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Throw away your doubts, its great.
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User
Correct me if im worng but MML1 recieved controversial hysteria from those few who knew about it, it was dissed and trashed for not following the 2d blue bombers previous exploits, but when i playerd it, i loved it even though i had played MM's previous Gameboy,Playstation and NES games, and i was not dissapointed by MML1 (megaman legends 1) at all, it was pretty large and the fact that you could make weapons from scrap parts found in ruins was icing on the glorious 3d cake. and so when megaman legends 2 hit shelves i ahd to check it out, i will say this now, Play megaman legends 1 first if you can since A. its incredibly great and B. you cant really understand this whole thing if you havent played and beaten 1, though its not required. but in MML2 the blue bomber is back in all his plated glory, this time the gorup continues their search for the motherlode on a strange icy tundra island, once there you fight hordes of Reaverbots and eventually meet a mysterious young lady, this all takes place after the wicked opening cut-scene which is sure to please all. i wont go too deep into the story since its pretty hard to understand even if you ahve played the game. but Megamans little friend Data (a dancing monkey creature) is back to give you advice,Save your game and refill your health and special weapona ammo,all of which you'll need for the vicous boss fights, but more on that later. then theres Roll who is megamans best friends (and love ineterest?). she is a mechanical genius and flies the flutter and makes special wepaons out of worthless junk you find in ruins (more on these later too). she is on a quest to retrieve the motherload and find her long lost (apparebntly dead) parents. and megeaman is the brave and willing digger (people who search ruins for treasure) who's role goes much deeper than nyone would've expected. then theres the countless pirates who you basically need to play 1 to understand at all (they're back, the bonnes i mean) they are also joined by a new pirate friend, Glyde and his caste of Birdbots and then theres Klaymoore and Bola somne f the coolest badguys ever, Klaymoors big and mechanical with lots of guns while Bola is sleek and fast with a cool sword and pincer arm. they sonstantly try to thwart megaman on his digger quests. now on to the ruins and world etc. this world is double the size of MML1 which is a godsend for those who didnt want the first one to end (me being one of them), there are many islands to explore now each full of a city, mini quests and games and lots of ruins where you scrounge up junk for Roll to make into special weapons which can devestate just about anything later on, this adds a huge bit of exploration to the game. bosses are huge and hard, alot of them are huge reaverbots and pirates in this game with multiple strategies and attack patterns making them difficult but not overly so, these bosses are numbering far above the teens in number so dont expect to see a shortage of these fun and sometimes hilarious bosses who stay on a good path of hard but not frustratingly tedious. and the graphics are very niucely done for a playstation game, they are very anime-ish with the occasioanl Jaggy and megaman looks cool, so does Roll and the rest of the cast (my favorite characetr is Bomb Bonne though, HEH =P), the towns and cities are nicely rendered but the ruins sometimes look very similiar and hallways are almost always alike. these ruins are also too few in number and the ones you HAVE to explore (involved in the main quest) are sometimes too large and long to cope with particularly Ninos ruin which is very tedious and takes like 30 minutes to beat, all in all however this game is great for anyone who is a fan of the blue bomber and great for first timers alike, in one word, think of Zelda, thats the best way to describe this game, Zelda for the PSX.
Megaman Legends 2 - An absolute must!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User
When I first saw the game, I thought it was boring, but after I began to play it, I just couldn't turn off my Playstation! This game's just too good! Excellent graphics, good storyline, superb musics, absolutely a must-have for all Megaman fans.
The Power House
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User
The first Legends game was pretty good, but this one improves on everything, ten-fold! The graphics and animations are smoother, controls have been made more accurate and it's just an overall better game. I like all they actually tried to make sense of the story (something that dosen't happen to much with capcom games) and all the references to past games. To put it simply, this game is great and no Mega Man fan should be without it.
Get the first one first
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User
This game rocks, but you really should play the first one all the way through before you start on the second. The bosses in the second are a lot more dificult so it's good to have kind of a hang for Mega Man's movement and weapons.
Mega Man Legends 2 Is Mega Better
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User
I own & have played MegaMan Legends so many times I could tell U from memory what its about. But when I played Number 2, I was amazed! MML2 is so much better and bigger. There is more places 2 go instead of just one little island. The sub-gates are bigger and you get stuff a lot quicker, You get 2 fight way more bosses too. Mega Man Legends 2 is the Best!
gamer since 1988
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User
This game has improved since the first one. The graphics are better, the story is, and so is the action. You'll learn more about this new Mega Man. The only bad thing is I was left wanting more.
Good Game
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User
I bought this game for my 6 year old son. He really enjoys playing it. He says Mega Man 8 is much better, however, he plays this quite often. He enjoys the challenges of getting to another level.
Mega Man at his best
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User
I originally wanted to wait until I completed Mega Man Legends 2 to review it, but seeing as how the game is *really* long I think it would be better to review it now while the game is fresh in my mind.
If you happened to come across my review for the original Mega Man Legends, you'd know exactly what I thought about the move from 2D to 3D- it was a complete success for Mega Man. Simply put, Mega Man Legends was a great game. Sure, there were issues with the way Capcom chose to go about making the control system (not everyone likes using the L1 and R1 buttons to rotate the direction Mega Man is facing, for example) but when it came down to it, people eventually learned how to control the game, and at the end of the day Mega Man fans were satisfied with the way the controls were designed because they *worked*. Maybe there could have been a better way to control Mega Man, maybe not. The controls in this game are the same exact way.
Mega Man Legends 2 was released in 2000, which incidentally was getting *very* close to the end of the original Playstation's life. In 2000, the Playstation 2 was on the market and its popularity was growing rapidly, day by day. With all sorts of impressive graphics and storylines dominating the Playstation 2, the original Playstation was quickly fading away. However, just because the Playstation 2 was the hot new gaming console at the time didn't mean it was automatically "game over" for Sony's previous console. A few interesting games were still waiting to be released for the original Playstation. Such as a sequel to Mega Man Legends.
And impressive it is! The graphics, music and controls have been updated and now Mega Man looks, sounds and plays *much* better. In fact, after playing through this game you might think to yourself that the previous Mega Man Legends game was just a work in progress, leading up to the REAL thing. The real thing being Mega Man Legends 2.
When you arrive to the very first town in Mega Man Legends 2, you will leave the flutter and take a look at the town. Snow is falling, and the town is quiet and beautiful. A perfect winter snowfall. You will notice that the graphics are really something phenomenal. In the previous game the scenery NEVER looked this good. Everything was rather clunky and ugly-looking, like a land of colorful legos. The complete opposite in Mega Man Legends 2. If you want to see a perfect example of what the original Playstation's graphical power was capable of, check out this game. It never got any better, in my opinion. Okay, maybe Silent Hill and Final Fantasy 7 featured better graphics, but Mega Man Legends 2 comes in third, no doubt about it.
In addition to the graphics being a significant improvement over the original, the music is pretty amazing, too. Now the music is more suitable for the environment you're in. In fact, because the storyline in the game has been taken to a much bigger and interesting level, you can almost say the music in Mega Man Legends 2 is borderline RPG music. Seriously, it's not much different from what you'd hear in a Final Fantasy game.
The music in Mega Man Legends 2 gives the game a more majestic and serious feel, which again, isn't at ALL like the previous Mega Man Legends game. In that game the music was very much like typical, frantic (not to mention, sometimes irritating) Mega Man music. This time around, the themes in each place you explore are more relaxing and closer to standard RPG music. On a personal note, I find myself humming more themes in this game than in the other one.
The greatest thing that stands out about Mega Man Legends 2 is all the creativity that went into each of the worlds you explore. A Mega Man game should have a variety of environments, and it's safe to say this game delivers with that. You will explore jungle, snow, ice, underwater and fire worlds. Yes, you actually explore underwater places in this game, and the fire world is simply delightful to watch (not to mention dangerous if you don't have the right armor equipped!) Where was all this creativity in the original Legends? It wasn't there! By the way, just so you know, each of these worlds will take place on a different island.
In the beginning of the game, you have to fight a giant tank that takes place in the middle of a snowstorm. It's more fun than it sounds, believe me. For those of you who grew up with the Playstation 1 (like me) Mega Man Legends 2 will AMAZE you with all the extra work that went into the graphics. Believe me, no graphics THIS good could be found in the original Mega Man Legends.
Oh, I forgot to mention it, but you explore these jungle, water, and fire worlds by way of a map. Don't worry, the map is a piece of cake to use because you only have to explore six or seven islands. Of course, these are six or seven BIG islands, filled with interesting, dangerous enemies! To travel to another island, all you have to do is enter the flutter, talk to Roll, click on the "Move" option, and a map will appear. Simply move the flutter to the island you'd like to explore, and you're there!
Remember in the original Mega Man Legends how each of the Sub-Gate worlds could be completed by simply jumping over the stage enemies, and jet skating to the end boss? Good luck blowing through the stages the same way in THIS game. Because each island has its own unique environment, you will discover enemies that will correctly fit in with each of these environments. For example, the jungle stage will have frogs jumping at you, and robotic fish are waiting for you in the underwater place. MUCH more enemy variety in Mega Man Legends 2. This was sorely needed in the original. In the original, it was like you were walking through one medium-length ice cube factory after another.
Despite what some people may say, Mega Man Legends 2 is MUCH bigger than the previous game. Capcom delivers with a bigger and better storyline, not to mention twice as many cutscenes (which you can choose to skip over if you wish). All your favorite characters from the original return such as Roll, Data the Monkey, Teisel and Tron. You will also discover what Roll thinks about Tron, which is an interesting thing I was curious about after playing through the original a dozen times or so. Can't forget about those pesky yellow pirates, either! They're back and more annoyingly fun than ever!
Just the fact that so much thought and energy went into the storyline means you have to respect all the work the creators had to do. That's not to say the game is dominated with storyline segments. You also have a LOT of action-packed stages to explore, each one quite lengthy (as mentioned above). Don't be fooled into thinking more time was devoted to storyline and less time devoted to action. That's definitely not the case.
You have TWICE as many boss fights to deal with this time around and some of them are really spectacular-looking and require a certain strategy to defeat effectively. Sometimes you have to fight two or three bosses in a row before another save point arrives. I can't believe how many bosses are LOADED in this game.
I'd say the challenge went up a couple notches as well because, later in the game, not having the right weapon or the right equipment with you is guaranteed to give you trouble. Always buy upgrades at the junk shops whenever you can. By the way, there's now a junk shop on practically every island you explore, unlike the previous game where you had to keep going back to the same shop.
You also have an option in the beginning of the game to learn the controls. It's a place to practice the controls that your female friend Roll will guide you through. She'll help you in every way imaginable. It's a really good idea to play through this practice stage before starting up the actual game (unless you already know the controls well enough from the previous game, then by all means, skip this part).
They added something new to this game- the ability to lift up blocks and throw them. This is important to learn because later in the game you will need to stack blocks to climb to higher places. It's really easy to use them- simply stand next to one and hit the triangle button to lift it, and then triangle again to release it. It's important to learn this because later in the game you have to lift up enemies and throw them at other enemies. Trust me, it's not hard.
My record beating the original Mega Man Legends was under 2 hours and 20 minutes. It will be a miracle if I'm able to complete THIS game in under six hours. It's hard to believe *so much* could be added to a single disc, but it's true. The fact that the final boss in the game requires you to use a LOT more energy canteens than in the original Legends means the challenge is definitely a few notches higher.
With a bigger story, lengthier and more interesting worlds, better graphics and music, you must buy Mega Man Legends 2 if the original was your cup of tea.
Mega Man just rocked a world
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I used to hate Mega Man until a friend bought a new mega man game. Then I bought this game and loved it. Any Mega Man fan or any gamer will love this game.
The Blue Bomber is back with a few surprises
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I'm a huge fan of Capcom's Megaman francises and I played almost every Megaman game ever made. Megaman Legends 2 is an excellent sequel to the most anticipated Megaman Legends. This game has an extended storyline, beatiful 3D graphics, and slick control. This is one of the best Megaman titles out there, but still....why PlayStation ? This game is not bad, but somehow it didn't make it to the other console systems like Sega Dreamcast, PC CD-ROM, or the Nintendo 64. Some gaming websites that I stumbled accros from, said that among Nintendo Gamecube's lineup, there will be a Megaman title ! Could it be Megaman Legends 2, Megaman X5, or is it another Megaman title that's gonna be created only for Gamecube ? Ah well ! Only time will tell whem Megaman Legends 2 will be ported over to another system. Just imagine....Megaman Legends 2 on the Dreamcast ! Oops ! I forgot to mention something ! Unlike some of the Megaman games, this game has a handful of fast-paced mini games and unlimited 3D enviroments. Although this is pure perfection over the first Megaman Legends, this game still suffers polygonal glitches because of the PlayStation's outdated 32-bit processor. If you're in the store and you're looking for the pefect Megaman game to add to your PlayStation library, Megaman Legends 2 is for you !
Reminder to all Megaman fans:
PC OWNERS WILL LOOK FORWARD TO MEGAMAN LEGENDS FOR PC !
GAMEBOY OWNERS WILL LOOK FORWARD TO MEGAMAN XTREME FOR GAMEBOY COLOR !
PLAYSTATION OWNERS WILL LOOK FORWARD TO MEGAMAN X5 FOR THE PLAYSTATION !
NINTENDO 64 OWNERS WILL LOOK FORWARD TO MEGAMAN 64 FOR THE NINTENDO 64 !
FUTURE GAMEBOY ADVANCED OWNERS WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEGAMAN'S FIRST RPG, MEGAMAN EXE !
That's all !
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