Mega Man 2

Original title: Rockman 2: Dr. Wairî no nazo

Video Game
1988
E

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Dr. Wily escapes from prison and plans revenge on Mega Man.Dr. Wily escapes from prison and plans revenge on Mega Man.Dr. Wily escapes from prison and plans revenge on Mega Man.

Director
- Akira Kitamura

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8.3/10

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Director
- Akira Kitamura

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Trivia
This game features the first appearance of Skull Castle, Dr. Wily's fortress in nearly every Mega Man game where he is the villain.

Goofs
When we first see Dr. Wily's castle, his saucer flies toward the castle, and we hear the appropriate "saucer beep" sound effects. But in the subsequent exterior shots of the castle, we still hear the saucer noise, even though the saucer is nowhere to be seen.

Crazy credits
SPOILER: The ending features Mega Man defeating the Wily Alien, uncovering that it was just a projection all along. Wily gets on the floor and begs, like always. Mega Man is then shown walking home, with the four seasons passing. He then runs home, leaving his helmet on a hill. The credits roll follows.

Alternate versions
In the Famicom version of Mega Man 2 has many of the changes which are different from the NES version including.
The game title screen in the Famicom version is actually called Rockman 2.
The Famicom version has only the Difficult mode while the NES has Normal and Difficulty.
Crash Man from the NES game is called Clash Man in the Famicom version in the menu screen.
The NES version has the Password combined while the Famicom version is spelled Pass Word.
After defeating a boss, in the Get Equipped message, the Famicom version is faster and is in Japanese text, while the NES version has English text but the text moves much slower than in the Famicom version.
Also the Famicom version features Japanese text instead of English text in the NES version, this isn't a problem for English players as they can still play the game without being required to read Japanese.
The end credits in the Famicom version has a few spelling errors with Character Design and Sound Programmer which is fixed in the NES version.
At the end of the credits the Famicom version originally shows "Presented by Capcom" while the NES changes it to "Presented by Capcom U. S. A."

Connections
Featured in The Wizard (1989)

Mega Man 2 is the best 8-bit game ever.

Mega Man 2 for the NES is one of the best 8-bit games ever released! When I was ten (1990) I bought the first Mega Man game there ever was. This game was very addictive and made me an instant Mega Man fan. Before 1990 had ended I read a preview of MM2. I couldn't believe my eyes! A sequel was being made of my favorite game! As soon as it was released (early 1991) I bought a copy of it, and played it. I never stopped playing it. MM2 boasts some brilliant music! Most tunes are world famous now, and every Mega Man fan can hum these tunes. Especially Dr. Wily's Castle tune, which seems to be the best Mega Man tune ever! The graphics MM2 shows are of extreme high quality. It puts a lot of 16-bit games and even some 32-bit and 64-bit games to shame! The graphics are very clear and the use of colours in the background is very detailed and a pleasure to look at.

In total there are eight levels to conquer before you can fight the master mind Dr. Wily. In the first Mega Man game Dr. Wily reprogrammed six of his peaceful robots to conquer the world. In total seven were made, but the protagonist of both games, Mega Man managed to escape the clutches of the evil Wily. It is now Mega Man's duty to defeat Wily for a second time and destroy his new eight robotic minions. Each robot has its own stage and Mega Man has to beat go through the entire stage to battle a robot master. Once a robot master is defeated Mega Man can use the power of its defeated opponent to battle other robots.

Although it sounds all rather easy, it's not. Try to pass Heatman's schasm of fire or pass Quickman's deadly laser beams! This game will get you hooked instantly. Not only by its outstanding graphical and musical quality, but by its playability as well! Controlling Mega Man is a piece of cake, within no time you can make him run, jump and shoot! All in all a must have for every NES owner, but I guess every NES owner already has this game in his collection!