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*Many ideas that were not used in the original Mega Man game, due to cart size limitations, were recycled for Mega Man 2. |
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*This is the only Mega Man game so far to have a [[Metal Man|Robot Master]] that is weak to [[Metal Blade|his own weapon]]. |
*This is the only Mega Man game so far to have a [[Metal Man|Robot Master]] that is weak to [[Metal Blade|his own weapon]]. |
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| + | *Seeing how [[Metal Man]] is Inafune's least favourite Robot Master from this game and [[Wood Man]] is his favourite, it is possible that their serial numbers are ordered from Inafune's least favourite to his most favourite (Metal Man is DWN. 009, whereas Wood Man is DWN. 016). |
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Revision as of 07:55, 24 July 2010
| This article is about the NES game. For the Game Boy game, see Mega Man II. |
Mega Man 2, known as Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo (ロックマン 2: Dr.ワイリーの謎 Rokkuman 2: Dr. Wairī no Nazo, which means Rockman 2: Mystery of Dr. Wily, or alternatively, Dr. Wily's Enigma/Secret) in Japan, is the second game of the Mega Man series and is considered by many fans the best Mega Man game for the NES.
Overview
North American box art.
Dr. Wily is back, and now he's created eight new Robot Masters to defeat Mega Man. Mega Man will have to stop Dr. Wily's robots and bring him to justice again.
There is no difficult select in the Japanese version of the game. There is a normal mode and a difficult mode in the English versions, which Difficult is the original Japanese mode and Normal is an easier mode in which Mega Man's attacks causes twice damage. The difficult select is only available in the American NES and mobile phone ports of the game.
Story
From the game:
"In the year 200X, a super robot named Mega Man was created. Dr. Light created Mega Man to stop the evil desires of Dr. Wily. However, after his defeat, Dr. Wily created eight of his own robots to counter Mega Man."
Bosses
Stage select screen
Robot Masters
| Model No. | Name | Weapon | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWN. 009 | Metal Man | Metal Blade | Quick Boomerang / Metal Blade |
| DWN. 010 | Air Man | Air Shooter | Leaf Shield |
| DWN. 011 | Bubble Man | Bubble Lead | Metal Blade |
| DWN. 012 | Quick Man | Quick Boomerang | Time Stopper |
| DWN. 013 | Crash Man | Crash Bomber | Air Shooter |
| DWN. 014 | Flash Man | Time Stopper | Crash Bomber / Metal Blade |
| DWN. 015 | Heat Man | Atomic Fire | Bubble Lead |
| DWN. 016 | Wood Man | Leaf Shield | Atomic Fire / Air Shooter |
Fortress Bosses
| Stage | Name | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecha Dragon | Atomic Fire |
| 2 | Picopico-kun | Bubble Lead |
| 3 | Guts-Dozer | Quick Boomerang |
| 4 | Buebeam Trap | Crash Bomber |
| 5 | Rematch with the Robot Masters | Varies |
| 5 | Wily Machine No. 2 | Form 1: Atomic Fire; Form 2: Crash Bomber |
| 6 | Alien | Bubble Lead |
See also
- List of Mega Man 2 enemies
- Mega Man 2 Damage Data Chart
- Mega Man 2 walkthrough
- The Mega Man Homepage's Password Generator for Mega Man 2
Trivia
- This is Keiji Inafune's favorite Mega Man game.
- This is the first Mega Man game that shows the map of Wily Castle.
- This is the first Mega Man game to have Dr. Wily create his own set of Robot Masters, instead of using someone else's.
- This is the first Mega Man game to have the "Teleport System" when encountering the Robot Masters again.
- This is the first Mega Man game to have Energy Tanks, although the player could only carry four, instead of nine as in later installments.
- Like the first game, using a Game Genie on Mega Man 2 will cause the music to be riddled with quirks and odd sounds.
- Quick Man's stage is taken from this game and is used as Dr. Wily's fortress stage in the Game Gear Mega Man game.
- Also, Shadow Devil's stage in Mega Man X5 and QuickMan.EXE's stage in MegaMan Network Transmission are similar to Quick Man's stage.
- Many ideas that were not used in the original Mega Man game, due to cart size limitations, were recycled for Mega Man 2.
- This is the only Mega Man game so far to have a Robot Master that is weak to his own weapon.
- Seeing how Metal Man is Inafune's least favourite Robot Master from this game and Wood Man is his favourite, it is possible that their serial numbers are ordered from Inafune's least favourite to his most favourite (Metal Man is DWN. 009, whereas Wood Man is DWN. 016).
- The same thing could be said about the first game.
Screenshots
