With over 100 video games to his name, Mega Man is one of the most recognizable icons of gaming. Mega Man: Official Complete Works showcases 20 years of artwork from this classic series and features character designs, box art, promo art, and loads of rarely seen art pieces. No Mega Man fan would dare miss out!
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Mega Man: Official Complete Works is actually a half of the 336-page Japanese art book "R20" which was published in March 2008 to celebrate Mega Man's 20th anniversary. It's nice to have Capcom translate the book into English. The other half is Mega Man X: Official Complete Works.
This book retains the paperback format, low gloss pages and layout. The cover has a glossy embossed Mega Man printed against a matte cover. It's very beautiful and Mega Man pops out nicely.
There are both good and bad in releasing the original book as two volumes in English. The bad, of course, is the higher price. The good is the it's thinner and more friendly to the book spine. By comparison, my 320-page "SF20: The Art of Street Fighter", also from Capcom, has slight spine creases when I open the book wide.
The art inside is arranged by chronological order and game platforms. The book is filled with colourful character designs, sketches and illustrations from game covers, manga and other merchandise. The variety is amazing. The pages are packed with so many versions of powered up Mega Man, the bosses and enemies. Whatever you can think of is probably found in this book.
It's nostalgic looking at some of the art, especially those that I've played so many years ago. There are a few comic strips behind and one interesting one is on the birth of Mega Man. There aren't any screen shots of the game itself though.
Accompanying the designs are lots of quotes from the Japanese artists. They talk about the characters, ideas, and you can gain some interesting insight into their working environment. There are 7 artists doing the designs and they are Ryuji Higurashi, Hayato Kaji, Keisuke Mizuno, Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Hideki Ishikawa, Shinsuke Komaki and Yoshihisa Tsuda.
This book is a great tribute to the Mega Man franchise, highly recommended to all fans.
If you like this book, check out Mega Man X: Official Complete Works also.
The full list of game titles included are:
* Mega Man 1 to 8
* Mega Man & Bass
* Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
* Mega Man II to V
* Mega Man: The Wily Wars
* Mega Man: The Power Battle
* Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
* Wily & Light's Rockboard ~That's Paradise~
* Mega Man's Soccer
* Mega Man Battle & Chase
* Super Adventure Rockman
* Rockman Complete Works (PS)
* Rockman (PS)
* Rockman 2: The Secret of Dr. Wily (PS)
* Rockman 3: The End of Dr. Wily!? (PS)
* Rockman 4: A New Ambition!! (PS)
* Rockman 5: Blues' Trap!? (PS)
* Rockman 6: The Greatest Battle of All Time!! (PS)
* Rockman Battle & Fighters (NGP)
* Mega Man & Bass (GBA)
* Rockman Power Battle Fighters (PS2)
* Mega Man: Powered Up
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
This book retains the paperback format, low gloss pages and layout. The cover has a glossy embossed Mega Man printed against a matte cover. It's very beautiful and Mega Man pops out nicely.
There are both good and bad in releasing the original book as two volumes in English. The bad, of course, is the higher price. The good is the it's thinner and more friendly to the book spine. By comparison, my 320-page "SF20: The Art of Street Fighter", also from Capcom, has slight spine creases when I open the book wide.
The art inside is arranged by chronological order and game platforms. The book is filled with colourful character designs, sketches and illustrations from game covers, manga and other merchandise. The variety is amazing. The pages are packed with so many versions of powered up Mega Man, the bosses and enemies. Whatever you can think of is probably found in this book.
It's nostalgic looking at some of the art, especially those that I've played so many years ago. There are a few comic strips behind and one interesting one is on the birth of Mega Man. There aren't any screen shots of the game itself though.
Accompanying the designs are lots of quotes from the Japanese artists. They talk about the characters, ideas, and you can gain some interesting insight into their working environment. There are 7 artists doing the designs and they are Ryuji Higurashi, Hayato Kaji, Keisuke Mizuno, Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Hideki Ishikawa, Shinsuke Komaki and Yoshihisa Tsuda.
This book is a great tribute to the Mega Man franchise, highly recommended to all fans.
If you like this book, check out Mega Man X: Official Complete Works also.
The full list of game titles included are:
* Mega Man 1 to 8
* Mega Man & Bass
* Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
* Mega Man II to V
* Mega Man: The Wily Wars
* Mega Man: The Power Battle
* Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
* Wily & Light's Rockboard ~That's Paradise~
* Mega Man's Soccer
* Mega Man Battle & Chase
* Super Adventure Rockman
* Rockman Complete Works (PS)
* Rockman (PS)
* Rockman 2: The Secret of Dr. Wily (PS)
* Rockman 3: The End of Dr. Wily!? (PS)
* Rockman 4: A New Ambition!! (PS)
* Rockman 5: Blues' Trap!? (PS)
* Rockman 6: The Greatest Battle of All Time!! (PS)
* Rockman Battle & Fighters (NGP)
* Mega Man & Bass (GBA)
* Rockman Power Battle Fighters (PS2)
* Mega Man: Powered Up
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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It's hard to explain the joy of seeing this after watching the product page for months and enduring a minor delay. I'll make it simple, Mega Man: Official Complete Works is a translated art book that features classic Mega Man art of all sorts. Well, it's half of a Japanese artbook anyway. The other half being what we have as the Mega Man X: Official Complete Works, I'd think it's more convenient for different sides of the fanbase that way, and at a lower price point.
Anyhow...Promotional art, enemies, bosses, anniversary pictures, international covers, level sketches, you name it! I can't believe the the amount of pure art that's packed within these pages, all beautiful enough to look at again and again. One of the best parts of any art book, at least for me, are the comments from the original artists saying how they thought about a particular piece. You really get to see the passion put into what seems like 'standard' promotional art. Other things like a mini manga showing the origin of Mega Man and an interview with Keiji Inafune help round out an already great release.
Udon obviously put heart into bringing this over, and it shows. The translation seems pure yet recognizable to any Mega Man fan, with art that isn't messed with at all. For example, for each section by game, it uses the original 'Rockman' Japanese logos with translation notes put to the side, and it saves what could be messy editing as well as pleasing any art purists. The book is printed gorgeously as well, with plenty of full color art on really nice paper in a nice paperback binding. This is my first art book from them, and well, I'm very impressed! I'll be looking into their other art books for sure.
All and all, I say get this art book if you have even a shred of interest! If you are a classic Mega Man/Rockman fan who wants to see some great art and more, in a nice complete and shiny package, it's worth every penny.
Anyhow...Promotional art, enemies, bosses, anniversary pictures, international covers, level sketches, you name it! I can't believe the the amount of pure art that's packed within these pages, all beautiful enough to look at again and again. One of the best parts of any art book, at least for me, are the comments from the original artists saying how they thought about a particular piece. You really get to see the passion put into what seems like 'standard' promotional art. Other things like a mini manga showing the origin of Mega Man and an interview with Keiji Inafune help round out an already great release.
Udon obviously put heart into bringing this over, and it shows. The translation seems pure yet recognizable to any Mega Man fan, with art that isn't messed with at all. For example, for each section by game, it uses the original 'Rockman' Japanese logos with translation notes put to the side, and it saves what could be messy editing as well as pleasing any art purists. The book is printed gorgeously as well, with plenty of full color art on really nice paper in a nice paperback binding. This is my first art book from them, and well, I'm very impressed! I'll be looking into their other art books for sure.
All and all, I say get this art book if you have even a shred of interest! If you are a classic Mega Man/Rockman fan who wants to see some great art and more, in a nice complete and shiny package, it's worth every penny.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a complete must for MegaMan fans. Containing every official artwork from the series up to 2007, when this book was originally released (the exception being some of the american covers, but I'm actually glad those were left out, since I really don't feel like looking at the hideous US Megaman 1 and 2 covers ever again :P), also present are comments from some of the staff and tons of sketches and early concepts.
The book format is great, the cover is beautiful, and it's an overall great presentation. The reason I gave it 4 stars though, is because I have zero tolerance for censorship, and unfortunately, Udon decided to use the American/European color scheme for Oilman, even in the sketches. It's very inconsistent though, as there's 2 ilustrations that use his normal color scheme (one of them even being in the cover), but still, it's very sad to see this kind of thing. If you personally don't have a problem with that, consider this a 5 star review, because that's really the only thing I can complain about ;)
The book format is great, the cover is beautiful, and it's an overall great presentation. The reason I gave it 4 stars though, is because I have zero tolerance for censorship, and unfortunately, Udon decided to use the American/European color scheme for Oilman, even in the sketches. It's very inconsistent though, as there's 2 ilustrations that use his normal color scheme (one of them even being in the cover), but still, it's very sad to see this kind of thing. If you personally don't have a problem with that, consider this a 5 star review, because that's really the only thing I can complain about ;)
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just...WOW
I grew up all my childhood playing Megaman Games, this book have a great value of Nostalgia, but that is not what makes this book so great. Read more
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Mega Man:Official Complete works
Gave this to my Son for Xmas....He is 22 and an Artist...He LOVED it. Includes all of the Images ....packed with photos and drawings.
Published 17 months ago by carol chowaniec
The history of a superb game character!
It is really hard to write accurately for this book. Being a Mega Man/Rockman fan since long ago, it was a very emotional moment when the book was finally delivered and I was able... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Laura Lanford
Must-have for a Mega Man fan
If you spent countless hours toiling to get to Wily's Castle, and then countless more within its walls as I did when growing up, this book is a must-have. Read more
Published 19 months ago by DoctorStopMo
Very good for real fans
If you were really into the games you will like this item as it has most if not all of hte characters of every megaman game named just like that (it doesn't have the megaman x... Read more
Published on April 9, 2010 by Ricardo Reynoso
Awesome
This is a must have,
i never actually review on amazon before
but this will be a first
show every art-work of the entire series
from mega man 1 to 8
9 and... Read more
i never actually review on amazon before
but this will be a first
show every art-work of the entire series
from mega man 1 to 8
9 and... Read more
Published on March 12, 2010 by Elliot Acosta
Simply perfect
First, congratulations to the publisher because, not only if bought this masterpiece from Japan, but they also did took the care to keep it intact instead of changing everything... Read more
Published on March 12, 2010 by Iuri Fiedoruk
A nostalgic look at the Mega Man games that made him a legend
First of all, the availability of this video game art book is somewhat limited. I had wanted to order one since it came out in November 2009, but I waited too long to order it. Read more
Published on March 8, 2010 by Eduardo Rodulfo
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