Mega man
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| Original title | ロ ッ ク マ ン |
| transcription | Rokkuman or Rockman |
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 Capcom
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| Publisher |
Capcom
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| Designer | Keiji Inafune |
| First title | Mega Man (1987) |
| Last title | Mega Man 11 (2018) |
| Platform (s) | DOS , Game Boy , Game Boy Advance , Game Boy Color , GameCube , Game Gear , iOS , Mega Drive , Neo Geo Pocket Color , Nintendo 64 , Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS , Nintendo Switch , NES , PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , Saturn , SNES , Wii , Windows , Wonderswan , Xbox , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One |
| Genre (s) | Jump 'n' run |
Mega Man , also spelled Megaman or MegaMan , is one of the most popular video game series from the Japanese software company Capcom with the eponymous protagonist, a blue fighting robot known in Japan as Rockman ( Japanese ロ ッ ク マ ン Rokkuman ).
The original principle of the game is to shoot and jump through a level with the character in order to defeat a final boss at the end . The player has the free choice in which order he wants to tackle the levels. Mega Man receives an additional firearm from defeated bosses; these differ in control, rate of fire and effectiveness and can also be useful outside of combat. Since every boss is particularly sensitive to one of these special weapons, the player can work out a strategic order in which the levels are played.
Over time, the series has evolved with offshoots including the X , Zero , Legends , and Battle Network series. The Mega-Man - franchise includes 132 games with 30 million units sold. The games in the original series can be described as jump 'n' runs . In October 2018, Mega Man 11 was the franchise's latest title.
Mega Man (Classic)
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At the beginning of the 21st century, the scientist Dr. Thomas Light to create human-like robots : Mega Man and Roll as housekeeper . Six others followed, Dr. Light together with his colleague Dr. Wily ( Albert W. Wily ) created to serve as a supervisor for simple work robots and are accordingly called "Robot Master". In a touch of megalomania, Wily reprograms them to secure world domination for him.
Mega Man asks Dr. Light to give him the opportunity to stop Wily, whereupon he reluctantly transforms him into a combat robot. The first game ends with Mega Man Dr. Wily and his robots stop.
In Mega Man 2 , Dr. Wily eight new Robot Masters - this time specially designed to take out Mega Man - and fails again.
After his second defeat, Dr. Wily in Mega Man 3 again Dr. Light support. Together they create new Robot Masters for civil purposes, as well as a giant robot called Gamma , which is supposed to prevent a possible robot uprising. Despite this protection, some mining robots turn against humans. Light and Wily send Mega Man to get special crystals from the mines that they need for their work. The new robot dog Rush is at his side . When Mega Man has enough crystals, Dr. Wily she and Gamma to seek world domination again. Again, it's up to Mega Man to stop him, he is supported by Proto Man , his predecessor. Mega Man ultimately destroys Gamma and creates Wily. However, his laboratory was affected by the final fight and collapsed. Mega Man is rescued by Proto Man, Dr. Wily pronounced dead.
A year later - in Mega Man 4 - the scientist Dr. Cossack with his own robots and explains Dr. Light the fight. Proto Man finds and frees Dr. Cossack's daughter Kalinka who declares that Dr. Wily is still alive and using her hostage to protect Dr. Forcing Cossack to build the robots. When he found out that his daughter had been saved, he supported Dr. Light. Mega Man manages to stop Wily, who, however, escapes again.
In Mega Man 5 , Proto Man appears to have turned to evil and kidnaps Dr. Light. In its place, Dr. Cossack Mega Man and provides him with the robot bird Beat . When Mega Man finally confronts Proto Man, the real Proto Man appears and exposes the fake one as Dark Man , whom Dr. Wily was created to use Proto Man as a scapegoat after he captured him. Wily is defeated and his laboratory collapses (again), Mega Man holds the collapsing ceiling to protect Light and Wily, which helps the latter to escape.
In Mega Man 6 , Mr. X proclaims a worldwide robot tournament. As a precaution, Dr Light sends Mega Man to the event as an observer in case something goes wrong. Whatever it does: Mr. X takes control of the eight most powerful robots and announces that they will conquer the world with them. As Mega Man tries to stop Mr. X, it becomes clear that he is, of course, Dr. Wily acts. This time Mega Man succeeds in catching Wily and putting him behind bars.
But Dr. Wily has taken precautions, six months after his arrest - in Mega Man 7 - robots stored by him are activated and free him. When Mega Man is about to stop them, he meets the robot Bass and his robot dog Treble who support him in the fight. Bass betrays Dr. Light and Mega Man to steal plans to combine a robot with his robot dog and it turns out that Dr. Wily was created. Mega Man manages to stop Wily once again and while Wily begs for his life and the laboratory collapses around her, Mega Man realizes that he should have killed Wily long ago. Before he can make a decision, however, Bass appears, makes fun of Mega Man's hesitation and disappears with Wily.
Game flow
Each game in this series leads the player to (usually eight) boss opponents, who are also led by Dr. Wily were created. These adversaries have names like Fireman , Air Man or Bubble Man , from which one can deduce their special weapon, which Mega Man can use himself if successful (see above). At the beginning only his Mega Buster is available to him, which from the fourth part can also be charged to fire stronger shots.
The game sections have been designed to match the appearance of the respective Robot Master . At the end of the day, he has to defeat these bosses again in order to finally meet the final boss (mostly Dr. Wily).
Besides the already mentioned special items include weapons (Engl. Items ) to the repertoire of the blue androids. These are primarily suitable for overcoming difficult areas in the individual levels (such as overhangs or large trenches) and also consume (weapon) energy. From the fourth part of the series you could also find optional equipment (originally called Adaptda ). There are also various objects that Mega Man can collect to replenish his life and weapon energy.
Another characteristic of the classic series is a password system from the second part that allows the user to continue the game even after a break (and switching off the gaming device). Parts 2 to 5 have in common that wrong passwords are intentionally given out at the end, so that the final sections have to be played in one go.
Games
Original publications
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New editions and compilations
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars - Sega Mega Drive (1994)
Collection of improved remakes of the NES games Mega Man 1, Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 including the mini game Wily Tower .
- Rockman Complete Works (Japan only) - PlayStation (1999)
Rockman 1–6 on a PlayStation CD, numerous additional features and a database of robot masters.
- Rockman Battle and Fighters (Japan only) - Neo Geo Pocket Color (2000)
- Mega Man & Bass - Game Boy Advance (2002)
Porting of the SNES version with a database of almost all characters appearing in the series.
- Mega Man Anniversary Collection (US only) - GameCube / PlayStation 2 / Xbox (2004)
Mega Man 1–8 plus two previously unreleased arcade games.
- Mega Man: Powered Up - PlayStation Portable (2006)
Remake of the first part with a level editor and heavily modified graphics / music style as well as the option to download online content.
Mega Man X
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Similar to the original series, the Mega Man X series is about an originally peaceful android who, after betraying, takes on the fight to save the world. This android called X , which was run by Dr. Light is the first android with free will and real sensations. In the 22nd century, the archaeologist Dr. According to X's blueprint, Cain created a series of other sensitive androids, which from this point on are called reploids.
However, after a while, several crimes and other serious offenses committed by (apparently) uncontrolled Reploids accumulated. These reploids were eventually classified as Mavericks (English f. Rebel, outsider). As a countermeasure, the Maverick Hunters were formed, led by Commander Sigma, while Dr. Cain was initially the head of the organization. After being fully activated as a Hunter, X was partnered with an android named Zero.
Zero was an S-Class Hunter at the time, leading the 17th MH unit. Despite his abilities, X was a B-Class Hunter, as his ability to feel often led him to hesitant actions while performing his duties.
Mega Man X (plot based on the original Megaman X game)
Sigma, who had previously led the Hunter as Commander, was finally exposed as a Maverick, as he had carried out, partly coordinated serious, mostly terrorist attacks. Dr. Cain therefore took over his active post as Commander. X and Zero were given the task of stopping an attack that was targeted at humans. At the scene of the action (a highway), X is attacked by a former hunter named Vile and his walker (Robot Ride Armor). X was almost defeated, but saved by Zero at the last moment. Then they separated. X took care of the Reploids who joined Sigma's campaign, while Zero gathered information on his base. During the fights X was fighting, a capsule was found displaying a projection from a man strangely familiar to him. It turned out that it was Dr. Light, who designed several of these capsules as a precaution, should the world face chaos as in his time. They contain numerous improvements for X (in the course of the X-Series), but they would hide its true potential.
When Zero and X met again, they decided to attack Sigma. However, both are initially expected by Vile. Zero is locked in an energy field, then X lost. Zero saves his partner for the second time, but he sacrificed his life by initiating self-destruction. He previously revealed to X that his powers are much stronger than his. The explosion only affected Vile's RRA. His victory over X was close at hand, but X gained power on its own and destroyed Vile in battle. After several traps and obstacles, the final battle against Sigma takes place. X triumphed and the base is destroyed. But Sigma was not destroyed and swore to return.
Megaman X2 (The X-Hunter)
Half a year has passed and the number of Maverick attacks has not decreased, despite X's efforts. A new organization of Mavericks who call themselves the X-Hunters confessed to the recent events and declared war on X. During its deployment, the MH base was attacked by three Reploids, named Serges, Violen and Agile. They stole the parts of Zero that had been recovered and challenged X. Despite keeping strong opponents, X was able to retrieve all of the parts and Dr. Cain ordered the composition of Zero to continue while X was on the hunt. Eventually the X-Hunter base was located. X inflitrated the base and defeated the X-Hunter and their Mavericks. After the fight, self-destruct was initiated and X was surprisingly contacted by Sigma. X followed the signal and was expected by his archenemy with a copy of Zero. Suddenly, however, before the fight started, it was destroyed by the real Zero, who was looking for the energy reactor. During this time, X fought against Sigma. Despite destroying his body, he had to compete against a program called a virtual virus form of Sigma. Even so, X and Zero remained victorious, and Sigma continued to threaten his return. His last words, however, were: Why Zero ??? It is the doctor’s last work ...
The Mega Man X series is considered completed with X8.
Despite the differences in the plot and characters, the gameplay is similar to that of the original series. One difference is that X and Zero can hold onto walls to avoid fatal falls. Furthermore, Zero is also equipped with a kind of energy sword, the so-called "Z-Saber".
Games
Original publications
- Mega Man X - SNES / PC (1993)
- Mega Man X2 - SNES (1994)
- Mega Man X3 - SNES / PlayStation / Sega Saturn / PC (1995)
- Mega Man X4 - PlayStation / Saturn / PC (1997)
- Mega Man Xtreme - Game Boy Color (2000)
- Mega Man X5 - PlayStation / PC (2000)
- Mega Man Xtreme 2 - Game Boy Color (2001)
- Mega Man X6 - PlayStation / PC (2001)
- Mega Man X7 - PlayStation 2, (2003)
- Mega Man X: Command Mission - GameCube / PlayStation 2 (2004)
- Mega Man X8 - PlayStation 2 / PC (2004)
New editions and compilations
- Mega Man X3 - PlayStation / Saturn / PC (1996) - Implementation of the original SNES game with memory function and additional video sequences.
- Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X - Playstation Portable (2005) - Remake of the first part. Includes a 25-minute animation ( OVA , Anime) that takes place just before the time from Mega Man X1 and reveals many new facts. The game has a revised soundtrack and Vile lets you play the same story from your point of view.
- Mega Man X Collection (USA only) - Playstation 2 / GameCube (2006) - Implementation of all games from part 1 to part 6 with a reworked storage system of parts 1 to 3 and other additional and bonus features.
- Mega Man X - iOS (2011) - First part with revised graphics, memory function, different levels of difficulty and an online ranking list.
Remarks
The OVA The day of Σ included in Mega Man Maverick Hunter X confirms that X is not the original Mega Man, but a completely new Android.
Mega Man Zero
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After a hundred years of sleep, Zero wakes up in the 24th century in a world in which Reploids are declared Mavericks for no reason and are systematically wiped out, apparently at the direction of X himself. At the side of a small resistance group led by the human scientist Ciel , Zero fights against the city of Neo Arcadia founded by X and its guardians Leviathan , Harpuia , Fefnir and Phantom .
At the end of the first game, Zero learns that the real X has been missing for some time and that a replica had been made to cover up the matter from the population. Zero destroys the X duplicate.
Eventually, Zero meets the real X, who has taken the form of a "cyber elf" and tells Zero that he is tired of fighting.
At the beginning of the second game, the three surviving members of the Four Guardians (Phantom was killed in Zero's attack on Area X in Neo Arcadia) take command of Neo Arcadia and appoint Harpuia as their leader. The death of the X duplicate is kept secret as people revere him as their savior.
A little later, the conflict between Neo Arcadia and the resistance group flared up again. In the meantime, Ciel is working on a new source of energy, since she believes the worldwide lack of energy is the real reason behind the hunt for Reploids. The new leader of the resistance - the Reploid Elpizo - considers Ciel's efforts to be pointless and blows the storm on Neo Arcadia, which he is the only one to survive. As a result, gone mad, he desires the power of the legendary dark (cyber) elves who started the Elven Wars a hundred years ago.
With the help of two baby elves from Ciel's laboratory, Elpizo enters the temple of Neo Arcadia on his own, where the body of the original X is kept. X had disappeared with the end of the Elven Wars, after sealing the Dark Elf with his own body. Elpizo destroys X's body, breaking the seal that held the Dark Elf and seizing her powers. Zero can prevent him from annihilating the world by defeating Elpizo. When he is dying, he apologizes for what he did. Thereupon the Dark Elf illuminates in a warm light and saves him by turning him into a cyber elf. Before he disappears, he tells Zero that the Dark Elf is not evil. X shows up and tells Zero about the Dark Elf, who also disappears. She was created as a savior under the name "Mother Elf", but cursed and used by a man named Weil .
Meanwhile, a mysterious voice calls for action on someone named Omega .
The third game is set just a little later. A strange energy emanates from a crashed spaceship, similar to that exuded by the Dark Elf, so that Zero sets out to get to the bottom of the matter. Weil appears in the wreck together with the monstrous Reploid Omega and the repaired X duplicate. They take control of Neo Arcadia and give Zero a surprising insight into its past. It turns out that Omega is at its core the original body of Zero and he himself is just a copy with his memory. Zero destroys Omega with the help of the three guards, who are destroyed by Omega's explosion. Zero himself is saved by the Dark Elf.
The fourth part of the series starts a few weeks or months after the end of the third game. Dr. Weil's reign of terror has reached its peak, no matter if reploid or human, whoever opposes Weil's will is automatically considered a maverick and is accordingly "removed". Some people - including the reporter Neige - flee Neo Arcadia to find a new home in a settlement called "Area Zero", the crash site of the Eurasia space colony (from MMX 5). Since the environmental generator was still active there, perfectly normal plants grow there, free of any technical symbiosis.
This causes Weil to carry out his Ragnarok plan. He sends out eight warriors and assigns them to destroy all nature in order to drive people back to Neo Arcadia. Zero and the resistance try to prevent that and to protect the human settlement, although the people distrust them. Weil is stopped and his Ragnarok satellite weapon is destroyed. Zero enters the earth's atmosphere with the remains of Ragnarok and is considered lost.
Game flow
The basic game concept is similar to that of the original Mega-Man and Mega-Man-X series. There are four bosses in two waves that can be challenged to choose from, and completed levels can be revisited to find hidden objects. Defeated bosses leave behind additional equipment after being defeated, which is very effective against certain other bosses or gives Zero more combat maneuvers. After each level, the style of play is assessed according to the time required, damage received, opponents killed and elves used, and Zero is given a corresponding rank. In some games in the series, a very good rating is a prerequisite for obtaining special skills.
The choice of weapons is limited to a pistol, the Z-Saber known from Mega Man X, a throwable shield (Zero 1–3) and a spear (Zero 1), a whip (Zero 2), Tonfas (Zero 3) or the Z-Knuckle (Zero 4, can adopt the ability of defeated enemies). Of these, two can always be equipped at the same time and via various freely assignable buttons such as B. the A button and the R shoulder button can be used. Except for a few weapons acquired with the Z-Knuckle, all have unlimited energy / ammunition.
The game series has the element of the cyber elves. These can be found in hidden containers or after defeating certain opponents. There are two types of cyber elves in Mega Man Zero 1 and 2: The more common variant helps Zero in different ways in the current phase of the game and then dies. The rarer variant must first be grown up with found E-crystals in order to then unite with Zero and permanently improve some of its properties such as running speed or attack strength. In Mega Man Zero 3, most of these two variants can also be converted into satellites, of which Zero can equip up to two. Elves in satellite mode can continue to be used after a phase of the game and do not affect the rating at the end of the level. In Mega Man Zero 4, the elf system is reduced to a single elf, who grows by feeding them with E-Crystals and can give Zero an advantage each from three categories. As long as the combination of these three advantages does not exceed a certain value, Zero's ranking is not reduced.
Games
- Mega Man Zero - Game Boy Advance (2002)
- Mega Man Zero 2 - Game Boy Advance (2003)
- Mega Man Zero 3 - Game Boy Advance (2004)
- Mega Man Zero 4 - Game Boy Advance (2005)
- Mega Man Zero Collection - Nintendo DS (2010)
- Onimusha Blade Warriors - PlayStation 2
- SNK vs Capcom: Chaos - PlayStation 2
- Boktai 2 - Game Boy Advance
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars - Wii
Music albums
- Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero - (2004)
- Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Idea - (2004)
- Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Telos (ΤΕΛΟΣ) - (2004)
- Rockman Zero Game Ongaku Daizenshū -Rockman Zero 1 ~ 3- (ロ ッ ク マ ン ゼ ロ ゲ ー ム 音 楽 大 全集 - ロ ッ ク マ ン ゼ ロ 1 ~ 3-) - (2004)
- Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Physis - (2005)
- Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Myth (μύθος) - (2010)
Remarks
In Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works explains what exactly between Man Mega X8 and Mega Man Zero happened: After Zero realized that he was the source of the Maverick virus, he had himself transferred for research into a deep sleep. For security reasons, his body and mind were separated from each other. One of Ciel's ancestors developed the “Sigma Antibody Program”, the first known cyber elf under the name “Mother Elf”. One of her colleagues - Dr. Because - however, did not believe in a peaceful solution and stole the body of Zero as well as the cyber-elves and with them triggered the elven wars, which lasted four years and wiped out a large part of the people and reploids.
Weil created the two baby elves from the mother elf in order to gain control over all reploids and to order them to destroy each other. He also expanded Zero's original body and gave him a new consciousness called "Omega".
In the final year of the Elven Wars, Zero's consciousness was given a new body. Zero stole the mother Elf - now known as the "Dark Elf" - and fought with X against Omega. After her victory, Zero had his body sealed as he was responsible for the repeated conflicts.
Mega Man ZX
In the game Mega Man ZX, Vent or Aile is the main character. Your boss is called Giro, whose real name is Girouette. They are orphans because they lost their parents to Mavericks. You are messengers in a company called "Giro Express". When they receive a delivery from the guards who are resisting, an accident with Mavericks changes the life of Vent or Aile: They come into contact with the biometallic shape "Model X" and then transform into Mega Man X (also known from the Mega Man X series). Model X later connects with other well-known people known from the Mega Man Zero series: Model Hx (Harpuia), Model Fx (Fefnir), Model Px (Phantom), Model Lx (Leviathan) and Model Ox ( Which you cannot unlock in the difficulty level "Easy") also known as Omega. Everyone has different skills: Px can hang onto ledges, Fx can blow stones out of the way, Lx can swim underwater, and Hx can float for a while. All can amplify their attacks by going into overdrive mode. The bar of the respective models is getting smaller and smaller, which is where the attacks end. Model Ox has many special attacks that can be activated in Overdrive mode. Model Ox's special ability is that it can go into overdrive mode without being tied to an overdrive bar.
Games
- Mega Man ZX - Nintendo DS (2006/2007)
- Mega Man ZX Advent - Nintendo DS (2007/2008)
Mega Man Legends
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The player controls Mega Man Volnutt , a teenager. Here, Mega Man is an excavator, an archaeologist, which means that he searches underground ruins for the remains of lost civilizations in order to make a living. He gets help or lessons from his adoptive sister Roll and her grandfather, Barrell Caskett. They are troubled by the Bonnes, a group of pirates consisting of the leader Tiesel Bonne, his sister Tron (who, ironically, is in love with Mega Man), the big "baby" android Bon Bonne and the 40 Servbots (who are fleetingly attached to Lego -Figures remember). So far there are only two Mega Man Legends games and one offshoot PlayStation game called The Misadventures of Tron Bonne with Tron Bonne and the 40 Servbots that Tiesel and Bon Bonne have to save.
Games
- Mega Man Legends / Mega Man 64 - PlayStation / Nintendo 64 / PC / Playstation Portable (1998)
- Mega Man Legends 2 - PlayStation / Playstation Portable (2000)
- Misadventures of Tron Bonne - PlayStation (1999)
Cameo appearances
- Namco × Capcom - PlayStation 2 (2005)
Remarks
As a new variation, the Rockman DASH / Mega Man Legends series was initially viewed with skepticism. However, players soon took a liking to the characters and the plot, which evolved into something that surpassed anything previously seen in a Mega Man franchise. However, at first there was no connection to any of the previous series. That changed when the source book appeared for all of the Mega Man series.
In this book, called Rockman Perfect Memories , it is confirmed that the Legends series plays after the X series (or more precisely: after the Zero series).
Mega Man Battle Network
The Mega Man Battle Network games (ロ ッ ク マ ン エ グ ゼ, Rokkuman'eguze or Rockman.EXE) are action role-playing games .
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The series takes place in the 21st century in a parallel universe in which computers, not robots, were the main research topic. The result was the PET (PErsonal Terminal), a small computer that is used in a similar way to a mobile phone or PDA and which has variable artificial intelligence, the Net Navi (short for Net Navigator). The Battle Network series revolves around the adventures of the relatively ordinary student Lan Hikari and his very unusual sat nav, Mega Man.EXE. Lan and Mega Man fight primarily against the sinister plans of the insane and unsuccessful scientist Wily, who is obviously a variant of the villain of the original series. Most of the time it is up to the player to defeat Wilys lackey's sat navs. (Most sat navs are based on characters from the original series and are accordingly named after them). Apart from the fighting, the gameplay corresponds to that of a typical RPG. In combat, the player is offered a mixture of classic Mega Man gameplay and RPG battles.
Games
- Mega Man Battle Network - Game Boy Advance (2001)
- Mega Man Battle Network 2 - Game Boy Advance (2001)
- Mega Man Battle Network 3 White & Blue - Game Boy Advance (2002)
- Rockman.EXE WS (Japan only) - Wonderswan (2003)
- Mega Man Network Transmission - GameCube (2003)
- Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge - Game Boy Advance (2003)
- Rockman.EXE N1 Battle (Wonderswan version of Battle Chip Challenge) - Wonderswan (2003)
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun & Blue Moon - Game Boy Advance (2003)
- Rockman.EXE 4.5 Real Operation (Japan only) - Game Boy Advance (2004)
- Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Protoman & Team of Colonel - Game Boy Advance (2005)
- Mega Man Battle Network 5 DS Double Team - Nintendo DS (2006)
- Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar & Cybeast Falzar - Game Boy Advance (2006)
- Rockman.EXE: The Medal Operation - arcade machine
Mega Man Starforce
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Mega Man Starforce (also spelled Mega Man Star Force ; 流星 の ロ ッ ク マ ン, Ryūsei no Rokkuman / Rockman) takes place in the universe of the Battle Network series and begins many years after its end.
The protagonist Geo Stelar is an extremely introverted boy at the beginning of the series , who cannot cope with the loss of his father - who apparently died on a space mission. He meets the alien Mega , a radio wave based life form. Stelar gradually befriends Mega and prevents other aliens of his kind from wreaking havoc on Earth.
The first part of Mega Man Starforce is about preventing invaders, also known as FM-ians, from doing their thing . The second part is about Geo Stelar coming into contact with an extinct civilization called Mu and all of their own wave beings.
Game flow
The Internet known from MMBN has been developed into a largely wireless variant. This is represented in the game as a radio wave world that exists parallel to the real world.
The fighting sequence has been changed compared to MMBN in such a way that the character can no longer move freely in a 3 × 3 field, but is limited to the front row. The view in the course of the fight was also moved from the side view behind this row and thus in Mega Man's back.
Games
- Mega Man Starforce Dragon / Pegasus / Leo - Nintendo DS (2006/2007)
- Mega Man Starforce 2: Zerker × Ninja / Zerker × Saurian - Nintendo DS (2007/2008)
- Mega Man Starforce 3: Black Ace / Red Joker - Nintendo DS (2008/2009)
Mega Man in film and television
The character Mega Man, his robot dog Rush and his mentor Dr. Light first appeared in the US cartoon series Captain N on. However, Mega Man's appearance is very different from that in the games.
The animation company Ruby-Spears later produced a mega-man cartoon series. This series is called " Mega Man " and ran almost entirely on German television on Pro Sieben . The series is divided into two seasons. The last episode "Crime of the Century" was not published on German television. Here, too, some of the characters differed significantly from their video game models.
Mega Man also appeared in the form of Japanese manga and later in US comics .
Capcom wanted to bring Mega Man closer to US gamers and in the early 1990s produced three episodes that were to run with the US series. However, the concept of the upcoming US series by Ruby-Spears was changed quite a bit, so that the three episodes never aired on television. For Mega Man's 15th birthday a DVD was released in 2002 with the title “Rockman: Hoshi ni negai wo” (ロ ッ ク マ ン 星 に 願 い を; English title: “Mega Man: Upon a Star”) with the three “missing Consequences":
- 日本 上 陸 (Appearance in Japan)
- 星 に 願 い を (Wishing upon a Star)
- 未来 が 危 な い (Future Beware)
There are also two anime series series about Mega Man. The first is based on the Battle Network / EXE series and is called Rockman.EXE . A heavily reworked version of the anime was released in the USA and Canada under the name Mega Man NT Warrior and has also been on RTL II since August 23, 2004 . However, the “westernized” versions of the series stand out because of their cuts, which should make them “more child-friendly”. Many places where people aimed at the screen or swords were removed, as this could supposedly have frightened the children. The second anime series is Ryūsei no Rockman.
| Japanese title | Japanese episode number | Japanese look | Title of the US blend | US / NA episode number BRD episode number |
US broadcast BRD broadcast |
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| Rockman.EXE | Mega Man NT Warrior | ||||
| Rockman.EXE (ロ ッ ク マ ン エ グ ゼ, Rokkuman Eguze) |
56 | 03/04/2002– 03/31/2003 | Mega Man NT Warrior | 48 + 4 = 52 42 |
May 17, 2003 to December 9, 2004 August 23, 2004 to October 19, 2004 |
| Rockman.EXE Axess (ロ ッ ク マ ン エ グ ゼ AXESS, Rokkuman Eguze Axess) |
51 | October 4, 2003– September 25, 2004 | Mega Man NT Warrior Axess | 45 + 1 = 46 - |
11/22/2004– 12/9/2005 - |
| Rockman.EXE Stream (ロ ッ ク マ ン エ グ ゼ Stream, Rokkuman Eguze Stream) |
51 | October 2, 2004 to September 24, 2005 | |||
| Gekijōban Rockman.EXE: Hikari to Yami no Program (劇場版 ロ ッ ク マ ン エ グ ゼ 光 と 闇 の 遺産 (プ ロ グ ラ ム), Rokkuman Eguze: Hikari to Yami no Puroguramu), also called: Rockman グ ロ 光ikari (マYami to Program ikari) と 闇 の 遺産 (プ ロ グ ラ ム), Rokkuman Eguze: Hikari to Yami no Puroguramu) |
Movie | March 12, 2005 (cinema) | |||
| Rockman.EXE Beast (ロ ッ ク マ ン エ グ ゼ BEAST, Rokkuman Eguze Beast) |
25th | October 1, 2005– April 1, 2006 | |||
| Rockman.EXE Beast + (ロ ッ ク マ ン エ グ ゼ BEAST +, Rokkuman Eguze Beast +) |
26th | April 8, 2006 to September 30, 2006 | |||
| Ryūsei no Rockman | Mega Man Star Force | ||||
| Ryūsei no Rockman (流星 の ロ ッ ク マ ン, Ryūsei no Rokkuman) |
55 | October 7, 2006 to October 27, 2007 | Mega Man Star Force | 13 (equivalent to 25 Japanese episodes) - |
07/23/2007 - 12/10/2007 (published online) |
| Ryūsei no Rockman Tribe (流星 の ロ ッ ク マ ン ト ラ イ ブ, Ryūsei no Rokkuman Toraibu) |
21st | November 3, 2007– March 29, 2008 | |||
In May 2010 a fan film for Mega Man was released , which tells the background story of the two warring scientists.
literature
- Rockman Perfect Memories , 2002, ISBN 4-575-16354-6
- Rockman Zero Official Complete Works , 2006, ISBN 978-4-86233-068-0
- R20 Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works , 2008, ISBN 978-4-86233-178-6
- Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works , 2008, ISBN 978-1-897376-01-0
- Rockman.EXE Official Complete Works , 2009, ISBN 978-4-86233-244-8
Web links
- Mega Man at MobyGames (English)
- Capcom site of the developer company
- The Mega Man Homepage (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Capcom.co.jp ( Memento from January 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English) or Capcom.co.jp (Japanese): Publication of sales figures (as of December 31, 2012)
- ^ CAPCOM - Game Series Sales. In: CAPCOM Investor Relations. September 30, 2015, accessed November 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Mega Man 11. In: Capcom.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Mega Man joins the fighters . Official Super Smash Bros. website for 3DS and Wii U. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ↑ Capcom (Ed.): Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works . 2008, ISBN 978-1-897376-01-0 , pp. 21 .
- ↑ http://www.gamezone.de/news_detail.asp?nid=84787 : Gamezone, May 9, 2010.