Monday, February 20, 2012

Capcom's Mega man 2

Mega Man was developed by Capcom and released in 1988. The game is a sequel to the first Mega Man game by Capcom that was released in 1987. Both games were released for the NES. The game was originally named Rockman after the main character's name Rock, but being converted in to the battle android he is in the game made him mega, and thus Meag Man.

The plot of Mega Man 2 follows the plot of the other 7 Mega man games to follow the series. Talk about beating a dead horse, but looking at a lot of games that come out today, a non changing plot is not anything new. But 9 games (there are a total of 10 in the series but the 10th is actually different) with the same plot, really Capcom, really. The plot of Mega Man 2 is you are Mega Man, an android converted into a battle bot and created by Dr. Light. You  were created to defeat Dr. Willy and his 8 Robot Masters. You must first defeat each Robot master individually before you can face Dr. Willy. Each Robot Master has their own unique area and level with it's own unique enemy's and dangers.

The game takes place in an unspecified year in the 21st century. Now this game makes me think a lot like the book 1984 by George Orwell. That is because the game's technology is very high tech, but nothing close to the technology that we really have in today's world. Just like in 1984, The future was really over estimated.  Be careful Mega Man, big brother is watching.
You can see the ice blocks from Flash Man's level
and you can see the health bar.
There are a couple things that I really like about this game. The first is how each Robot Master has their own unique level. The changing environments add a new level of difficulty to the game that I really enjoy. For example, when facing Flash Man, his level is covered in areas that I assume are ice. That is, when you are on those areas you slide. This makes it hard to really maneuver and fight enemies. But, not every level is like that, this adds a level of "peak-a-boo surprise" to the game. Another thing that I really really like about this game is THE HEALTH METER! No more one hit wonders, hallelujah! I don't know if it is Mega Man's armor or what, really I don't care. I am just ecstatic about taking more than one hit and you die. With the health meter though, comes another part of the game. Not every enemy or trap deals the same amount of damage. I though this was something different in the types of games from that time. You can really see how this has enforced its way into a lot of games today. Like in the Halo series, one rocket can kill you, but one bullet wont.

This is a very challenging mix between a shooter and platform gamer. It's difficult game play though plus its new additions to the gaming world make Mega Man 2 a fun classic game to play.

References:
Orwell, George. 1984. Madrid: J.A. Mestas, 2003. Print.
http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Mega_Man_2
http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/563442-mega-man-2/faqs

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