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"When done right, boss battles are good, because they give us a sense of closure and a feeling that justice has been served. When done wrong, however, look out! There’s nothing worse than facing off against an overpowered boss who has more health points than you have ammo, especially when they have all the advantages — good cover, invulnerability, unlimited ammo."
Whether they just missed the point or simply terrify, Joystick Division looks at the all-time worst examples of video game box art. These are totally safe for work, but NSFYM: Not Safe For Your Mind.
If you thought Mega Man couldn't be any more bad-ass, you thought wrong. It looks like Mega Man got a whole lot grittier with these custom figurines. Check it out!
"Today, during the “Archie Comics Means Business!” panel at the New York Comic-Con, Archie Comics announced that, through a partnership with Capcom, they will be producing a new comic book series based on the original Mega Man in 2011."
All Age Gaming's John Elliott brings us the 10th developer profile. This time he looks at the Street Fighter and Resident Evil series developer Capcom. See inside for a look into this renowned developer.
After feeling cool and attractive last week, Nintendo serves us up a more retro feel today, featuring the debut game of Capcom's Blue Bomber. One WiiWare game and two Virtual Console games hit the links, looking for that perfect shot.
The WiiWare title this week is Midnight Pool, brought to you by Gameloft Entertainment. Aim for the top in a nationwide pool tournament that will literally have you traveling nationwide in your quest for pool fame and fortunes. There's a place for you tric...
According to David Crislip, one of Capcom's Assistant Producers and lead for the Virtual Console, Mega Man 1 will hit the North American Virtual Console tomorrow, and will be followed up by the release of Mega Man 2 in September, with new WiiWare retro title Mega Man 9 to hit later that month, as relayed by John D's Capcom Unity blog.
Mega Man 1 was the game that started it all for the Blue Bomber, although the game didn't reach great popularity until the release of Mega Man 2, which has r...
"While wood traditionally isn't the best material to make a robot out of, Woodman is the strongest character of Mega Man 2 and perhaps the whole series for that matter. Massive on defense and equipped with one of the more useful items Mega Man can use throughout the series, Woodman would be remembered as one of the greatest boss's in video game history. Before battle he would pound his chest to signify his truculent ferocity and make the player fear his body of pure wood that was more difficul..."
Encompassing everything from Halo to Sonic, big bands and beautiful voices lead this Top 10 countdown of some of the very best video game music covers YouTube currently has to offer.
"Run don't walk to Virtual Console this week for the chance to download 1989's Mega Man (NES, 500 Wii Points) and TurboGrafx-16's China Warriors (600 Wii Points). Then come back here and watch us struggle to fill the next two paragraphs.
Both games were released in 1989, but that's not all they have in common! Both involve defeating enemies! And probably jumping! Mega Man certainly does. It's a platform-hopping battle to power up and then tackle each stage's final boss on the way to a showd..."
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