But if you're a Blue Bomber inductee, consider his Game Boy sequel a good to-go titanium hazing. If you're a Mega Man game monger, you may want to pass this one up simply because you'll probably whip through the familiar territory in no time. A black-and-white must-buy? That depends solely on you! As always, the graphics are pixel-perfect, the music's easy listening, and the gameplay's greater than great. Mega Man II (Game Boy) is a replay of NES classics, but that's what makes it a winner. The Doc himself pilots three odd-but-deadly airborne gizmos. Wily's latest construction is maximum Megamania, but unfortunately it's only one level. W's recycled tin menaces and his fortified flying time-warp fortress is your final destination. A Mad Doctor's Home Is His Time Machineĭefeat Dr. Items to be won in battle cover the basics: life refills, Energy Tanks, weapon power pills, and 1-ups. You also acquire special adaptors for Rush, such as Coil for jouncing, Jet for flying, and Submarine for swimming. Mega WeaponsĪnyone who's played any Mega Man cart already knows the ins and outs of powering-up: beat a robot master, steal his weapon, and use it on the next 'bot. Look for the return of some of your favorite Megavillains like the Atomic Chickens, Hot Dogs, Robo Kitties, and the al-ways-bothersome Hard Hat Macs. Each 'bot's level sports a layout similar to its Nintendo equivalent with some alterations and redesigns here and there. Polish them off (in any order) and you'll take on NES Number Three's reborn robots, Hard Man, Needle Man, Top Man, and Magnet Man.

Sounds like another job for our friendly neighborhood Mega Man.īack from the NES Mega Man II scrapyard are Wood Man, Metal Man, Clash Man, and Air Man. But since new robots are scarce and expensive, Wily cuts costs and simply zips back in time with his handy-dandy Time Skimmer to round up his baddest 'bots Skimmer to round up his baddest 'bots of yesteryear. W is back on the world-domination track, and yes, he's assembled a team of dastardly mechanical metal-heads to do in the Megameister. But then again, maybe not.īy now you've probably guessed that yes, Dr. When will the Megadude ever learn? Maybe the end has finally come for Wily's Mad Doctor days in Mega Man II for the Game Boy. Wily's army of berserk cyber-bots, he finds it in himself to give the Doc another chance to go straight. If Mega Man has one fault, though, it's his all-too-forgiving heart (and you thought android-types had no emotions). He's as cunning, cool, and feisty as they come, he's always on duty to put a monkeywrench in an insane robot designer's plans, and he even has a lovable little sidekick, Rush the wonder-pup. On a list of the most excellent video-game super-heroes of all time, Capcom's star gamester Mega Man would have to take one of the top billings.

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