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Mega Man (video game)

Mega Man
Artwork of a dark blue, vertical rectangular box. The top portion reads "Mega Man" along with various other labels, while the artwork depicts a humanoid figure in a blue outfit shooting an energy beam from his right arm. Behind him, three robot masters and a floating visage of Dr. Wily can be seen.
PAL region box art
Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Director(s) Akira Kitamura
Producer(s) Takashi Nishiyama
Programmer(s) Nobuyuki Matsushima
Artist(s) Yasuaki Kishimoto
Naoya Tomita
Keiji Inafune
Akira Kitamura
Composer(s) Manami Matsumae
Series Mega Man
Platform(s) Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, mobile phones, Android
Release
Genre(s) Action, platform
Mode(s) Single-player
Review scores
Publication Score
AllGame 5/5 stars
Famitsu 24 out of 40
IGN 8 out of 10
Nintendo Power 4.1 out of 5
The Games Machine 83%

Mega Man, known as Rockman (ロックマン Rokkuman?) in Japan, is a 1987 action-platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was directed by Akira Kitamura, with Nobuyuki Matsushima as lead programmer. The first game of the Mega Man franchise and original video game series. Mega Man was produced by a small team specifically for the home console market, a first for Capcom, who previously focused on arcade titles.

The game begins the struggle of the humanoid robot and player-character Mega Man against the mad scientist Dr. Wily and the six Robot Masters under his control. Mega Man's nonlinear gameplay lets the player choose the order in which to complete its initial six stages. Each culminates in a "Robot Master" boss battle that awards the player-character a unique weapon.

Critics praised Mega Man for its overall design, though the game was not a commercial success. Mega Man established many of the gameplay, story, and graphical conventions that define the ensuing sequels, subseries, and spin-offs. The game has since been included in game compilations and rereleased on mobile phones, console emulation services. It received a full 3D remake titled Mega Man Powered Up in 2006.


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