Every time the "Custom Gauge" fills during battle, Cards are called up at random and are selected to use against the enemies. HP can be recovered in a number of ways, both in and out of battle.īattle Cards are collected in a number of ways throughout the game, and the player must organize them into a folder to use for battles. Whenever he is hit by an attack the number decreases, and when it reaches "zero," the game is over (and the player must start over from when/where they last saved). HP represents the amount of life Mega Man has. Since enemies have a much larger playing field, battle evasion seems limited, but the player is given a choice of techniques like shielding and homing attacks to keep battles balanced. It is rendered in an isometric style during field gameplay, but its battle system is three-dimensional, with the battles being viewed from behind Mega Man, and movement restricted to only left and right. Mega Man Star Force is an action RPG much in the same vein as Battle Network. Ī screenshot of a typical battle sequence. Because of the networking capabilities of the Nintendo DS, players are now able to play against each other, trade battle cards, and form a Brother Band Network in the game via wireless connectivity. A sequel, Mega Man Star Force 2, was released on November 22, 2007. Both an anime and manga were produced several months prior to the game's Japanese release date however, only the anime has been adapted into English so far.
Battle gameplay is carried out in a 3D 3-by-5 grid with Mega Man limited to moving from left to right in one row, departing from the original 3-by-3 vs. ĭespite the similarities, Mega Man Star Force is separate from the Mega Man Battle Network series, taking place many years afterward. However, the Dragon version was initially released exclusively to GameStop and EB Games stores in North America. The game was released in three separate versions simultaneously, subtitled Pegasus ( ペガサス, Pegasasu), Leo ( レオ, Reo), and Dragon ( ドラゴン, Doragon), and each version contains exclusive cards and transformations. It was released on Decemin Japan, and in North America on August 7, 2007. It was published and developed by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console.
Mega Man Star Force, known in Japan as Ryūsei no Rockman ( 流星のロックマン, Ryūsei no Rokkuman, Shooting Star Rockman), is an action role-playing video game, and the first installment of the Star Force series, a spin-off series in the Mega Man franchise.