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Mega Man Legends 2 continues the successful 3-D spinoff of the
2-D Mega Man franchise. It features familiar characters from the
series, and mixes action-adventure, RPG, and puzzle gameplay.
Accompanying Mega Man are Roll, the Bonne family, the Servbots,
Data, and Glyde. The story revolves around the recently
discovered Sealed Key, which could unlock the Great Legacy--a
mystery that could be either a boon or a curse to mankind. There
are several towns in which to explore, and a giant airship called
the Flutter will transport the party there.
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Review
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With the birth of Mega Man Legends, Capcom provided a classic 2D
series with a smooth and graceful transition into 3D. While it
may have lacked some refinement, Legends was an enjoyable
action-RPG that was successful enough to warrant a spin-off (the
recently released prequel The Misadventures of Tron Bonne) and
now a true sequel. With improvements on almost every aspect of
the original - most notably in the graphics and control
categories, where Legends fell short - Mega Man Legends 2 is
another step in the right direction for the series and a fun
experience.
Like the original Legends, the sequel features an entertaining
and overall lighthearted feel, but this time with slightly more
serious overtones. An enigmatic girl and a legendary treasure
have been discovered in an icy wasteland. The treasure is the
legendary Sealed Key, which is said to unlock something known
only as the Great Legacy. Almost all the major characters from
the previous games return: Mega Man, Roll, the infamous Bonne
family, the small army of comic known as the Servbots, the
perpetually dancing monkey Data, and even the effeminate Glyde.
After throwing some new faces into this already personality-laden
cast, the story is primed and ready to go.
Mega Man Legends 2 features the same action-RPG gameplay as the
first, but with a lot of expansion and substantial improvements.
To begin with, the adventure isn't limited to a one-town island
anymore. Mega Man's adventure now spans a sizeable chunk of world
that contains several towns, a few remote areas, and gargantuan
airships. You'll travel on a world to different areas in your
own airship, the Flutter, which is a small location in itself.
Once you've landed, you can poke around town, explore the
outlying areas, or descend into one of many dungeons for a dig.
With emphasis on exploration and a world comes increased
longevity, making MML2 closer to the length of a standard RPG.
Like its forerunner, the action and RPG elements in MML2
compliment each other nicely. A good deal of RPG-style
interaction with other characters is necessary to move the story
forward, and there are a lot of additional bits of info and items
to be gained for those willing to put forth the effort. The items
you find in dungeons will often need to be combined with
something purchased from a shop or found around town for Roll to
create a helpful new weapon or accessory. Finding these special
weapons - along with upgrading them, your armor, and the standard
buster arm - will aid greatly in your progression in the action
areas of the game. Mega Man has never been one to skimp on
action, and you'll spend a lot of time in dungeons and above
ground blasting through hordes of Reaverbots and solving the
occasional puzzle. The dungeon layouts aren't quite as cerebral
as those in Zelda, but they still provide challenge and variety.
RPG-like status ailments will come into play, and many boss
encounters will require a deeper strategy than strafing in
circles and firing with the buster arm. Some action sequences
come with specific objectives, like putting out a kitchen fire on
your ship or holding off invaders until you can pull the switch
to activate an antiaircraft . Many dungeons are large enough
to require multiple trips to clear out all the goods, and you'll
occasionally want to come back with a specific weapon like the
drill arm to access certain areas or the homing missiles to deal
with annoying flying enemies.
Control was one of the biggest problems in Legends, and the
sequel offers the flexibility and Dual Shock analog support the
first title screamed for. Four basic control schemes and several
adjustable control options make it easy to find something that
works for you, and you can take a short quiz that will help the
game suggest a scheme based on your answers. Worth mentioning is
the inclusion of a dual-analog layout that lets you move in any
direction with the left stick and look and freely with the
other. If you can acclimate yourself to using the shoulder
buttons for jumping and firing, you can effectively control the
view on the fly, which all but eliminates bad camera angles and
provides ease and freedom in your movement. Additionally, the
lock-on feature of the original has been upgraded to let you move
freely while targeting an enemy.
The same bright cartoon-style graphics that really seemed to fit
Mega Man Legends have been employed once again but come with
substantial polish. The graphics, in general, look much cleaner
than the original's, with much larger areas and more attention to
detail. Environmental features like a fierce snowstorm and
shimmering heat waves come together with small touches like lens
flare and light produced from explosions. Complimenting these
enhancements is a nice variety of environments. Each local has a
distinct feel and music, and examples of thematic dungeons
include an Aztec temple-style level and an looking level
brimming with mechanical nature. Most of the music is catchy and
varied, and the sound effects are very Mega Man. The cutscenes
feature a wide range facial animations and emotions, and the
voice actors do a nice job of injecting the characters with
personality. Even with the limitations of the PS hardware, the
game often manages to come close to a playable 3D anime.
As the Legends series is further refined, it becomes obvious
that the series going 3D was not merely a gimmick. Mega Man
Legends 2 fixes a lot of the flaws in the original and is a
substantial improvement on the Legends formula. Capcom has turned
what began as a mere spin-off into a worthy stand-alone
franchise.--Justin Speer--Copyright © 2000 GameSpot Inc. All
rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or
medium without express written permission of GameSpot is
prohibited. -- GameSpot Review
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