bullets much faster than you can normally shoot. This stage is just full of unique ideas. My only real complaint is that the upgrade capsule is hidden in a strange way. How is a first-time player supposed to know to use Spin Wheel on a random bit of floor at the start of the level? Every other major upgrade can be discovered through normal exploring or at least has some sort of hint. Still, this is a great stage.

SONG
4. Blast Hornet (Weapons Factory Stage) (Mega Man X3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMzDplCxwqM

Man, I love this song. It rocks out so hard right from the start. Seriously, listen to how hard it goes from the first second, and it only gets better from there. It really kicks in at 0:09 with this really ominous tune. I think a big part of the reason why I like Blast Hornet's stage is because this song hypes me up every time I listen to it. There is only one song from the trilogy that rocks out harder than this one, and it is coming up in third place.