Mega Man 10

Mega Man 10, known as Rockman 10: Threat From Outer Space!! (ロックマン10 宇宙からの脅威！！) in Japan, is an upcoming game from the original Mega Man series. Like its predecessor, Mega Man 9, it will be a downloadable title and is based on the look and feel of the early NES titles. It was confirmed by Nintendo Power in December 9, 2009 and is scheduled to be released in March 2010 for the WiiWare service, Xbox Live Arcade, and PlayStation Network.

Story
In the year 20XX, an outbreak of a robotic-virus known as the "Roboenza" (ロボットエンザ) runs rampart across the globe. Roll becomes infected with the virus, and Mega Man is forced to go to Dr. Wily for a cure, believing him to be responsible. However, when he gets out of Dr. Light's lab, he finds Wily in his capsule asking for Mega Man to find the cure he had found.

Release Dates
Wii (WiiWare) Playstation 3 (PlayStation Network) Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)
 * March 1, 2010
 * March 5, 2010 (Europe; XBLA and PSN release dates are the same as the US)
 * March 11, 2010
 * March 31, 2010

New Features
In Mega Man 10, as has been done in the later Mega Man X games, players will be able to start off with one of multiple characters, each with their own unique attributes which could potentially add replay value. Playable characters include:


 * Mega Man
 * Proto Man
 * Bass (available as DLC on April 5, 2010)

Another feature is "Mega Man Challenges", which is a "mode [that] will allow players to practice-up on their skills and prepare for the hair-raising adventure ahead of them."

Downloadable content for the title will include (but may not be limited to):


 * Bass Mode (gives Bass as a playable character; available April 5, 2010 for 200 Wii Points)
 * Endless Attack Mode (available April 26, 2010 for 300 Wii Points)
 * Special Stage 1 (available April 5, 2010 for 100 Wii Points)
 * Special Stage 2 (available April 26, 2010 for 100 Wii Points)
 * Special Stage 3 (available April 26, 2010 for 100 Wii Points)

It is unknown at this time what the three special stages will involve, and whether they will feature additional Robot Masters.

Bosses
Though Sheep Man, Commando Man, and Strike Man had been revealed beforehand, the remaining Robot Masters were officially revealed in Corocoro Comic on January 13, 2010.

Robot Masters:

Wily Castle Bosses
1. Wily Archive 1(Elec Man MM, Quick Man MM2, Gemini Man MM3)

2. Wily Archive 2(Ring Man MM4, Napalm Man MM5, Flame Man MM6)

3. Wily Archive 3(Slash Man MM7, Frost Man MM8, Tornado Man MM9)

Levels
Currently, the only levels to have been officially named are Old Castle, Highway, Iceberg, and Stadium. These can be found on the official site, under Overview.

Trivia

 * This is the only game in the classic Mega Man series since the Western version of Mega Man 2 (aside from Mega Man: Powered Up) to feature an "easy" difficulty setting.
 * Roboenza, a virus that affects robots, may be a prototype of the Maverick Virus, or even the Maverick Virus itself, which is responsible for many of the conflicts in the X and Zero series. Its name seems to be a parody of the influenza virus.
 * The exaggerated American cover art seems to nod to the X series. Mega Man's armor appears to be much more bulky and he has a red gem on his helmet, similar to his successor, X. Proto Man appears to resemble Zero, as his scarf resembles Zero's hair in the art, and he carries an energy-based blade similar to the Z-Saber. Proto Man's shield in this art piece is energy-based, like the Shield Boomerang Zero uses during the Zero series.
 * This may be because the Roman numeral for the number ten is "X", thus the tribute.
 * Proto Man's American cover art may also be a slight homage to ProtoMan.EXE, seeing as how both have a sword on their hand and a horn on their helmet.
 * Sheep Man, Solar Man, and Blade Man can all be seen drawn similar to the way Spark Man and Top Man were drawn for the cover of Mega Man 3, more android-like than human.
 * The Nintendo Power Magazine called the virus "Robotenza" but in the trailer of Mega Man 10 the virus was called "Roboenza" (though it might have just been misspelled, or they typed that part of the article based on straight translation before the localized translation was released).
 * Oddly, Capcom's official Mega Man 10 English website uses artwork from the fangame, Mega Man Unlimited. Also, both games have a Robot Master with the name "Nitro Man".
 * Coincidentally, Blade Man shares a name with a Robot Master from Mega Man 3 (PC).
 * This is the second time Roll is put in a dangerous situation; the first time was in Super Adventure Rockman, where she was close to deactivation due to electromagnetic waves.

Mega Man 10 - Gameplay
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Mega Man 10 Trailer
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Mega Man 10 Title Theme
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Mega Man 10 - Strike Man Stage
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