South Korea’s ratings board for video games has outed the existence of the secondMega Man Legacy Collection.Mega Man Legacy Collection 2will allegedly pick up where the previous collection left off, featuringMega Man 7through the most recent release ofMega Man 10. The collection was rated for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, withmobile and the 3DS notably absentfrom that list. Capcom has yet to officially announceMega Man Collection 2.
Wherethe originalMega Man Legacy Collection, including all of the classic NESMega Mantitles, stands asMega Man’s most successful years,Mega Man Legacy Collection 2is all about whenMega Mandid some soul searching.Mega Man 7debuted on the Super Nintendo Entertainment system to middling reviews.Mega Man 8came years later to the PlayStation to even worse reviews. The mainMega Manseries would then go into hibernation for over 10 years, though several spin-off series would keep the franchise warm in the interim.
2008 saw a resurgence within theMega Manfranchise.Mega Man 9sought to recreate the NES-era aesthetic that brought the franchise so much success, even going so far as to emulate various visual bugs that were unique to the hardware. Overall the game was received positively, with many critics lauding the game’s music and challenging gameplay.Two years laterMega Man 10would follow the same path asMega Man 9, but found an audience less receptive to Capcom capitalizing on its nostalgia.
Capcom has yet to release another main seriesMega Mantitles sinceMega Man 10in 2010, despite saying thatMega Man 10met sales expectations at the time. Perhaps Capcom was unsure it could find similar success with another NES-style, nostalgia-richMega Mangame and stopped while it was ahead. Or perhaps it thought it could do something better and the next project just never materialized.
The originalMega Man Legacy Collectionlaunched in August 2015, but was announced in June.Mega Man Legacy Collection 2could be targeting a similar schedule. If ratings boards are taking a look at the game now, the collection could launch any time in the next several months.
