Mega Man Zero 2 announced

CAPCOM® ANNOUNCES MEGA MAN™ ZERO 2 FOR THE GAME BOY® ADVANCE CAPCOM®’S BLUE BOMBER BLASTS INTO GAMERS HANDS AS MEGA MAN™ ZERO 2 GEARS UP FOR THE GAME BOY® ADVANCE E3, LOS ANGELES - May 14, 2003 - Capcom® reveals the sequel to its award winning smash-hit with Mega Man™ Zero 2 for the Game Boy® Advance and Game Boy® Advance SP. Mega Man Zero 2 is a fast paced action game that introduces a two player mode allowing players to battle each other in various ways. This new feature brings forth a new style of gameplay to unsuspecting Game Boy fans across the world.Mega Man Zero 2 is scheduled to ship this October to retailers across North America. “Mega Man Zero 2 is an original title that was designed exclusively for the Game Boy Advance system,” said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom Entertainment.“With the advent of the Game Boy Advance SP, gamers will be able to experience this original title with amazing clarity.” Mega Man Zero 2 boasts the following features: • Form Changing System - Depending on the player’s style, Zero will gain new, latent powers. When Zero awakes these powers, his color and abilities will change. There will be different forms hidden throughout the game. • Link® Battle – Players can use the original Zero to battle against friends via the Game Link® Cable. Each stageoffers a special link stage in which player’s race against their opponents, collecting items and trying to be the first to escape. • Extra Skill Capturing - If the player can beat the level with an ‘S’ or ‘A’ rating, they will be able to use that boss’s special skill on later levels. • Version Up – Mega Man Zero 2 features more types “Cyber-elves” (collectable characters that provide help to the player) than the original. Capcom has improved the interaction making them even easier to use. Players can now gain a large variety of “code names” and be wary of the numerous traps that await them. Mega Man Zero 2 is set in a world where reploids (robots) are unjustly attacked by an organization called ‘Neo Arcadia.’ This extreme government faction has turned the world into a place where it is extremely hard for reploids to live and where they are punished for unsubstantiated accusations. Zero, the game’s hero, has fallen prey to a trap set by Neo Arcadia’s ruthless and newly self-appointed commander. The evil commander’s plan is to trick Zero and use him to wreak chaos between reploids and humans once again. Mega Man Zero 2 is part of Capcom’s yearlong plans to celebrate Mega Man’s 15th anniversary. Capcom will honor Mega Man’s birthday with a massive marketing campaign which will include several promotional partnerships. In addition to the nationwide campaigns, six new titles to the franchise will be released in 2003: Mega Man™ & Bass, Mega Man™ Battle Network 3: White and Blue versions and Mega Man™ Zero 2 for the Game Boy Advance; Mega Man™ Network Transmission for the Nintendo GameCube™ and Mega Man™ X7 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.