Mega Man 5
In this NES installment, Mega Man must uncover the mystery behind Proto Man's apparent betrayal while battling eight new Robot Masters. Introduces the Mega Buster charge shot and Beat the bird companion who assists in combat.
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Story
Mega Man 5 takes place during the 21st century, about two months after the events of Mega Man 4 , when the mad scientist Dr. Wily once again attempted to take over the world. Proto Man , secret brother and once ally to the world's greatest hero Mega Man , apparently leads an army of robots in a series of destructive attacks on the world. To cripple the world's defenders, he kidnaps his own creator, the genius scientist Dr.
Light . As Mega Man witnesses his creator's kidnapping, he's confused, wondering why Proto Man is doing this, but with little choice left, he sets out to stop him, assisted by Beat , a robot bird that Dr. Cossack gave him as a gift. With Dr.
Light gone, Dr. Cossack now assists Mega Man from the sidelines for the occasion, and he powers up the charge shots of his Mega Buster and sends him Beat to help him on his battles to save Dr. Light. Mega Man prevails over a new group of eight powerful " Robot Masters " working under Proto Man: Star Man, Gravity Man, Gyro Man, Stone Man, Crystal Man, Charge Man, Napalm Man, and Wave Man.
He then makes his way to Proto Man's fortress, where he has to fight against the four Dark Men, new robots designed to destroy him, and he defeats the first three, but the alleged Proto Man ambushes Mega Man and nearly kills him. However, a second Proto Man arrives just in time, revealing the first as an imposter: it's the fourth Dark Man. After defeating the final Dark Man, Mega Man finds out that Dr. Wily was behind everything: two months earlier, Proto Man had ruined his most recent evil plan, as he had rescued Dr.
Cossack's daughter Kalinka, who Wily had kidnapped to blackmail Dr. Cossack into working with him in order to destroy Mega Man. Wily was furious, and in retaliation, he created Dark Man to frame him for his robot's crimes, including the kidnapping of his own creator. Mega Man pursues Wily to his newest hideout, defeats him, and saves Dr.
Light. However, the fortress begins collapsing, and while Mega Man is distracted from holding up the ceiling from crushing him and Dr. Light, Wily manages yet another retreat. Just after Wily escapes, a familiar whistle is heard, and part of the ceiling is blasted away, allowing Mega Man and Dr.
Light to also escape. As the two watch the castle collapse from a distance, their mystery savior is revealed to be the real Proto Man, who quietly slips off unnoticed.
Gameplay Systems
Mega Man 5 is an action - platform game [ failed verification ] that is very similar to previous titles in the series . Gameplay revolves around the player using the central character Mega Man to run, jump, and shoot his way through a set of stages . If the player takes damage, Mega Man's life meter can be refilled by picking up energy capsules scattered about each level or from fallen enemies. Mega Man's default Mega Buster arm cannon can be fired an unlimited number of times.
The Mega Buster's charge feature, introduced in Mega Man 4 , has been upgraded to allow its powerful, charged shots to encompass a wider area. However, if Mega Man gets hit before he could fire a charge shot, the accumulated charge will be lost. Each stage ends with a boss battle with a Robot Master; destroying that Robot Master lets the player copy its special "Master Weapon", which can be toggled and used throughout the remainder of the game. Unlike the Mega Buster, Master Weapons require weapon energy to use and must be replenished if it is depleted in the same selected stage.
Other power-ups including extra lives, "Energy Tanks", and a new "Mystery Tank", which fully refills health and all item power, can be picked up as well. After completing certain stages, the player can call on Mega Man's faithful dog Rush to reach higher platforms or cross large gaps using his "Coil" and "Jet" transformations. These abilities require refills with the same weapon energy that Master Weapons use. Some of the level designs in Mega Man 5 are different from earlier games in the series.
For example, in Gravity Man's stage, the gravitation is reversed from the floor to the ceiling, while in Wave Man's stage, the player drives a water craft from the halfway point to the boss room. Hidden within each of the eight Robot Master stages is a collectible circuit board. Gathering all eight of these boards (spelling "M-E-G-A-M-A-N-V" in English versions or "R-O-C-K-M-A-N-5" in the Japanese version) gives the player access to a robot-bird friend by the name of Beat . The player can then call on Beat to attack any onscreen enemies, and he will home in on them and charge them.
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About Mega Man 5
Mega Man 5 is a classic video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on January 1, 1992. Developed by Capcom and published by Capcom, this title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.
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