With Dr. Wily's Revenge being a successful jump to the Game Boy, it's no secret that sequels were greenlit. But instead of the original devs returning to make the sequel exist, they hire someone else who is inexperienced with the franchise itself. Mega Man II on Game Boy is just that with Biox working sequel instead of Minakuchi Engineering, and usually with new developers at the helm, there are always going to be some changes that don't quite capture the magic of what makes the predecessors special, and in the case for this game, the difficulty. This is the easiest Mega Man game I've experienced, and I've only played about 20+ games thus far if we're counting the sub-series. This is a big departure from what came beforehand as once was a decent challenge with a ridiculous difficulty spike near the end of the first game is now a cakewalk from start to finish in the second game. Also the music takes a hit, it doesn't sound as pleasant to the ears as it was with Dr. Wily's Revenge. I've heard worse, but it’s very noticeable when experiencing it for the first time. The naming is also atrocious as it's called Mega Man II (NA and EU), not to be confused with Mega Man 2, contrary to how it was called in Japan as Rockman World 2. It would've made perfect sense to tell the difference overseas, but no, Roman numerals would help.
It includes the four Robot Masters from Mega Man 2 (NES) with the final four coming from Mega Man 3 (NES) in the latter half of the game. It's the same as Dr. Wily's Revenge structure-wise with Robot Masters to destroy, and encounter a new foe that is exclusive to the handheld games, this time being Quint; a Mega Man from the future... that is on what seems to be a combination of a pogo stick and a jackhammer (riveting I know). Obtain the special weapon that is only used for fighting Dr. Wily, and then credits. There isn't much for me to say here, so I'll wrap things up.
Mega Man II on the Game Boy in my opinion is a slight improvement compared to its first Game Boy outing. Yeah, the challenge is almost non-existent, but at least it's consistent which I can't say the same with Dr. Wily's Revenge. Even though I had a slightly better time with the sequel, this isn't something I want to replay in the near future.
It includes the four Robot Masters from Mega Man 2 (NES) with the final four coming from Mega Man 3 (NES) in the latter half of the game. It's the same as Dr. Wily's Revenge structure-wise with Robot Masters to destroy, and encounter a new foe that is exclusive to the handheld games, this time being Quint; a Mega Man from the future... that is on what seems to be a combination of a pogo stick and a jackhammer (riveting I know). Obtain the special weapon that is only used for fighting Dr. Wily, and then credits. There isn't much for me to say here, so I'll wrap things up.
Mega Man II on the Game Boy in my opinion is a slight improvement compared to its first Game Boy outing. Yeah, the challenge is almost non-existent, but at least it's consistent which I can't say the same with Dr. Wily's Revenge. Even though I had a slightly better time with the sequel, this isn't something I want to replay in the near future.