Rockman, known as Mega Man in U.S.A., is a video game franchise from Capcom, usually starring a character named Mega Man. The series is well-known and comprises well over 50 releases, easily making it Capcom's most prolific franchise. As of December 30, 2008, the series has sold approximately 28 million copies worldwide.The Mega Man games began in 1987 with the first Mega Man game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It, and its sequels, comprise the original series, which has since been followed by several spin-off series in the same fictional universe.
Overview
The classic Mega Man series consists of 11 main titles including the original game, as well as all Game Boy and PC titles featuring the original design of Mega Man. The classic series is considered to be the origin of the story, with Mega Man being the first installment, and continuing with 10 direct sequels. Chronologically after Mega Man 8 comes Mega Man and Bass and then continues with Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10.
There are also spin-off titles that do not relate to the series's storyline. The continuity of the Game Boy games' plots, as they relate to the main storyline, has never been confirmed officially.
Although the classic series has yet to reach an ending, the storyline shifts to the Mega Man X series, followed by Mega Man Zero, Mega Man ZX and Megaman Legends. Although it is confirmed that the Mega Man Legends series takes place sometime in the distant future after the ZX series, there is an uncertain amount of time as to when it actually takes place. Mega Man Battle Network exists as an alternate universe (one in which network-technology flourished instead of robotics technology), and Mega Man Star Force follows the Battle Network series.
The official source book Rockman Perfect Memories outlines the Classic, X, and Legends series and makes mention of the Battle Network and Zero series (which were fairly new at the time of the book's publication). While the ZX and Star Force series were not yet conceived when the source book was published, Capcom is explicit within the games themselves regarding their placement in the timeline(s).
GAMES
Original/Classic series
* Mega Man & Bass – Super Famicom, 1998 (JP); Game Boy Advance, 2002 (US, JP)
Mega Man X
* Mega Man X1 – Super Famicom/SNES, PC, 1994
* Mega Man X2 – Super Famicom/SNES, 1995
* Mega Man X3 – Super Famicom/SNES, PC, PlayStation, Sega Saturn 1995,1996
* Mega Man X4 – PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC, 1997
* Mega Man X5 – PlayStation, PC, 2000
* Mega Man X6 – PlayStation, PC (South Korean version only), 2001
* Mega Man X7 – PlayStation 2, PC (South Korean version only), 2003
* Mega Man X8 (Subtitle – Paradise Lost) – PlayStation 2, PC, 2004
Keiji Inafune, wanting to give a new face to the popular character, created the Mega Man X series in 1993. Set in the future, this series follows the story of Mega Man's successor, Mega Man X, a new, advanced robot that has complete free will over his actions, thoughts and feelings. This character—often referred to as simply "X"—is also a creation of Dr. Light, put into suspended animation and uncovered 100 years in the future by a researcher named Dr. Cain. The Mega Man X series features more realistic 16-bit graphics and greater freedom of movement. In the Mega Man X series, the characters grow in abilities and power as the game progresses.
As the series progressed, various other player characters have appeared, such as fellow Maverick Hunter Zero who has a distant relationship with Dr. Wily of the Classic series, and a Reploid with an adolescent personality named Axl who has the ability to shape-shift into other Reploids. Zero would later star in his own spin-off series, Mega Man Zero.
To date, the Mega Man X series has not reached a definite conclusion, and in fact has been dangling from a cliff-hanger since the eighth title.
Mega Man Legends
* Mega Man Legends/Mega Man 64 – PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC, PlayStation Portable (Japan only), 1997, 1998
* The Misadventures of Tron Bonne – PlayStation, 1999, 2000 - a prequel set before the events of the original Mega Man Legends.
* Mega Man Legends 2 – PlayStation, PC, PlayStation Portable (Japan only) 2000
* Mega Man Legends 3 – Nintendo 3DS, 2011
Beginning on the PlayStation in 1997, a 3D action game series called Mega Man Legends was created to take advantage of the console's advanced graphics hardware. This series is in the same world as the other games, though thousands of years in the future. The world is covered by immense bodies of water, marked by a re-occurrence of several major characters from the original series in different situations. The hero, Mega Man (Rock) Volnutt, is a relic hunter called a "Digger" who scavenges various ruins laden throughout the world in search of refractor shards that can be mined and traded as currency. Mega Man Legends brings the gameplay into 3D and is an action adventure with role-playing game elements.
The Legends series concluded with only two main titles and a spin-off starring mainstay antagonist Tron Bonne before being seemingly discontinued. Unlike Battle Network and Zero, the final title in the series does not resolve the storyline and in fact leaves more questions than answers. Thus, a continuation to the Legends series is an oft-requested title among many Capcom fans.
Despite the fact that the no new games in the series had been released in years, various characters from the Legends series consistently appear in Capcom cross-over titles such as Marvel vs. Capcom, and the Servbot characters have become iconic within the Capcom community, making many cameo appearances in non-Mega Man titles such as Dead Rising and is part of the outfit obtained via achievements in Lost Planet 2.
On September 29, 2010, Keiji Inafune of Capcom announced that Mega Man Legends 3 is currently in development for the Nintendo 3DS and is due to be released sometime in 2011.
Mega Man Battle Network
* Mega Man Battle Network – Game Boy Advance, 2001
* Mega Man Battle Network 2 – Game Boy Advance, 2001
* Mega Man Battle Network 3 - White version / Blue version – Game Boy Advance, 2002
* Mega Man Battle Network 4 - Red Sun version / Blue Moon version – Game Boy Advance, 2003
* Mega Man Battle Network 5 - Team ProtoMan version / Team Colonel version – Game Boy Advance, 2004
* Mega Man Battle Network 6 - Cybeast Falzar version / Cybeast Gregar version – Game Boy Advance, 2005
Mega Man Battle Network, a series primarily on the Game Boy Advance, began in 2001 as a way for the Mega Man games to branch out into the console role-playing game market and to celebrate Mega Man's 15th anniversary. This series features a Net Navi called MegaMan.EXE. Net Navis act as virtual assistants to Operators, such as the protagonist Lan, an elementary school student and future hero who uses his Net Navi to help battle computer viruses and other Internet-based threats. The game combines elements from collectible card games to create a unique fast-paced battle system. An anime series, Mega Man NT Warrior, was also produced, ending with 209 episodes and a 50-minute film adaptation.
Mega Man Battle Network was, with its sixth title, the second series in the franchise to reach a definitive conclusion, although the storyline continues in the distant future with Mega Man Star Force.
Mega Man Zero
* Mega Man Zero 1 – Game Boy Advance, 2002
* Mega Man Zero 2 – Game Boy Advance, 2003
* Mega Man Zero 3 – Game Boy Advance, 2004
* Mega Man Zero 4 – Game Boy Advance, 2005
In 2002, a follow-up series to the Mega Man X franchise was developed for the Game Boy Advance which starred Zero, a character from Mega Man X. The series revolved around Zero battling a powerful human-supremacy force as he protects the oppressed remaining reploids. In the Mega Man Zero series, the gameplay is largely similar to Zero's play style in the later Mega Man X titles and features an in-depth ranking system that rewards the player with new abilities and enhancements (such as copied abilities from boss characters) in exchange for better play performance. In the fourth title, Zero can also physically steal weapons from enemies (such as axes and guns).
Mega Man Zero was, with its fourth title, the first series in the franchise to reach a definitive conclusion, although its storyline continues in the distant future with Mega Man ZX.
Mega Man ZX
* Mega Man ZX – Nintendo DS, 2006
* Mega Man ZX Advent – Nintendo DS, 2007
The first game in the Mega Man ZX series was released in 2006. It takes place about 200 years after the Zero series in which progression has led to the mixing of physical attributes between humans and robots; humans are given the physical advantages of robots, and robots are given lifespans. Therefore, this is the first title in the main storyline in which the player can control a human character. Players collect Biometals containing data on the legendary heroes of the past (including X, Zero, and the Four Guardians of the Mega Man Zero series). Using these Biometals, they are able to "Mega-Merge" with them to don the powers of the fallen heroes.
Gameplay remains largely similar to the Mega Man Zero series, although the ranking system is mostly removed. In the second title, the player character is able to physically transform into fallen boss characters upon defeating them.
The player is given the choice of choosing a male or female human protagonist in each installment, and the games imply that both characters do not exist in the same continuity. For example, Vent and Aile both have identical back-stories of being orphaned, have very similar appearances, and both work for Giro Express, and they are never seen on-screen together or mentioned to one another, therefore implying that they do not co-exist. The same occurs in the series's only sequel, Mega Man ZX Advent between protagonists Grey and Ashe, both of which meet either Vent or Aile (depending on which character is chosen), but not both.
This makes ZX unique in that it creates two parallel timelines depending on which character is chosen: a timeline in which Vent and Ashe exist and are the heroes donning the Biometals, or a timeline in which Aile and Grey assume their roles instead.
Although the second title in the series leaves the story open for possible sequels, the series is seemingly on hiatus at this time.
Mega Man Star Force
* Mega Man Star Force - Pegasus version / Leo version / Dragon version – Nintendo DS, 2006
* Mega Man Star Force 2 - Zerker × Saurian version / Zerker × Ninja version – Nintendo DS, 2007
* Mega Man Star Force 3 - Black Ace version / Red Joker version – Nintendo DS, 2009
A follow-up to the Mega Man Battle Network series and released on the Nintendo DS, Star Forces's launch commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Mega Man franchise. The Star Force games are very similar to the Battle Network games, and also takes place roughly 200 years later in the timeline. Network technology has progressed with electromagnetic wave technology to connect the world via radio waves. The series stars a timid boy named Geo Stelar and an extraterrestrial EM-wave being named Omega-Xis who can merge into an EM-Human known as "Mega Man," allowing the player to explore both the real world and the EM-world. Although each title has a different set of antagonists, they are usually EM-beings that are able to merge with humans to create new threats. The gameplay is very similar to the Battle Network series with an over-the-shoulder battle system and more simplified collectible card game elements. An anime based on this series began airing on TV Tokyo in October 2006 for 76 episodes.
Although the storyline appears to have been resolved with the third title, it is unclear whether it is a definitive conclusion like those of Battle Network and Zero or simply a hiatus in production due to decreasing sales figures.
Timeline
The timeline for the series and its spinoffs is somewhat complicated. According to Rockman Perfect Memories, an official Capcom sourcebook only available in Japan:
* Mega Man takes place from 200X to 20XX.
* Mega Man X begins in 21XX.
* Mega Man Zero is the continuation of the X series, set approximately 100 years after that series ends (22XX).
* Mega Man ZX is set approximately 200 years after the Zero series (24XX).
* Mega Man Legends takes place in the 81st century (80XX).
Mega Man Battle Network and Mega Man Star Force are not included in this timeline, but set in an alternate universe where computer technology flourished instead of robotics.[2] Star Force is stated to take place in 220X, around 200 years after Battle Network.
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