<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
two	O
game	O
compilation	O
titled	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
adaptation	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
compilation	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
The	O
Power	O
Fighters	O
,	O
the	O
epilogues	O
are	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
have	O
more	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
past	O
and	O
future	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
,	O
providing	O
vague	O
explanations	O
regarding	O
characters	O
and	O
canon	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Evil	O
Energy	O
incident	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
how	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
created	O
Zero	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
keeps	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
weapon-copying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Man	O
's	O
special	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Mega	O
Upper	O
,	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
jumping	O
uppercut	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Shoryuken	B-Application
)	O
;	O
Proto	O
Man	O
's	O
special	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Proto	O
Strike	O
,	O
"	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
short-ranged	O
,	O
massive	O
burst	O
of	O
energy	O
;	O
Bass	O
 '	O
special	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Crescent	O
Kick	O
,	O
"	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Flash	O
Kick	O
,	O
another	O
special	O
move	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
,	O
lets	O
him	O
perform	O
a	O
somersaulting	O
kick	O
;	O
Duo	O
's	O
special	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Giant	O
Knuckle	O
,	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
standing	O
uppercut	O
that	O
flings	O
the	O
enemy	O
upwards	O
(	O
if	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
is	O
pressed	O
again	O
after	O
the	O
uppercut	O
,	O
Duo	O
will	O
jump	O
up	O
and	O
slam	O
the	O
enemy	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Robot	O
Master	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
these	O
pellets	O
are	O
released	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
capsule	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
)	O
containing	O
the	O
boss	O
's	O
special	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
