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IGDB / 1717

Mega Man 4

1991 77 / 100 Platform Shooter
For a year the city has been quiet, but a new robotic terror has gripped the city! That scheming scientist, Dr. Cossack has arrived in town with eight new metal maniacs who are bigger and badder than anything Dr. Wily dreamed of. It's going to be a cybernetic showdown as the streets of the city erupt with the sizzling sounds of molten metal! Armed with the new Mega Buster, Mega Man runs, jumps and dodges his way thro Show full summary

For a year the city has been quiet, but a new robotic terror has gripped the city! That scheming scientist, Dr. Cossack has arrived in town with eight new metal maniacs who are bigger and badder than anything Dr. Wily dreamed of. It's going to be a cybernetic showdown as the streets of the city erupt with the sizzling sounds of molten metal! Armed with the new Mega Buster, Mega Man runs, jumps and dodges his way through mazes of metallic munchkins on his way to the Siberian citadel of Dr. Cossack for the final cataclysmic clash!

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused

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Story & context

For a year the city has been quiet, but a new robotic terror has gripped the city! That scheming scientist, Dr. Cossack has arrived in town with eight new metal maniacs who are bigger and badder than anything Dr. Wily dreamed of. It's going to be a cybernetic showdown as the streets of the city erupt with the sizzling sounds of molten metal! Armed with the new Mega Buster, Mega Man runs, jumps and dodges his way through mazes of metallic munchkins on his way to the Siberian citadel of Dr. Cossack for the final cataclysmic clash!

GameplayCombat-focused GenrePlatform GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction Trait8-bit Traitanime Traitauto-scrolling levels Traitboss assistance Traitboss fight Traitcheat code Traitcheckpoints Traitcontest-driven development Traitdarkness Traitdeath Traitdescendants of other characters Traitexplosion Traitfalling object Traitfalling sequence Traitfan translation - portuguese Traitfan translation - tagalog Traitfictional currencies Traitgiant insects Traithigh score Traithostages Traitlevel selection Traitmad scientist Traitmale protagonist Traitmanga Traitmoving platforms Traitmulti-phase boss Traitmummy Traitnes game pak - mmc3 Traitnintendo 3ds virtual console Traiton-site procurement Traitpixel art Traitplaystation tv support Traitprotagonist's name in the title Traitpsone classics Traitresized enemy Traitrobot dog Traitrobot protagonist Traitrobots Traitsequel Traitside-scrolling Traitsnow Traitspecial attacks Traitswimming Traittransforming boss Traitunderwater gameplay Traitvillain Traitwii u virtual console Traitwii virtual console

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Capcom
Franchise
Mega Man
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Wii Apr 16, 2010
  • Wii U Jun 12, 2013
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Jan 21, 1993
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Jan 01, 1992
  • Wii Feb 09, 2010
  • Nintendo 3DS Oct 17, 2012
  • Nintendo 3DS Apr 25, 2013
  • Wii U Jun 11, 2013
  • Family Computer Dec 06, 1991
  • Wii Apr 19, 2010

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