Games | Mega Man Series Index
Whether he's a cute 16px-high sprite, a human hero in a robot suit, a robot hero in a human suit, defender of robot justice, perpetrator of cyber-terrorism, or a protected-mode binary executable, Mega Man has been Capcom's bankable pop star since 1987. He's the hero that keeps us in our little dens as we perfect our violent and semi-predictable patterns, or polish every pixel so our robotic wardrobes stay fashionable year after year. Mega Man is our reason for being, and what brings us here today. Ladies and gentlemen, we are THE ROBOT MASTERS.
General info
Mega Man has followed in Mario's footsteps -- platform games are his bread and butter, but he's branched out into nearly every videogaming genre conceivable. When it comes to rock-solid play control and state-of-the-art high-resolution graphics, Mega Man generally stays near the front of the curve -- although many painful and notable exceptions exist. If one of his many franchises ever starts feeling stale, you can get a fresh-but-familiar buzz by jumping to a more recent one.
The Games
Mega Man:
The rough-and-ready holotype, unplayed and forgotten by most everybody.
Mega Man 2:
And here's the reason why. Launched the business case for all subsequent Mega Man games for Capcom, and unleashed a mad army of robotic cartoon animals for players -- a win-win scenario for all of us.
Mega Man 3:
Admirably adds storytelling scope and gameplay nuances to the near-perfect formula established in Mega Man 2.
Mega Man 4:
Kind of a brain-damaged echo of Mega Man 3 -- tries to add new ideas while forgetting what made the old ones fun.
Mega Man 5:
And then Capcom forgot about fun altogether.
Mega Man 6:
So they returned to basics, concentrating on physics and making the platform bits interesting. Check out the rad jetpack.
Rockman and Forte:
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Mega Man 9:
Not just a gimmick! IntiCreates cast off everything that had encrusted the Mega Man series over the years and stripped it back to pure, evil platforming. And it was so, so good.
Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge:
Remixed and remastered from the original NES tapes.
Mega Man II:
The Saturday-morning kids version of Mega Man, with a fun and gentle learning curve.
Mega Man III:
Beautiful, but really difficult to make any progress with. Kinda like seducing your Algebra teacher.
Mega Man IV:
Way better than it has any right to be.
Mega Man V:
The classic 8-bit Mega Man series goes supernova and emo at the same time, with bosses for each planet in the Solar System. It sounds interesting because it is.
Megaman Battle Network:
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Megaman Battle Network Transmission:
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