Mega Man 11 may only be getting a digital release in Europe (boo, hiss!), but following our recent hands-on at E3 2018, we're confident it's going to bring the series back with a bang. Talking of bangs, Capcom has unleashed a slew of new details on the upcoming platformer, including a glimpse at one of the brand new bosses - Blast Man.
Here's an excerpt from a recent Capcom Unity post:
This Robot Master is clearly on a short fuse, and it shows in the design of his stage: the ruined remains of a theme park and movie studio hybrid that Blast Man has shaped into his personal playground. He’s added several personal touches, including a number of signs featuring himself as the star of “Blast Man Adventure.” It seems like Block Man isn’t the only one with a narcissistic streak!
The road to his lair will be populated by, shockingly, explosive-related enemies including fireball-launching foes and explosion-prone mini-bots. Familiar baddies such as Sniper Joe will also be hand to make your road to this particular Robot Master an extra dangerous one. There's also the new Chain Blast weapon to utilise, should you bring this new boss to his knees.
Capcom also unveiled a new challenge, known as Baloon mode, which replaces all enemies with blue and red balloons. With a timer running, you'll need to pop every blue one and avoid all the reds to pull off the best score.
Mega Man 11 is heading to Nintendo Switch on 2nd October. Share your thoughts on these juicy new details below...
[source capcom-unity.com]
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Blast Man ?!
I thought this guy was the only One from Taito.
Battle Network 6 lives!
I'm so excited for this and the X collections!
Would love an "all-in-one"-package with the Collections. I pay the sum of all games! Just dont want my library getting flooded with Megaman-Games just because they release dozens of them separately...
All of the hands-on impressions for this game have been good. I need to get through the first 10 to justify getting it this year. And I have my Splatoon 2 obligation...
@Anti-Matter played the newer version of this while in Japan, was pretty awesome. Strangely enough they still have one of the old machines at a local arcade where I live in England.
@SteveF Between the collections and 11 that's 5 separate titles including 19 games within them. Not too bad.
The bosses in this game are looking quite similar to Megaman 1's bosses and I doubt that's a coincidence.
Blast Man - Bomb Man
Fuse Man - Elec Man
Block Man - Guts Man
@SteveF this! I could handle three two double packs and this but all physical please and all ok cart. So annoyed with the way all 5 have been handled!
Balloon mode sounds pretty cool.
@IronMan30 Just want a break from Splatoon 2? Just start with the first Legacy Collection, which is pretty cheap. Each Mega Man game should last you an afternoon based on your skill. I guess thats the good part of separate and affordable collections of old games.
Crash Man 2.0
@Executer66 well it has always been variations of strong man, sharp man, chubby man with stoned eyes, elemental men and exotic man
@Executer66 Getting more of a Tomahawk Man vibe from him.
@Stocksy IMHO there's no reason why we can't have 1-10 in a single cart/collection other than pure laziness and that's why I will stick to emulation – honestly, I also hate the distracting illustrations on the widescreen sidebars. the legacy collection is a total piece of crab
@VR32X I do need to get on playing them, that way I could probably justify getting MM11 at launch. Also, I may be decent at Splatoon, but Mega Man is still kind of tough for me.
@nagash You can turn off the sidebars illustrations.
So, are there going to be any female Robot Masters this time around?
I already have Legacy Collections 1+2 and pre-ordered X. My intention is to play 1-10 and at least X to X4 until October. Don't know if I'll be able to pick 11 on launch day, but anyway it will take some 20 extra days till it's in my hands. I really to have Mega Man physical.
General Impessions on 11 videos have been great so far. Apparently the game is flowing perfectly, graphics are very beautiful. Really looking forward to it
I have the Amiibo edition pre ordered at Gamestop. I am second guessing that edition because I already have the gold Mega Man Amiibo from the 3ds legacy collection. I am afraid there will be no difference(besides looks) between them.
Weird. I have was daydreaming at work today new bosses for Mega Man and a name I tossed out was Blast Man. Though I pictured him in my minds eye a bit different. Cool he isn't a figment of my imagination anymore though
This has to be my most hyped game of my entire life because I've been waiting on it for, literally, half my entire life.
And it's perfect in every single way. It's exactly how I always imagined it would look in HD as a modern game.
That balloon mode looks really cool actually.
I am consistently impressed with how good this game looks every time they show a little more of it, it really makes you wonder what took Capcom so long to make this game happen, because they clearly had the ability to pull it off.
Balloon mode sounds really cool!
What I’m really hoping from this game is that we can get upgrades that change mega man’s appearance. That was one of my favorite things in X... hell, any game for that matter.
Anyone else thinking of Carnival Zone in Sonic 3 when they see those balloons? Lol
@IronMan30 Mega Man 6 and X were the first ones I beat as a kid. Not only because they were the very few I was lucky enough to own, but also because the difficulty varies between titles. One and two are gonna be REALLY TOUGH unless you play them regularly. Even for somebody who’s played them since childhood, I consider them tough games. Especially the end of Mega Man 2, having to make sure you’re carrying the right weapon energy and amount. On Mega Man 1, as a kid, I’d actually have to take breaks during Yellow Devil and calm down before I used all my lives. Lol
This game succeeds in interesting me where Mighty Number 9 lost me with it’s drab level design.
@WaveBoy I grew up with those too. Congrats on being a Mega Man master!
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