Before you get too excited, it's an iOS "game."

http://www.themmnetwork.com/2012/08/15/new-mega-man-game-rockman-x-cross-over-announced-for-ios/

It's called Megaman Xover. That's a clever play on Crossover. All the different Megaman timelines and offshoots and blah blah have converged into one thanks to Dr. Wily and Sigma. You get to make your own Megaman to customize and shit... and... kill robots... and...

Ugh, it's a fucking iOS game. Capcom to be completely out of touch in regards to Megaman, the fandom, and what they want/will sell. This will be a massive flop, and they'll say it just proves Megaman is irrelevant, rather than taking the hint that they don't know what they're doing with the franchise.

New Mega Man game cancelled.

HYPE HYPE HYPE.....nevermind.

Mega Man Xover

Mega Man's Over?

Oh fuck.

2d platforming can be done, it's just really hard. League of Evil comes to mind. I'd rather have it on a console but it could be okay.

So now I'm sitting here wondering why I cared enough about Mega Man to click on this post in the first place.

IOS game? yay I guess....

I automatically hate the thread creator and everyone who has posted in the thread so far!

Also: (considering mega man's current status)

sounds about right.

@RockmanBionics said:

I automatically hate the thread creator and everyone who has posted in the thread so far!

Also: (considering mega man's current status)

sounds about right.

But you posted on this too.

They are just shitting on mega man's corpse at this point.

Man that sucks.

That looks poor... and apparently it's not a platformer. And iOs... geez Capcom wtf are you doing?

@CptBedlam said:

And iOs... geez Konami wtf are you doing?

Making Metal Gear games because this has nothing to do with them?

@RockmanBionics said:

I automatically hate the thread creator and everyone who has posted in the thread so far!

Come at me bro.

Thanks for reminding me about MML3 and Megaman Universe :( :( :(

why isn't there a XBLA/PSN megaman collection like megaman 1 through 7 or something like that??

*sadface*

Oh for fuck sake really!? Its a dark time to be a Mega Man fan.

@falserelic: No Exceptions!

@Guided_By_Tigers: You have to sleep sometime!

There's an AutoPlay button. I love this game already.

I thought Mega Man was already declared dead and has been buried.

I dont want a Mega Man ios game =(

Better than dead I suppose. Or maybe this is like pissing on a dead grave. Either way let the IOS hate begin!

Yeah, I'm just going to pronounce this game "Megaman's Over". Those XBLA Megaman games were great. Sad to see this turn of events.

@Video_Game_King said:

@CptBedlam said:

And iOs... geez Konami wtf are you doing?

Making Metal Gear games because this has nothing to do with them?

Oops, brain fart ;)

Yeah, this is really stupid on Capcom's part. But then, Capcom isn't too well-known for their intelligence.

Considering the rapid pace at which iOS games are developing, why is this such a bad thing??? Would it not be appropriate to bring in an entirely new generation of video gamers that are buying iPhones, iPads, and iPods by the bushel right now? Get enough promise in the character that a true new game (dare I say a reboot at this point given the time since a MegaMan game was truly relevant to players and anyone that has a concept of the story/canon) can be done in earnest.

iOS games are not inherently bad. The Mass Effect game was awesome and I've read positive reviews on The Dark Knight Rises game. This form of gaming is maturing rapidly and more and more of the gaming industry has even stated iOS and similar gaming is going to become a staple of the industry in the years to come both to put out quick games to more casual players but also to showcase franchises and new ideas.

The times they are a changing.

I thought it looked alright, but that skip button... yesh. I feel bad for you megaman fans, hopefully they've got something else in the works and this isn't the end as we know it.

@demell: They cancelled Mega Man games people actually wanted, then came up with this... thing. It wouldn't be so heinous if Mega Man Legends 3 and Universe still existed.

The art looks like something from newgrounds circa 2005. But hey, if they put it out for a dollar it would probably sell decent. And are they really going to use Megaman for anything else anyways? It hurts for me to say, but they'll probably never make another full-fledged Megaman game so who cares what they do at this point. They don't sell the numbers that Capcom wants and they still have bad blood with Keiji Inafune. Even if they thought a game would sell a couple million at the most spite can be a pretty powerful thing.

@Video_Game_King said:

New Mega Man game cancelled.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Hahaha man it's crazy what mwgaman has become

Wow, I'm not even a huge Mega Man fan and I got all hyped on the thread title.... then I clicked it... Another shitty move by Capcom. Poor Mega Man and its fans.

@Rafaelfc said:

why isn't there a XBLA/PSN megaman collection like megaman 1 through 7 or something like that??

*sadface*

Considering that there's a Mega Man Anniversary Collection (1-8) and Mega Man X Collection (X-X6) on the PS2 and Game Cube, and this year is the 25th anniversary of Mega Man, and those games could probably just be put, at the very least, on the PSN store, that's a really good question.

If they just re-released Mega Man 2, I'd buy it. Even if it was for iOS.

SO when do they release the Ultimate version of this game then the arcade version? 

Meh.. I expected a port of Battle Network, because that game would actually fit quite well with the iOS devices. It didn't require precision/timed jumps and quick controls etc like the other Mega Man games did. (Heck, they could even get greedy with it and offer battlecards as IAP...)

So, what is this game? It looks... odd. I've only realy been able to find out that it's some sort of RPG. It has an autoplay button?

I won't buy it. I don't have a iPhone, but if I did, I still wouldn't buy it.

Capcom's fucking hilarious.

That may be the fastest I've ever gone from 'interested' to 'completely indifferent'.

@FateOfNever said:

@Rafaelfc said:

why isn't there a XBLA/PSN megaman collection like megaman 1 through 7 or something like that??

*sadface*

Considering that there's a Mega Man Anniversary Collection (1-8) and Mega Man X Collection (X-X6) on the PS2 and Game Cube, and this year is the 25th anniversary of Mega Man, and those games could probably just be put, at the very least, on the PSN store, that's a really good question.

You can have a comic crossover with sonic...

On the upside it's a Mega Man comic that's gotten high critical acclaim and sounds like it's better then most mainstream comics coming out. So in the very least Mega Man fans have what seems to be a pretty fucking rad comic...

Wow! Looks pretty awful. I'm trying to guess from the buttons and UI at how the game plays, and I get the feeling this might be yet another Canabalt style running game where Mega Man is constantly running to the right and you just jump or shoot.

I'll also go ahead and assume that "customize your own Mega Man" == "microtransactions".

what is so hard about putting this game up on PSN for Vita and the 3DS eShop?