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Mega Man 5

Game » consists of 10 releases. First released on Dec 08, 1992

Mega Man 5 continued the Mega Man franchise on the Nintendo Entertainment System with twelve new robot masters. Following the tradition of the Mega Man games on the NES, Mega Man 5 was tough but action-packed.

Concepts

2D

Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
8-bit

8-bit can be a reference to actual computing power, or it can be a retro look for videogames that want to recall a bygone era.
Arm Cannon

Games where characters have a cannon for an arm.
Attachments

Attachments are objects in video games that augment the user's abilities.
Boss Fight

A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Boss Pattern

A distinct and predictable pattern of attacks or movement a boss takes. This can be based in reaction to a player's actions or simply a stringent script the boss adheres to.
Boss Rush

When you fight all of the bosses of the game at once. Can either be an optional mode, or it can be forced on you at the end of the game (see: Viewtiful Joe, Mega Man, Gunstar Heroes, etc).
Charge

Charging is the action of pressing & holding down a button or particular direction on the controller. Its purpose is to build up a powerful blast or burst of energy to take out an opponent or cause critical damage.
Cheat Code

Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
Checkpoints

A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
Contest-Driven Development

Games where the developer has held a contest during the active development process in order to determine or finalize certain aspects of the game.
Copy Ability

A character with the ability to copy or steal powers or weapons from their enemies.
Crushing Trap

A trap designed to kill off victims by crushing them. Commonly found in sacred temples though industrial variations (like car crushers) exist.
Death

The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Explosion

A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Extra Life

Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
Fictional Currencies

A fictional currency is one where the object being exchanged does not exist in the real world, such as Final Fantasy's Gil, or are not used for exchange in the real world, such as Fallout's bottlecaps.
Final Boss

The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Gravity Control

The ability to manipulate or control gravity in some way.
Health

Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
High Score

In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Jump

It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Knee Sliding

Sliding on one's knees. Can be used to slide under objects, or more recently, tactically to escape a sticky situation, dodge enemy fire, or decrease range effectively to the enemy.
Level Selection

Instead of having the game decide for you which level you should go to next, you can choose the level you want to play.
Mad Scientist

They may be good or evil, but mad scientists are always performing experiments that are on the outer fringes of science. Ever since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, they've been in the scene.
Met

An enemy that appeared in almost every Mega Man game made. Met is the Mega Man series's answer to the Dragon Quest series's blue Slime.
Password

Passwords are codes used to save a player's progress, primarily during the 8-bit era and, to a lesser extent, the 16-bit era.
Pixel Art

Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Player Character

Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Protagonist's Name in the Title

A trend that you don't see much of nowadays.

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Game details

Name	Mega Man 5
First release date	December 8, 1992
Platform	Nintendo Entertainment System Wii Shop Nintendo 3DS eShop
Developer	Capcom
Publisher	Capcom
Genre	Action Adventure Platformer
Theme	Sci-Fi
Franchises	Mega Man Mega Man Classic
Aliases	Rockman 5 Rockman Complete Works: Rockman 5: Blues' Trap!?

Specific release details

Release Date	December 2, 1992
Rating	N/A
Supported Resolutions	N/A
Surround Sound	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Features Camera support Voice control Motion control Driving wheel (native) Flightstick (native) PC gamepad (native) Head tracking (native)
Multiplayer Local co-op LAN co-op Online co-op Local competitive LAN competitive Online competitive Local splitscreen Online splitscreen Pass and play Voice chat Asynchronous multiplayer