For example, Air Man shoots small tornadoes and is fought in a sky-themed level, while Wood Man can use a shield of leaves and is found in a forest-themed stage. Each Robot Master features a unique weapon and a stage related to their weapon's power. Wily's Robot Masters: Metal Man, Air Man, Bubble Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man, Heat Man, and Wood Man. The player controls Mega Man as he traverses eight stages to defeat the bosses, Dr. Mega Man 2 is a platform and action game like its predecessor, Mega Man. Mega Man uses the floating platform items to jump to a difficult-to-reach ladder in the Crash Man stage. After the scientist begs for mercy, Mega Man spares Wily and returns home.

Wily flees into the caves beneath his fortress and when Mega Man follows, attempts to trick Mega Man into thinking he is a space alien, but Mega Man defeats the alien revealing it to be a holographic projection device which malfunctions showing Dr. Mega Man defeats the eight new Robot Masters and then challenges Wily himself. Mega Man is then sent by his creator, Dr. He also constructs a new fortress and army of robotic henchmen. Wily, the series' main antagonist, creates his own set of Robot Masters in an attempt to counter Mega Man: Metal Man, Air Man, Bubble Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man, Heat Man, and Wood Man. Mega Man 3 was released in 1990.Īfter his initial defeat, Dr. It has been featured in game compilations, including Mega Man Legacy Collection for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch, become a part of console emulation services, and appeared on mobile phones. Many publications rank Mega Man 2 as the best game in the series and one of the greatest video games of all time. Critics praised its audio, visuals and gameplay as an improvement over the first game. Mega Man 2 is the second best selling Mega Man game, with more than 1.51 million copies sold. Takashi Tateishi composed the soundtrack, with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi serving as a sound programmer. They worked concurrently on other Capcom projects, using their free time to develop the game, using unused content from the first game.

It introduced graphical and gameplay changes, many of which became series staples.Īlthough sales for the original Mega Manwere unimpressive, Capcom allowed the team to create a sequel. Mega Man 2 continues Mega Man's battle against the evil Dr. It was released in Japan in 1988 and in North America and PAL regions the following years. Mega Man 2 (stylized as MEGA MAN II) is an action game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

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