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Mega Man 4

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Mega Man 4
ロックマン4 新たなる野望!!
Rockman 4: Aratanaru Yabō!!
Mega Man 4 NA box.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): NA / JP: Capcom
PAL: Nintendo
Platform: NES
Category: 2D platform
Players: 1
Predecessor: Mega Man 3
Successor: Mega Man 5
Release dates
N. America: January 1992
Japan: December 6, 1991
Europe: January 21, 1993
Ratings
ESRB: E
CERO: A
PEGI: 7
USK: 0
ACB: G
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Mega Man Wiki: Mega Man 4

Mega Man 4 is a 2D side-scrolling platform game developed by Capcom, and the fourth main title in the Mega Man series. The game was released in Japan in December 1991, and was subsequently released in North America in January 1992 and by Nintendo in Europe in January 1993.

Blurb

Box

Russian Robots on the Rampage!

For a year the city has been quiet, but a new robotic terror has gripped the city! That scheming scientist, Dr. Cossack has arrived in town with eight new metal maniacs who are bigger and badder than anything Dr. Wily ever dreamed of. It's going to be a cybernetic showdown as the streets of the city erupt with the sizzling sounds of molten metal!

Armed with the new Mega Buster, Mega Man runs, jumps and dodges his way through mazes of metallic munchkins on his way to the Siberian citadel of Dr. Cossack for the final cataclysmic clash!

  • 16 levels of explosive action!
  • Rush, your constant canine companion, is back to battle the baddies!
  • Use the new Mega Buster to blast the maniacal Dr. Cossack!

This is one hungry hippo! And Mega Man is on the menu!
Oh Rats! Watch your step or you'll go down the drain.
Don't be sluggish 'cause this snail is no slowpoke!

Nintendo website (Wii) / Wii Shop Channel

A year after the destruction of Gamma and Dr. Wily's defeat at the hands of Mega Man, the world is still at peace. One day a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Light from an unknown scientist named Dr. Mikhail Cossack. Dr. Cossack plans to eliminate Mega Man and prove himself to be the greatest robot designer of all time. It’s up to Mega Man to save the day once again. Mega Man 4 provides action based game play like the earlier games in the series. In Mega Man 4, Mega Man has the ability to charge up energy inside his Arm Cannon, allowing him to then fire larger and more damaging blasts.

Nintendo website (Nintendo 3DS)

A new robotic terror has gripped the city! It's up to Mega Man to save the day again!

Original Release Date: January 1992

A year after the destruction of Gamma, and Dr. Wily's defeat, the world is still at peace. One day a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Light from an unknown scientist named Dr. Mikhail Cossack. Dr. Cossack plans to eliminate Mega Man and prove he is the greatest robot designer of all time. It’s up to Mega Man to save the day once again. Mega Man 4 provides action based game play like the earlier games in the series. Rush, Mega Man's canine companion, is back to battle the baddies. Mega Man also has the ability to charge up energy inside his Arm Cannon, allowing him to fire larger and more damaging blasts.

Nintendo eShop (Nintendo 3DS)

Original Release Date: January 1992

A year after the destruction of Gamma, and Dr. Wily's defeat, the world is still at peace. One day a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Light from an unknown scientist named Dr. Mikhail Cossack. Dr. Cossack plans to eliminate Mega Man and prove he is the greatest robot designer of all time. It’s up to Mega Man to save the day once again. Mega Man 4 provides action based game play like the earlier games in the series.

Rush, Mega Man's canine companion, is back to battle the baddies. Mega Man also has the ability to charge up energy inside his Arm Cannon, allowing him to fire larger and more damaging blasts.

Nintendo website (Wii U)

A new robotic terror has gripped the city! It's up to Mega Man to save the day again!

A year after the destruction of Gamma, and Dr. Wily's defeat, the world is still at peace. One day a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Light from an unknown scientist named Dr. Mikhail Cossack. Dr. Cossack plans to eliminate Mega Man and prove he is the greatest robot designer of all time. It’s up to Mega Man to save the day once again. Mega Man 4 provides action-based game play like the earlier games in the series. Rush, Mega Man’s canine companion, is back to battle the baddies. Mega Man also has the ability to charge up energy inside his Arm Cannon, allowing him to fire larger and more damaging blasts.

Nintendo eShop (Wii U)

A year after the destruction of Gamma, and Dr. Wily's defeat, the world is still at peace. One day a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Light from an unknown scientist named Dr. Mikhail Cossack. Dr. Cossack plans to eliminate Mega Man and prove he is the greatest robot designer of all time. It’s up to Mega Man to save the day once again. Mega Man 4 provides action-based game play like the earlier games in the series. Rush, Mega Man’s canine companion, is back to battle the baddies. Mega Man also has the ability to charge up energy inside his Arm Cannon, allowing him to fire larger and more damaging blasts.

Story

One year after the events of Mega Man 3, Dr. Light receives a message from a Russian robotics scientist named Dr. Cossack. Cossack seeks to destroy Mega Man with eight robots of his design and prove that he is the greatest robot scientist in the world.

Gameplay

Mega Man 4 retains much of the gameplay of previous entries, including features such as the Rush abilities and the slide move introduced in Mega Man 3. Players must complete a series of eight stages and defeat a boss robot at the end of each, after which the player is given their weapon. Mega Man 4 also allows players to replay stages they have already completed.

One new ability added to this installment is the Mega Buster, which allows players to hold down the firing button to charge up a more powerful shot. Upon reaching the middle of the stage, the player will find "Flip Top", a small robot that gives Mega Man a random item such as health, weapon energy, an extra life, or an Energy Tank.

Technical details

Technical Details
Media

NES Game Pak
Digital download (Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U)

Download size

Wii: 16 blocks
3DS: 67 blocks
Wii U: 65.9 MB

Input / compatible controllers

NES: NES Controller
Wii: Wii Remote, Classic Controller, Nintendo GameCube Controller
Nintendo 3DS
Wii U: Wii U GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote, Classic Controller

Other releases

Title Cover art Platform Release date(s) Notes
Mega Man Anniversary Collection Nintendo GameCube NA: June 23, 2004 A compilation of all eight games in the mainline Mega Man series, including several bonus games and contents, released to celebrate the franchise's fifteenth anniversary. The version of Mega Man 4 included with this collection is the PlayStation Rockman Complete Works version, and as such includes the "Navi Mode" from that release.
Mega Man 4 Wii (Virtual Console) NA: April 19, 2010
JP: February 9, 2010
EU/AUS: April 16, 2010
A direct port of the NES version of Mega Man 4 as a digital download on the Wii Shop Channel.
Mega Man 4 Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) NA: April 25, 2013
JP: October 17, 2012
EU/AUS: April 25, 2013
A direct port of the NES version of Mega Man 4 as a digital download on the Nintendo 3DS Nintendo eShop, with added Virtual Console emulator features.
Mega Man 4 Wii U (Virtual Console) WW: June 11/12, 2013 A direct port of the NES version of Mega Man 4 as a digital download on the Wii U Nintendo eShop, with added Virtual Console emulator features.

External links

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Main series Mega Man 3 • 4 • 5 • 6
Game Boy series Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • Mega Man III
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