Mega Man II
The second handheld installment of the Mega Man series has him (along with his dog, Rush) defeating eight more revived Robot Masters (from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3), while finding the whereabouts of Dr. Wily…
Mega Man II is an adventure developed by Japan System House, released 20 December 1991 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
What Mega Man II is
Mega Man II is an adventure game developed by Japan System House and released in 1991. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Even after his crushing defeat at the hands of Mega Man during the events of Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, Dr. Wily was already planning his next scheme. If he could get his hands on the time machine (named Time Skimmer in the American manual) that was being developed at the Time-Space Research Laboratory (named Chronos Institute in the American manual), he thought he just might be able to change the past. After stealing the time machine, Wily had wanted to set out immediately on a trip across time, but had to put an emergency brake down on his plans when he discovered that the time machine had a serious flaw. Meanwhile, Dr. Light had been dispatched to the time-space laboratory to…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Mega Man series
Mega Man II is the ninth of 226 entries we hold in the Mega Man series. The next entry was Mega Man 3 in 1991.
What it launched against
Mega Man II launched on 20 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and The Godfather.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, The Godfather.
Official trailer
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