Mega Man Battle Network 2

by Capcom

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0000657SO
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 11, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,596 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Three months have passed since the Internet crime organization World Three was defeated by Lan and his virus-busting pal, Mega Man.exe. Just as the world begins to feel safe, a new threat rears its digital head: an evil Internet syndicate called the Net-Mafia Gospel. Will Lan and Mega Man be up to this new challenge?

The gameplay of Mega Man: Battle Network 2 is almost identical to the first game--it's an isometric RPG with a kickin' battle system. You spend half the time in the "real world" as Lan, and the other half in the Internet as the antivirus program Mega Man.exe. Solving puzzles and getting power-ups (and, of course, fighting baddies) are the core of this game.

The crowning glory of Mega Man: Battle Network 2 is its battle system. The arcade-style battles are still in real time, but there are some significant changes since the first game. Mega Man doesn't automatically regain his health after a battle--he needs to find special chips to fully recover. Also, there are now four battle styles from which Mega Man can choose (heat, aqua, wood, or electricity) depending on the type of chips he collects. These chip types affect Mega Man's effectiveness against different enemies. The battle screens have also changed; unique terrains now make battles more varied. And now there are more than 200 chips to collect!

The plot in Mega Man: Battle Network was a little shallow, and seemed geared toward a younger crowd. While Battle Network 2 is also rated E, it has a darker, fuller story--and with an enemy like the Net-Mafia Gospel (which has to be the coolest gang name I've ever heard), the story becomes a compelling enhancement to the game.

Mega Man: Battle Network 2 comes through with some refreshing refinements to all the good features of the original game, making it a must-have for any Mega Man or RPG fan. --Bryan Karsh

Pros:

• Mega Man changes appearance depending on which battle style he adopts
• Players trade chips via link cable, or fight a friend for them instead!

Cons:

• The story may be confusing if you haven't played the first game

Amazon.com Product Description

The second title in the Mega Man cyber-role-playing-game series, Mega Man: Battle Network 2 puts an emphasis on puzzle-solving and turn-based combat. In the game, Mega Man is back and in mega trouble. There's a new Net crime organization in town, and its computer hacking has created a computer virus that's quickly gaining momentum. It's up to Mega Man and his pal Lan to join the Net-battlers and win the new cyberstruggle by defeating viruses, battling bosses, and solving problems.

This new futuristic franchise features an advanced battle system that allows gamers to change the look of Mega Man based on his or her playing style. Mega Man can use battle chips not only as weapons in battle, but also to replenish his health, help escape a jam, or perform special attacks. Sophisticated tournament-style battles and chip trading via the link cable add to the game's replay value by enticing players to experiment with different combinations of battle chips to find the ultimate one-two punch.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative RPG gats a sequel, May 25, 2002

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"bell02_alpha" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mega Man Battle Network 2 (Video Game)

Don't pass off this game as a childish series, this is a great and original game.

The story is pretty good, and offers different new features from the original, like changing the type of megaman.

The battle system is differnt an unlike ALL RPGs. It has an isometric view and you chose your move(s) when the gauge fills up. This seems to make it similar to a card game, or strategy game because each move you pick needs to be well thought out, along with the cards in your folder.

It also features a two player battle mode and chip data trade.

Hardcore megaman fans may not like the fact that it is not a platformer (but Rockman* Zero is comming out this Augest), however fancises tire if they arn't changed, and capcom saw this so the created an alternate universe series. If these fans played this game more than 5 miniuts (most gammers will be turned off this game if they don't play it form the begining because it will be too confusing) they would enjoy capcom's little references to other games.

All in all, this game is excellent and very fun, well worth the purchase. It is a great alternate approch to one of the most famous mascots in the gaming industry. So, buy this game.

Graphics: 8.9
Sound: 9.5
Gameplay: 10
Replay: 8.1

*Rockman is the japanese name of megaman

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A game that boys and girls should play, April 25, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mega Man Battle Network 2 (Video Game)

This Mega Man game is a game that you would never get bored playing! It's about this boy called Lan that lives in a world with advanced tegnology. Theres him in the real world, and his buddy [Mega Man] in the cyber world. In the real world, you can go to the subway station and go to different places, including the airport, battle other people, and theres even a place where people post there problems so other people [other people means you] can go and help them; if you manage to solve their problem, you get a reward. In the cyber world, which is the place where 98% of your missions take place, you can earn money by killing viruses that live in the cyber world,[you can also earn money from people that post their problems] and with the money you can buy subchips, that work for restoring your health and other things; or you can also buy just plain battle chips that work for killing, deleting viruses. You can get into peoples home pages, [that is if the people actually give you their code for their home page] which is sometimes useful for your missiones, and get into different places in the net. Even though i'm a girl, I think the game is a really nice game....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A handheld gem, June 19, 2002

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blakletter (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mega Man Battle Network 2 (Video Game)

What is immediately apparent about this game is that BN2 has something for everybody. It successfully combine the elements of an RPG, a platformer, and the 'collector' genre (ie Pokemon) into a neat, story-driven little package.

The interface is pretty slick- there aren't too many menus to navigate through, and although there isn't a quest journal, hints come in the form of 'e-mail', and your partner will let you know what you should be doing next at the touch of a button.

Combat is just plain fun. It takes place on a grid in cyberspace, and although you are confined to lateral movement only, you get a neat little bag of tricks from temporary power-ups called chips. Every few seconds, you can open up your chip folder and select another special power or combination thereof to use against the enemy- this is where long-time afficionados of the MegaMan series will find the powers of their fallen foes- Gutsman's and Roll's powers, for example.

Combat can be tricky, but since you are confined to lateral movement on a smallish grid, it is mostly a game of figuring out your opponent's attack patterns and then countering. Nonetheless, it is a load of fun and there seem to be tons of different enemies to toss a beating to.

The world itself is colorful, the characters are interesting, and the story itself, while of the Saturday morning cartoon variety, is still pretty interesting.

Although the game centers around the life of an elementary school kid as seems to be the current trend these days, you shouldn't let that fact alone drive you to relegate this title into the 'kiddie games' category- you'll be missing out on one of the best GBA games to date.