Mega Man Legends 2

Mega Man Legends 2 (Rockman DASH 2 in Japan).

Review
Mega Man Legends 2 is the sequel to the first ever 3D and RPG Mega Man game, Mega Man Legends (Mega Man 64 on Nintendo 64). Mega Man Legends 2 showed much improvement from the first game. The gameplay was more action-packed with fewer bugs, less restraints and a much larger world to explore with new environments. Some of the new features that make the gameplay more action-packed include Mega Man’s ability to shoot and run at the same time, Mega Man’s ability to lift and throw objects and enemies, Mega Man’s unbreakable shield gauge and Mega Man’s ability to go underwater. None of these features were in the first Mega Man Legends game and have taken away from some minor annoyances. Unlike the first game, Mega Man is not trapped on an island and gets a chance to explore ruins all around the world. There are no sub-ruins that run under entire islands that can be freely explored like in the first game. However, there are now caverns that Mega Man can only enter after earning different class Digger's Licenses. These are more like a side quest rather than a free area.

Control is almost exactly the same as the first game except that there is now the option to use the analog sticks and the select button is now used to access the menu screen. The graphics in the game also show noticeable improvement in that they are more detailed, sharper and overall more life-like. There are also a lot less things that appear flat in the 3D world. The music in Mega Man Legends 2 is one of the best Mega Man soundtracks yet. Most of the songs are remixes from the first game or remixes of new songs throughout the game. Each island seems to have a recurring theme tune that is played in almost every song on that island. This made a nice touch to the music and helped to make the songs more memorable. A noticeable difference in this game from the first game is that Mega Man’s voice is now done by a woman (Susan Roman) and not a boy (Corey Sevier). Susan Roman did a wonderful job, but this part was slightly disappointing since Mega Man should sound more like a boy and not a girl.

Almost all the characters return from the first game. The returning characters are Mega Man, Roll, Barrell, Data, Teisel, Tron, Bon Bonne and the Servbots. Glyde and his Birdbots also appear from the prequel to the first game, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Some new characters include the veteran Diggers and pirates, Bola and Klaymoor, an old friend of Barrell’s, Verner Von Bluecher, a woman who appears to be Roll’s lost mother, Matilda, and a mysterious girl from the past named Sera. The story in this game went a lot deeper than in the first game but continues to answer many of the unanswered questions from the first game such as what the legendary treasure called the Mother Lode is, what happened Roll’s missing parents and what is Mega Man’s past. There are many new enemies including the new pirates, Glyde, Bola and Klaymoor plus, many new Reaverbots that come in many different shapes and sizes. There are also many more Reaverbot bosses compared to the first game. There are new Special Weapons and many of the old weapons have improved from the first game. Returning weapons include the Blade Arm, the Drill Arm and the Shining Laser, just to name a few.

Walkthrough
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