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Mega Man 2 NES is Capcom’s 1989 sequel with eight Robot Masters, Energy Tanks and a password system. It has sold over 1.51 million copies worldwide. You get the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual. Orders ship within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Capcom |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Mega Man 2 NES is Capcom's 1989 sequel to Mega Man, released in North America in June 1989. It has sold over 1.51 million copies worldwide. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
This time there are eight Robot Masters: Metal Man, Air Man, Bubble Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man, Heat Man and Wood Man. Each one is weak to another Robot Master's weapon, so picking the right stage order makes the game easier.
Mega Man 2 introduced the Energy Tank, which lets you refill your health at any time. It also added a password system. After each Robot Master falls, you get a password that saves which bosses are beaten and how many Energy Tanks you hold.
The Japanese original was labeled "difficult." The North American release added a "normal" setting that makes the arm cannon and boss weapons stronger. Capcom received 8,370 boss design ideas from the public for this game. The team built Mega Man 2 in three to four months, often working on it in their own time alongside other Capcom projects.
Choose the normal setting if this is your first Mega Man game. Write down each password after a boss so you can pick up where you left off. Save your Energy Tanks for the final stages.
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When did Mega Man 2 come out?
Mega Man 2 (1989) reached North American stores in June of that year, published by Capcom.
Does Mega Man 2 save your progress?
It uses passwords. A password appears after each Robot Master you defeat.
Is there an easy mode?
The North American version adds a "normal" mode with stronger weapons, alongside "difficult."
What comes with this Mega Man 2 cartridge?
The loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
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Triforce Of Power –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Big Improvements, But Overrated By Retro-Gamers
MegaMan II is a big step-up from the first MegaMan game on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The first MegaMan was slightly on the stiff side with regard to controls, and some of the graphics were just a tad bit choppy. The game designers did a great job of examining the first MegaMan game, finding the rough edges, and then smoothing them out in the sequel.
For one, the points system was scrapped. It had no purpose, extra lives were not awarded based on points anyway. The level hazards in the gated areas right before the robot masters were scrapped, and there would be 8 robot masters to battle instead of 6. The music and visuals were serviceable in the first MegaMan game, but appreciably upgraded in the sequel. The challenge and learning curve still pose something of a challenge, and gamers new to the MegaMan series will enjoy using this game as an introduction to the series rather than the first MegaMan.
There are only a couple of minor flaws. There is still some light “slipping” with the control, but it’s only noticeable to gamers familiar with the entire series. Also, there is still quite a bit of flickering and slow-down during the more crowded parts of the game. Some gamers have complained that the multi-directional Metal Blade power-up is too overpowered, but I tend to find that it makes for a pretty fun experience. For what it’s worth, future MegaMan games would not have a power-up quite as overpowered as the Metal Blade.
MegaMan II is certainly a great NES game, but retro gamers have given it a bit too much praise over the years. It doesn’t have the Rush Adapators, the slide technique, hidden power-ups, the jetpack adaptor, or the chargeable Mega Buster, all of which were sprinkled in throughout the next 4 installments. This doesn’t make MegaMan II a bad game by any means, just a bit limited and basic compared to the remainder of the series (on a personal note, I consider MegaMan IV to be the “most complete” of the video game series).
One area where I certainly can’t argue with MegaMan II being superior is the price. The game, along with the sequel MegaMan III, has been priced squarely in the $15-$25 range for the last 20 years. Sellers are currently trying to push the game into the $25-$35 range, but I don’t see it happening. Unlike MegaMan I, IV, V, and VI, there’s just too many copies still floating around, and the supply exceeds the demand.
$20 is a fair price to pay for MegaMan II. Recommend gamers interested in playing the MegaMan series on NES start with this game first.
SGwizzy –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
My addiction started here.
I remember years ago when I was just a kid. My dad took me to the store to purchase a new NES game for my July birthday. (I got the NES for Christmas and had only rented games.) The clerk at the store sold us on Mega Man 2. He said it was really popular and was just released. So with that my video game obsession began.
Mega Man is a classic platform, side scroller that does have some sandbox elements to it. It allows you to choose which levels and bosses to go after first. Once you defeat them, you gain their weapons. This is vital, as some bosses and levels are nearly impossible without the right weapon combinations. It does allow you to “save” your progress with a bingo style code system that allows you opt out of defeating levels you already completed. IMO this is the BEST Mega Man title, and it still plays very well. Now my 5 year old son and I play it together.
ORION295 –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
GET THIS GAME!
I’m an avid collector of retro games, and this one will always have a place in my collection. The gameplay is awesome, the bosses creative, and the level design is incredible. Not that this game is easy. Often I found the hardest part was getting to the boss, and fighting Dr. Wily is no easy task. But what great game isn’t without some degree of challenge? This game uses a password system so you can always pick up where you left off, and uses two difficulty levels so you can pick how hard you want to make it on yourself. I found switching from Normal to Hard added a lot to the challenge of the game and made it almost as fun playing through for the second time. You get lots of cool weapons and gadgets throughout the game and it is just a blast to play through. The stages at the end get a little tricky as do some of the later boss battles, but it’s well worth it to play through this game and experience all Mega Man 2 has to offer! Stop reading this review and get this game right now. You won’t be disappointed!
80sbaby –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Why did’nt I get this game when I was younger!?
I literally hit myself over the head in thinking “why i did’nt get this game when I was younger” because finally playing it is super fun! I heard many good things about Mega Man 2 on Nintendo Power magazines and a few of my peers, but I just did’nt take the time to play it. Unlike many 70’s and 80’s babies, I did’nt own a huge library of Nintendo titles because they were very expensive and my dad encouraged us to rent them before we decide if we want to own them, but I should have given this a shot back in the day. Mega Man 2 was rented out most of the time, but I should’ve snagged it that one moment it was staring at my face. I finally bought a used copy off Amazon that still plays great.
Mega Man must face Dr Wily, again so he must go through 8 of his new creations and absorb each and every one of their powers to use against robots that varies in weaknesses. The most useful weapons to use are the Metal weapon and the Quick weapon of which may be used on almost all occasions without quickly depleting your power bar. I haven’t yet completed the game, of which I intend to do, but it is a hard game and requires quick strategy, serious thinking, and moderate memorization to get through the first few of Dr. Wily’s stages. Just because a game is hard does’nt always mean that its bad. It is one of the top 10 NES games and the gameplay/graphics/greatness more than proves it. It was well advanced for 1988 and it still a great game to play in 2008, so its better being 20 years late than never having to play it at all. I will plan to get Mega Man 1 and 3 in the future, but I will ignore the last 3 in the NES series. The reason why I did’nt get the PS2 Anniversary collection is because I heard that the last 3 Mega Man games were not that great and I did’nt want to risk it with my money. Another reason is that I like the joy of building up my NES library with good games that I did’nt get to do in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Many popular used, but decent quality NES games are dirt cheap and are worth the investment and the thrill if you still have your NES today.
Lily –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
A Franchise-Definining Classic, But Not Flawless
Mega Man 2 is a classic, one of the most iconic NES games of all time, and for a lot of good reasons. While Mega Man’s initial NES outing was a little rough around the edges and suffered from a pretty uneven difficulty (particularly in Wily’s Castle levels), Mega Man 2 builds on the things the first game did right and expands the game in a lot of nice ways. It’s the second game, but Mega Man 2 is really where the franchise got it’s start. It established tons of series mainstays that would stick around through the next 8 installments, as well as get carried over into spinoffs like the Mega Man X series that started on the SNES. And it’s soundtrack will stick with you forever.
Well done level design, precise controls, great artwork and music, and some very memorable boss fights all make Mega Man 2 a must-have for NES game players or collectors. That said, the game does have some shortcomings. For one, it’s difficult. It’s never difficult in an unfair way, but it requires skilled play and to their credit Capcom made sure the controls were precise enough for this to be a reasonable thing to ask of players. As you defeat more Robot Masters (the bosses of each level), you unlock more weapons and tools for Mega Man to use, which give you more ways to approach situations. While the game lets you pick the order you do levels in, they’re all roughly equivalent to one another in difficulty except for one or two segments. So as you get more tools, the game gets easier- up to a point. Once you’ve defeated all of the robot masters, you have to tackle Wily’s Castle, which is quite a bit harder. Still, the game isn’t as unfair as the first Mega Man title, but it’s certainly not as forgiving as later games in the series would be.
As compared to other Mega Man titles, most people would consider Mega Man 2 top of the heap for the classic Mega Man series. Personally, I feel like it’s still relatively rough, and missing a lot of features that Mega Man 3 and 4 would introduce. The ‘Metal Blade’ weapon you receive by defeating Metal Man in particular is very unbalanced, and while it does make the game easier it also obsoletes basically every other weapon in the game. This is something later Mega Man games do a bit better. The difficulty also, as mentioned, is a bit too hard in places and has some weird spikes of “you will get stuck here” spots in a few levels that require a lot of trial and error to solve instead of just relying on reflexes and playing well.
If you’ve never played a Mega Man game before, 2 is a decent place to start, but I’d probably recommend picking up 3 or 4 first. However, if you know what Mega Man’s all about and want to see why people love 2, this is an absolute must-play game and will be at home in any NES library.