<s>
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
after	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
noteworthy	O
for	O
having	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
company	O
than	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
he	O
pursues	O
his	O
arch-enemy	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
whose	O
most	O
recent	O
ploy	O
for	O
world	O
domination	O
involves	O
the	O
theft	O
of	O
an	O
experimental	O
time	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
confronts	O
both	O
Wily	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
from	O
his	O
past	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
mysterious	O
robot	O
named	O
Quint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
marries	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
two	O
consecutive	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
titles	O
,	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
eShops	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
involves	O
the	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
battling	O
his	O
arch-nemesis	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
once	O
again	O
attempts	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	I-Application
sent	O
to	O
investigate	O
an	O
underground	O
passageway	O
containing	O
enemy	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
from	O
his	O
previous	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
destroys	O
them	O
again	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Wily	O
's	O
fortress	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
four	O
more	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
from	O
his	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
they	O
are	O
destroyed	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
advances	O
and	O
comes	O
upon	O
Quint	O
,	O
a	O
future	O
version	O
of	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
beats	O
him	O
,	O
Quint	O
relinquishes	O
his	O
"	O
Sakugarne	O
"	O
jackhammer	O
weapon	O
to	O
the	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
follows	O
Wily	O
to	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standard	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
he	O
traverses	O
stages	O
and	O
defeats	O
various	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
some	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
will	O
grant	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
access	O
to	O
three	O
adaptors	O
for	O
his	O
canine	O
companion	O
Rush	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
different	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rush	O
Coil	O
allows	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
a	O
very	O
high	O
jump	O
;	O
the	O
Rush	O
Marine	O
turns	O
the	O
dog	O
into	O
a	O
submarine	O
for	O
easy	O
underwater	O
mobility	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rush	O
Jet	O
lets	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
cross	O
large	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
's	O
Revenge	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
stages	O
and	O
their	O
bosses	O
(	O
Wood	O
Man	O
,	O
Air	O
Man	O
,	O
Clash	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
Metal	O
Man	O
)	O
come	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bosses	O
for	O
these	O
stages	O
(	O
Top	O
Man	O
,	O
Hard	O
Man	O
,	O
Magnet	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
Needle	O
Man	O
)	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
outsourced	B-Architecture
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
a	O
different	O
company	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
artist	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
quality	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
feeling	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
having	O
very	O
little	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
next	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
line	I-Device
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
’s	O
Revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
line	O
of	O
budget	O
titles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
cartridge	O
service	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
a	O
compilation	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
2004	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parrish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
opined	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Not	O
Worth	O
It	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
summarizing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
random	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
stages	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
from	O
NES	O
,	O
downsampled	O
and	O
downscaled	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
2nd	O
in	O
their	O
top	O
10	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
of	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quint	O
notably	O
appeared	O
twice	O
in	O
issue	O
20	O
,	O
displaying	O
elements	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
character	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Rockman	O
Shadow	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Rockman	B-Application
&	I-Application
Forte	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenger	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
subsequently	O
made	O
appearances	O
in	O
issue	O
55	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
saw	O
in	O
a	O
vision	O
his	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
present-day	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
followed	O
by	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
transformation	O
into	O
Quint	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
