Megaman 2 Walkthrough

Mega Man 2 is a platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the second installment in the original Mega Man series. The game was released on December 24, 1988 in Japan, and later in 1989 and 1990 in North America and Europe, respectively. Mega Man 2 continues the titular protagonist's battle against the evil Dr. Wily and his rogue robots. The game features several graphical and gameplay changes from the first Mega Man game, many of which have remained as elements throughout the series.

Although sales for Mega Man were unimpressive, Capcom allowed Keiji Inafune to create a sequel. With more than 1.5 million copies sold, the game is the best-selling Mega Man title. Mega Man 2 has received high praise by many publications as the best title in the series as well as one of the greatest video games of all time. Mega Man 2 has been rereleased on several consoles and has most recently made its way to mobile phones. It was released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Europe in December 2007, in Japan on August 26, 2008 and in North America on September 15, 2008.

Mega Man 2 takes place after the original Mega Man, which was set in an unspecified year during the 21st century (the year 200X). Dr. Wily, the series' main antagonist, built a new fortress and army of robotic henchmen, led by eight new Robot Masters of his design. Mega Man was sent by his creator, Dr. Light, to defeat Dr. Wily and his Robot Masters.

Mega Man crushed the eight new Robot Masters and then sought Wily himself. In the final fight, Mega Man defeated Dr. Wily's holographic projection device. After the scientist begged for mercy, Mega Man spared Wily and then took a long walk home to think about his decision

Mega Man 2 is a platformer and action game like its predecessor, Mega Man. The player controls Mega Man as he traverses eight different stages to defeat the bosses, Dr. Wily's Robot Masters. Mega Man gains the signature weapon of each Robot Master after defeating him. The Robot Masters have weaknesses to the weapons of certain other Robot Masters; therefore, choosing the order in which the levels are played is a vital component of the gameplay. After completing certain stages, Mega Man receives a special item. These items create platforms that allow Mega Man to access areas that the he could not otherwise.

After defeating the eight Robot Masters, the player proceeds to Dr. Wily's fortress, which consists of six levels that are played linearly. As in the original Mega Man, the player is required to fight each Robot Master a second time in Dr. Wily's fortress. However, in Mega Man 2, these battles take place in a single room with teleportation devices that lead to each Robot Master. The devices can be entered in any order, but are not labeled.

The North American release of the game has two difficulty modes: normal and difficult. The "difficult" setting is the standard difficulty level that was used in the Japanese version, while the "normal" setting makes all enemies and Robot Masters weaker. Rereleases in North America do not contain this feature and instead default to "difficult". The choice of difficulty mode has no effect on the password system.

Mega Man 2 added several new gameplay elements. The E-Tank allows a player to refill Mega Man’s health at any time. These are found placed throughout the game. Also introduced is a password system. After defeating each Robot Master a password is displayed, allowing the player to return to that particular point in the game after restarting the system. The password stores the particular list of completed Robot Masters, as well as the number of E-Tanks that the player has accumulated.

Several features available in Mega Man were removed. Unlike the original Mega Man, the game does not keep a running score for the player. The player is unable to return to Robot Master levels once they have been completed.

Despite relatively low sales of the first Mega Man game, Mega Man 2 was a huge success. Since its 1988 release, Mega Man 2 has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. The game is the highest selling in the Mega Man series and is Capcom's 20th highest selling title. Mega Man 2 was named by GameSpot as one of "The Greatest Games of All Time". It ranked at number 33 in Nintendo Power's "Top 200 Nintendo Games Ever" list. It ranked fifth on Game Informer’s list of The Top 10 Video Game Openings. Creator Keiji Inafune claims the success of Mega Man 2 is what made the Mega Man series a hit that continues to spawn sequels. In ScrewAttack's "Top 10 Video Game Themes Ever" video, the Doctor Wily Stage Theme is ranked second in the countdown, behind only The Legend of Zelda Theme.

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