13 Hardest Opening Levels In Video Games

Easing the player in may work for some games but these 13 titles prefer the sink-or-swim approach with their opening levels.

Posted By | On 17th, Jan. 2022

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Sand Wilderness – Mega Man Zero 2

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Mega Man Zero’s first level felt like the developer flirting with a higher difficulty but still having some sympathy for its players from the outset. Mega Man Zero 2’s Sand Wilderness does away with that entirely, giving you a weary Zero with no Element Chips and only the Buster Shot and Z-Saber to fight with. You need to keep moving forward since Neo-Arcadia’s gunners constantly spawn from behind, tackle new foes and pitfall hazards, and defeat not one but two Golem-Type E mid-bosses en route to the Mega Scorpia boss. The annoying checkpoints don’t help either.


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