Capcom announced a new title at the World Hobby Fair in Japan yesterday. Titled Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star, this game is a Battle Network/Star Force crossover, an action RPG set to release on the DS sometime in 2009 in Japan, though no specific month of release was given.
The announcement was also light on details, but did come alongside the above picture. More details will be formally announced in the September issue of CoroCoro. It is said that the game will include a boss from a recent boss character contest in Japan.
While this may not have been the Mega Man game you've been dreaming of, producer Takeshi Horinouchi took the stage at the event and said that he had some ideas for projects for Mega Man's upcoming 25th anniversary.
[via Rockman Corner]
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8:40 AM on 06.22.2009
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Personally, I was never a big fan of Battle Network, and haven't touched Star Force, so I'm not really anticipating this much, either.
Granted, I haven't really exhausted everything from 9. And there's that silly secret that NO ONE has found.
But still. More, new idea, Mega Mans. Show me them.
This still doesn´t sound apelling.
yeah ok Capcom
Last i checked doesnt starforce happen in the same universe roughly a couple THOUSAND years into the future of Mega Man EXE?
Oh lord. Time Travel plotlines.
@GoldenGamerXero there was already a pretty hard 2.5D Mega Man on the GameCube called Network Transmission. It was Battle Network-themed but played like old Mega Man.
I hope for Mega Man 10 they make it native widescreen, that would get me interested.
They had a picture of X on that article they referenced. Where's my new X game?
And of course, I'll never stop hoping for a Legends 3.
Also, Screw Zero! He was nowhere near as good as Proto Man. I get the feeling the only reason he's been thrust into so many games (Yo, Zero! The games are called Mega Man, not Zero Loser!) is because he was the original design for Mega Man X and Inafune didn't get over how much more popular his older designs were (Also, better).
I know that had nothing to do with the story, but Screw Zero!
apparently the awesome sells of MM9 didn't wake Capcom up.
Give us a proper 2D Megaman X, ok Capcom!?
SF= NOOOOO.
Not sure if I want this game or not. I hope they don't screw up the storyline from BN.
Also, MML3 now Capcom. PLEASE.
What the hell? No Mega Man 10, Mega Man X9, Mega Man Legends 3? Even the ZX games are a better choice. (Mega Man Zero series wrapped up pretty well, but I'd love a MMZ5)
The ZX, BN, and SF games REALLY stretch the Mega Man concept, and that's being GENEROUS
Take note
And the original Megaman games weren't rehashes?
Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of MM, I've beaten every game with the Megaman name on it(including Soccer) but out of Legends, every single Megaman game is just a rehash of another hell with MM9 you might even say its a step back since you have no slide or buster.
I do agree that the starforce games are crap, the original was boring as hell and so was the 2nd, I just couldn't get into them, hopefully this turns out better.
Oh and Megaman.EXE has shown up in the Star Force universe before in a sidequest so this wouldn't be the first time they've met, hopefully they'll get horrible voice overs out of this.
Also, proper endings to the Mega Man X and Mega Man original series.
plz capcom, plz
Seriously, anyone who never played BN should go out there and get this game right now.