Mega Man Powered Up
| Mega Man: Powered Up | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | ChunSoft |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Designer(s) | Hideo Kojima |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release | March 2, 2006 (JP) March 14, 2006 (NA) March 24, 2006 (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | N/A |
Mega Man: Powered Up (known as Rockman Rockman in Japan) is a 2006 PlayStation Portable remake of the original Mega Man game released in 1987. It features a new super deformed art style in addition to two new Robot Masters, Oil Man and Time Man. Like in Mega Man 7 and Mega Man 8, there is also a new introductory level that comes before the main level selection screen, complete with a new boss at the end. The game offers two ways to play each level. "New Style" takes advantage of the wide PSP screen and features altered level design with brand-new remixed music. There are actually 468 New Style stages in this mode, 13 for each difficulty (Easy, Normal, and Hard), and 39 for each character (see list of playable characters below). "Old Style" recreates the original aspect ratio and level design of the original Mega Man for NES, and features the original NES game music. The game also contains a challenge mode, a level editor, and an online infrastructure mode to distribute fan-made levels online.
Playable Characters
Mega (Rock)
Before Mega Man is transformed, he must fight as an ordinary house cleaning robot.
Attack: Mega Kick, a short ranged kick.
Abilities: Mega has no special abilities
How to Unlock: At first, he is only playable in the opening stage (without the Mega Kick). But if the player beats Hard Mode as Mega Man, Mega can be unlocked to play as in any stage.
Mega Man (Rockman)
The Blue Bomber is back in this powered up version as good as ever.
Attack: Mega Buster, a powerful solar powered weapon.
Abilities: He can gain a Robot Master's attacks, his Mega Slide and Charged Shot can also be gained.
How to Unlock: Mega Man is available normally. Beating the game in Easy Mode unlocks the option to use the Mega Slide by selecting "Mega Man S" after choosing him. Likewise, completion of Normal Mode gives you "Mega Man C", who can fire Charged Shots in addition to Mega Sliding.
Cut Man
A dangerous robot with dangerously sharp blades.
Attack: Rolling Cutter, he throws sharp scissor blades which return like a boomerang.
Abilities: He can jump up walls much like X, Zero and Axl.
How to Unlock: Beat Cut Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Guts Man
This powerful robot is a force to be reckoned with and will crush anything in his path.
Attack: Super Arm, with his powerful arm he can lift and throw certain blocks.
Abilites: He can create Guts Blocks out of thin air to walk on, crush enemies or to create a barrier.
How to Unlock: Beat Guts Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Ice Man
Don't let his size fool you, this robot can turn you into a popsicle.
Attack: Ice Slasher, he fires a blast of ice which freezes any opponent.
Abilities: He can walk on his frozen opponents.
How to Unlock: Beat Ice Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Bomb Man
With a need a to blow up some bad guys, he has stepped up to the plate.
Attack: Hyper Bomb, bombs which he throws that explode after a certain amount of time.
Abilities: He can throw his bombs in any direction.
How to Unlock: Beat Bomb Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Fire Man
A robot with a burning passion for battle, he won't lose.
Attack: Fire Storm, he fires off a powerful flame while fireballs circle him.
Abilities He can melt ice by touching it and if he touches water his flame goes out, leaving him with only the ability to create the fire barrier around him. His powers can only be regained by touching fire.
How to Unlock: Beat Fire Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Elec Man
A robot with a shocking personality and a powerful attack.
Attack: Thunder Beam, he fires of 3 electrical blasts which go off in different directions.
Abilities: He can move Elec Blocks by zapping them.
How to Unlock: Beat Elec Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Time Man
A time manipulating robot that can turn the clock how he wishes.
Attack: Time Slow, fires laser arrows and when charged it unlocks its full potential to slow down time.
Abilities: He can shoot his arrows in two diagonal directions at once.
How to Unlock: Beat Time Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Oil Man
A slippery robot with a knack for speed and surfing, he will run you down.
Attack: Oil Slider, he fire off a blast of oil which floats in water and which he can jump on and transform into a board for him to surf on.
Abilities He can use his board to surf on land or water.
How to Unlock: Beat Oil Man in New Style mode with Mega Buster, and Dr. Light will undo his reprogramming.
Note: Pictured here is the original Oil Man design, which resembled that of an old racial stereotype from early American cartoons (he has overly large lips and black skin akin to racist propaganda of black people) and was given the nickname "Nigger Man" on various Internet discussion groups. As such, he was recolored for the international market; however, Japan retains the original design.
Roll
Mega Man's sister, she may be a girl but she can clean house.
Attack: Broom, she gives the enemy a good whack with her trusty broom. Her weapon also changes with her costume.
Abilities: She has no special abilities, but gets a special downloadable costume every month.
How to Unlock: The player needs to download her into the game. Her monthly costumes are:
- January: Ninja Roll (Costume: Samurai) (Attack: Katana)
- Febuary: Valentine Roll (Costume: Cupid) (Attack: Chocolate Heart)
- March: Mega Man 8 Roll (Costume: Roll Caskett) (Attack: Broom; same as normal Roll)
- April: Sports Roll (Costume:: Refree) (Attack: Flag)
- May: Knight Roll (Costume: Knight) (Attack: Lance)
- June: Rainy Day Roll (Costume: Raincoat) (Attack: Umbrella)
- July: Straw Roll (Costume: Princess) (Attack: Butterfly Net)
- August: Vacation Roll (Costume: Same swimsuit Numbuh 3 wears in the Codename: Kids Next Door episode, "C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R.) (Attack: Beach Umbrella)
- September: Summer Roll (Costume: Sexy Silvia) (Attack: Hammer)
- October: Halloween Roll (Costume: Witch) (Attack: Plymouth Crossbow)
- November: Alley Cat Roll (Costume: Pilgrim)(Attack: Fish)
- December: Roll Clause (Costume: Wife of Santa Claus)(Attack: Candy Cane)
Proto Man (Blues)
The mysterious brother of Mega Man comes in to show his stuff.
Attack: Proto Strike, an attack as big and powerful as the Charged Buster, but that doesn't need to be charged.
Abilities: He can jump higher than any other character. By standing in one place he can also be protected by his shield, but the shield will get knocked off and must be retrieved. He also takes twice as much damage compared to any other character.
How to Unlock: Proto Man can be acquired by defeating all 100 challenges in Challenge Mode.
Challenge Mode
Challenge Mode has various challenges to complete. They vary from collecting items to timed challenges. Mega Man's challenges are the first ones available, with the ones for the Robot Masters available after unlocking them as playable characters. After beating New Style Mode in any difficulty, boss survival challenges are accessed. The first four boss survivals involve the Robot Masters, in Old Style, Easy, Normal, and Hard modes. The next four survivals involve the bosses in Dr. Wily's fortress, in the same modes as the Robot Master survivals. The last two survivals feature every boss in the game (except, suspiciously, the Proto Eye from the opening stage) in only the Normal and Hard modes. Any playable character can be played as in the New Style boss survivals.
List of Challenges
Mega Man:
- Jump for Joy
- Jump for Joy 2
- Flee from Fleas
- Snipe Hunt
- Bomb Walker
- Special Weapon Master
- Dodge Octo Battery Assault
- Blader Raider
- Tackle Fire Frenzy
- Score Ball Wrangler
Cutman:
- Wall Jump Seminar
- Wall Jump Seminar 2
- Octopus Battery Panic!
- Octo Battery Exterminator
- No Damage Flying Shell Heck
- When Pruning Shears Attack!
- Survive Rare Enemy!
- No Climbing Frozen Walls!
- Crazy Containers
- Unstoppable Pendulum
Gutsman:
- Container Factory
- Containers Underfoot
- Stack Attack!
- Hard Headed Hero
- Throw Mania!
- Elevator Panic!
- Can't Make Blocks On Conveyers!
- Secure A Foothold!
- Only 5 At A Time!
- Stack And Climb!
Iceman:
- Freeze And Climb!
- Climb The Ice Tower!
- Use Attacks To Your Advantage!
- Freeze And Go!
- Cross The Frozen Fire
- Freezing Blizzard!
- Cross Octopus Battery Canyon
- Cross Flea Valley
- Freeze! You're Toast!
- Killer Bullet Ice Field
Bombman:
- Bomb Container Destroyer
- Switch Block Mania
- Angle Throw Panic
- 1 Minute Crisis!
- Switch Block Obstacle Course!
- Aim, Throw, Destroy!
- Bombing Errors Lead To Doom!
- Count Bomb Explosion!
- Victory Or Destruction?
- Secure A Path!
Fireman:
- Keep The Home Fires Burning
- Gauntlet Runner
- Don't Melt The Snow!
- Going Is Easy, Returning Is Scary!
- Defeat Picket Men With Fire
- First One Wins!
- Cornered!
- Walking On Air
- Defeat Shield Cannons With Fire
- Methodical Gauntlet
Elecman:
- Fun With Elec Blocks
- More Fun With Elec Blocks!
- Even More Fun With Elec Blocks!
- Tiptoe On The Elec Blocks
- Killer Bullet Attack
- Clever Elec Block Crosser
- Cool Elec Block Climber
- Watch Out For Elec Blocks!
- Brave The Elec Block Gauntlet!
- Don't Lose Elec Blocks!
Timeman:
- Master Time Slow
- Master Time Slow 2
- Move The Pendulum!
- Watch Your Step!
- Time Limit Panic!
- Container Crossing
- Watch Out For Explosions!
- No Time To Lose!
- Don't Lose Track Of Octo Battery!
- Countdown!
Oilman:
- Slide To Victory!
- Slider Jump!
- Oil Floats!
- Watch Out For Burning Surfaces!
- Hit Enemies With The Slider!
- Conveyor Belt Madness!
- Run On Water!
- Don't Slow Down!
- No Brakes!
- Keep Your Speed Up!
Wily: (NOTE: New Style, unless otherwise noted.)
- Boss Attack! (Old Style)
- Easy Boss Attack!
- Normal Boss Attack!
- Hard Boss Attack!
- Wily Boss Attack! (Old Style)
- Wily Easy Boss Attack!
- Wily Normal Boss Attack!
- Wily Hard Boss Attack!
- Normal All Boss Attack!
- Hard All Boss Attack!
List of downloadable content
This list concerns what is downloadable and when it was first available. Non-stage downloads are compatible with all versions of the game. Japan has a different set of promotional stages compared to the rest of the world, with very few exceptions.
- Old Guts Pack - An item pack for Guts Man's stage as it appears in the original NES game.
- Roll Present - Allows players to play as Roll
- Ultimate Oilman Stage - A promotional level issued by Capcom.
- Old Elec Pack - An item pack for Elec Man's stage as it appears in the original NES game.
- Dengeki Playstation Stage - A promotional level issued by Japanese magazine Dengeki.
- Old Fire Pack - An item pack for Fire Man's stage as it appears in the original NES game.
- Rockman 8 Roll - Gives Roll her outfit from Mega Man 8.
- Dengeki PS2 Stage - A promotional level issued by Dengeki.
- Gamespy Stage - A promotional level issued by Gamespy. See Gamespy's description of the stage here.
- Old Cut Pack - An item pack for Cut Man's stage as it appears in the original NES game.
- Capcom Title CM Stage "Joe" - A promotional level issued by Capcom. It's basically an advertisement for Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble.
- Dengeki Online Stage - A promotional level issued by Dengeki.
- GI Online Stage - A promotional level issued by Game Informer Online.
- Shuukan Shounen Sunday Stage - A promotional stage issued by Shuukan Shounen Sunday.
- Old Bomb Pack - An item pack for Bomb Man's stage as it appears in the original NES game.
- Dengeki Ma)Ou Stage - A promotional level issued by Dengeki.
- Old Ice Pack - An item pack for Ice Man's stage as it appears in the original NES game.
- Dengeki Online Stage 2 - A promotional level issued by Dengeki.
- Sports Roll - Gives Roll a sports themed outfit.
- Bomb Man Mania - A promotional level issued by Konami.
- Dengeki Playstation Stage 2 - A promotional level issued by Dengeki.
- Dengeki PS2 Stage 2 - A promotional level issued by Dengeki.
- Ultimate Elecman Stage - A promotional level issued by Konami.
- Old Oil Pack - An item pack for an NES version of Oil Man's stage.
- Ice Man Mania - A promotional level issued by Konami.
- Dengeki Ma)Ou Stage 2 - A promotional level issued by Dengeki.
There will be more downloads to come for many months after the initial release, including alternate costumes for Roll (twelve in total).
External link
MegaMan: Powered Up! Master Level List! -- A list of levels people have made, plus reviews and ratings.