Megaman 2
Released as a Japanese Import
Price: $5.99
Original Release date: December 24th, 1988
Released on PSN: February 1st, 2011
Story
It’s the year 200X and Dr Wiley is at it again, and has corrupted more Robot Masters to do his bidding. You play as Megaman, a Robot created by Dr. Light to defeat these Robot Masters and bring Dr. Wiley to justice.
There’s really no dialogue in this game, just a few sentences, but they’re all in Japanese (seeing as this is an import title), so you won’t be moved by the story, but then again, this is not a story driven game, it’s all about the gameplay, just like the last one.
Gameplay
As with all Megaman games, this one is all about the jumping and shooting. The real challenge of these games are the levels and the bosses though, seeing as there are around 15 levels to get through, there are a lot of chance to practice your core skills.
As for the Robot Masters after defeating each one, they give you a certain new skill, these are supremely useful while dealing with other bosses throughout the game, and they usually make sense. For instance (Spoiler alert) Heat man receives damage from the still you get from Bubble man. Pretty standard fare here, but in the levels you’ll need to utilize these skills the best you can, and they are downright necessary in certain ones to even make the way to the end. Some are even a little tough to get through and will take a bit of trial and error, these skills are even more important than in the first title.
Classic gameplay never goes out of style and you’ll have fun with this one even if you haven’t played a Megaman title before. The Level design is great, and is legendary in the series.
Graphics
This game is still an NES title through and through, the flicker of the enemies and Megaman still continues, and really that just makes it feel authentic. It’s still colourful, and the Megaman art style is hard to forget, it was certainly one of the best looking games on the NES, and it’s still nice to look at today. Don’t look for anything groundbreaking in terms of PSone Classics are concerned, but it still pops off the screen, making it a joy to see.
How does Megaman 2 it hold up?
Well as I said in the review of the first Megaman, it’s not a huge value, you’ll spend about 5-6 hours getting through this game, and that includes the huge amount of deaths you’ll suffer. But it’s great fun, and much easier than the first Megaman which at times was a bit frustrating. Out of the two I’d grab this one, but don’t expect a ton of gameplay, just a fun game to spend a week on.
March 9th, 2011 on 8:15 pm
I used to love Megaman on the NES. I played Megaman 2-4 and I would have to say this one was my favorite.
March 10th, 2011 on 7:32 pm
Oh by far, It was the one that really made it big, but also had great level design and music. Was great fun to play, mind you, it was a bit easier than the first one, that one was brutal.
March 16th, 2011 on 6:23 pm
I tried 9 a few months ago and I thought I don’t have the patience to play these types of games anymore. I’ll give it a whirl though.
March 16th, 2011 on 6:53 pm
Well if it’s on the handheld it’s no biggie, because you can play it on your couch. On the PS3 it’s a little much (although I did play through MegaMan 9). As long as you’re not an angry gamer who throws his controller if he’s frustrated (which is very possible with this game).
I loved it though.
September 30th, 2011 on 4:24 pm
2 is great but Quickman’s stage drives me crazy. other than that it’s the best old style MM game. or at least until 9 and 10 are available for PSP so i can play it.