Rockman 2: The Power Fighters (Japan 960708)

Capcom CPS-II cart. published 28 years ago:

Rockman 2 - The Power Fighters (c) 1996 Capcom.

Building upon the previous game, you must battle Dr. Wily's evil robot criminals with the help of Megaman, Protoman, Bass & Duo. Features cool 2-D graphics and the same tried & true Mega Man controls. Pay attention to Dr. Light's advice and you may reach Dr. Wily's fortress and come out victorious!

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the "CP System II" hardware.
Green Board [Japan]

Players: Up to 2.
Control: 8-way joystick per player.
Buttons: 3 per player.

- TRIVIA -

Rockman 2 - The Power Fighters was released in July 1996 in the Japanese arcades. It was known as the 17th video game released for the CPS-II hardware.

The game is known outside Japan as "Mega Man 2 - The Power Fighters". Here is the list of known export releases:
"Mega Man 2 - The Power Fighters [Blue Board]"
"Mega Man 2 - The Power Fighters [Grey Board]"

The music may seem familiar since the Japan-only Rockman Memories series uses the same music in some stages.

The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'HKD'.

Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Rockman 2 - The Power Fighters : Capcom Game Soundtrack - VICL-2173) on September 21, 1996.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Execute a special move by pushing UP when releasing a charged attack.

* Alternate ending sequence : Play the game with 2 characters instead of one. The ending sequence will change depending on the 2 characters you used.

- SERIES -

1. Rockman - The Power battle [CP-S No. 32] (1995)
2. Rockman 2 - The Power fighters [CP-S II No. 17] (1996)

- STAFF -

Game designer : Ohko
Programmers : Teruaki Hirokado, Pon, You!
Character designers : Shinji Sakashita, Satoru Yamashita, Shinua.M, "Ba-Ji Aasuki "Runta, Dja
Scroll designers : Kisabon, Buchi, Koichi Takeda, Inoyan
Sound effects : Moe.T
Music : Yuki, Hideki Okugawa (Hideki Ok), Kadota Yuko, Masato Koda, Tatsuro Zuzuki (Tatsuro-), Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto
Voice actors : Hekiru Shiina, Jin Yamanoi, Koji Tobe, Takashi Nagasako, Takko Ishimori
Producer : Yoshimi Ohnishi
General producer : Noritaka Funamizu

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
SNK Neo-Geo Pocket Color [JP] (jul.6, 2000; "Rockman - Battle & Fighters [Model NEOP00940]")