Comments on: Capcom Ports 'Mega Man 2' to iPhone Platform with Disappointing Controls http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Phoenixfury http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18414 Phoenixfury Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:41:36 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18414 There are a couple of things I think Capcom could have done to make this game work better on the iPhone platform. First off I think playing in landscape mode would have made a lot more sense. This would have allowed for more space for the control buttons. Currently the only way I can play Megaman 2 is if I have my iPod in it's hard case.. Otherwise I can't hold onto it to play. Hopefully Capcom will get a clue and fix this to work in landscape mode. Secondly is the the directional control system doesn't work well here.. What I think would work is an OSD d-pad similar to that of the PSP but with the direction buttons spaced a bit farther apart. There are a couple of things I think Capcom could have done to make this game work better on the iPhone platform. First off I think playing in landscape mode would have made a lot more sense. This would have allowed for more space for the control buttons. Currently the only way I can play Megaman 2 is if I have my iPod in it's hard case.. Otherwise I can't hold onto it to play. Hopefully Capcom will get a clue and fix this to work in landscape mode. Secondly is the the directional control system doesn't work well here.. What I think would work is an OSD d-pad similar to that of the PSP but with the direction buttons spaced a bit farther apart.

]]> By: Phoenixfury http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-303081 Phoenixfury Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:41:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-303081 There are a couple of things I think Capcom could have done to make this game work better on the iPhone platform. First off I think playing in landscape mode would have made a lot more sense. This would have allowed for more space for the control buttons. Currently the only way I can play Megaman 2 is if I have my iPod in it's hard case.. Otherwise I can't hold onto it to play. Hopefully Capcom will get a clue and fix this to work in landscape mode. Secondly is the the directional control system doesn't work well here.. What I think would work is an OSD d-pad similar to that of the PSP but with the direction buttons spaced a bit farther apart. There are a couple of things I think Capcom could have done to make this game work better on the iPhone platform. First off I think playing in landscape mode would have made a lot more sense. This would have allowed for more space for the control buttons. Currently the only way I can play Megaman 2 is if I have my iPod in it's hard case.. Otherwise I can't hold onto it to play. Hopefully Capcom will get a clue and fix this to work in landscape mode. Secondly is the the directional control system doesn't work well here.. What I think would work is an OSD d-pad similar to that of the PSP but with the direction buttons spaced a bit farther apart.

]]> By: Pinachina http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18412 Pinachina Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:18:39 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18412 I'm highly disappointed. This is a straight port of their java version on mobile phones. The physics are completely off from the NES version. I don't think it's the controls as much as it's the physics that make it some crap. I can deal with the controls, but with Mega Man "floating" everywhere, and everything running so slow, it feels like crap. I think a game like Rick Rocketson can get away with the floatiness of it's controls, for that's how the game was created, but Mega Man? They better get to porting the NES version in the next version they make. Run an emulation layer on top or something. This hurts my little fighting robot heart.. At least the music is still perfect. Oh man is it perfect..! I'm highly disappointed. This is a straight port of their java version on mobile phones. The physics are completely off from the NES version. I don't think it's the controls as much as it's the physics that make it some crap. I can deal with the controls, but with Mega Man "floating" everywhere, and everything running so slow, it feels like crap. I think a game like Rick Rocketson can get away with the floatiness of it's controls, for that's how the game was created, but Mega Man? They better get to porting the NES version in the next version they make. Run an emulation layer on top or something. This hurts my little fighting robot heart.. At least the music is still perfect. Oh man is it perfect..!

]]> By: Pinachina http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-303080 Pinachina Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:18:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-303080 I'm highly disappointed. This is a straight port of their java version on mobile phones. The physics are completely off from the NES version. I don't think it's the controls as much as it's the physics that make it some crap. I can deal with the controls, but with Mega Man "floating" everywhere, and everything running so slow, it feels like crap. I think a game like Rick Rocketson can get away with the floatiness of it's controls, for that's how the game was created, but Mega Man? They better get to porting the NES version in the next version they make. Run an emulation layer on top or something. This hurts my little fighting robot heart.. At least the music is still perfect. Oh man is it perfect..! I'm highly disappointed. This is a straight port of their java version on mobile phones. The physics are completely off from the NES version. I don't think it's the controls as much as it's the physics that make it some crap. I can deal with the controls, but with Mega Man "floating" everywhere, and everything running so slow, it feels like crap. I think a game like Rick Rocketson can get away with the floatiness of it's controls, for that's how the game was created, but Mega Man? They better get to porting the NES version in the next version they make. Run an emulation layer on top or something. This hurts my little fighting robot heart.. At least the music is still perfect. Oh man is it perfect..!

]]> By: Commander Jameson http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18396 Commander Jameson Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:32:32 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18396 Big deal. My iPhone 2g jailbreak has had megaman 2 & 3 on it since os 1.4. That NES emulator does landscape and accelerometer. Megaman is still really hard on the iPhone though. Excitebike owns it though as does duck hunt Big deal. My iPhone 2g jailbreak has had megaman 2 & 3 on it since os 1.4.
That NES emulator does landscape and accelerometer. Megaman is still really hard on the iPhone though. Excitebike owns it though as does duck hunt

]]> By: Commander Jameson http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-303079 Commander Jameson Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:32:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-303079 Big deal. My iPhone 2g jailbreak has had megaman 2 & 3 on it since os 1.4. That NES emulator does landscape and accelerometer. Megaman is still really hard on the iPhone though. Excitebike owns it though as does duck hunt Big deal. My iPhone 2g jailbreak has had megaman 2 & 3 on it since os 1.4.
That NES emulator does landscape and accelerometer. Megaman is still really hard on the iPhone though. Excitebike owns it though as does duck hunt

]]> By: Mchart http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18387 Mchart Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:57:54 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18387 This game diserves the low ratings. The game is obviously marketed towards people who originally played it on the NES back in the day. The only problem is that it 'plays' nothing like the original, aside from level layout, sounds, and the graphics. I also don't enjoy how they toned down the difficulty. Megaman 2 is known as being one of the hardest megaman games ever made, aside from the newer Zero series on the GBA. This game diserves the low ratings. The game is obviously marketed towards people who originally played it on the NES back in the day. The only problem is that it 'plays' nothing like the original, aside from level layout, sounds, and the graphics. I also don't enjoy how they toned down the difficulty. Megaman 2 is known as being one of the hardest megaman games ever made, aside from the newer Zero series on the GBA.

]]> By: Mchart http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-303078 Mchart Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:57:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-303078 This game diserves the low ratings. The game is obviously marketed towards people who originally played it on the NES back in the day. The only problem is that it 'plays' nothing like the original, aside from level layout, sounds, and the graphics. I also don't enjoy how they toned down the difficulty. Megaman 2 is known as being one of the hardest megaman games ever made, aside from the newer Zero series on the GBA. This game diserves the low ratings. The game is obviously marketed towards people who originally played it on the NES back in the day. The only problem is that it 'plays' nothing like the original, aside from level layout, sounds, and the graphics. I also don't enjoy how they toned down the difficulty. Megaman 2 is known as being one of the hardest megaman games ever made, aside from the newer Zero series on the GBA.

]]> By: Chad http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18386 Chad Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:07:11 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18386 Jailbreak your iphone and you won't have to put up with shitty NES ports. Jailbreak your iphone and you won't have to put up with shitty NES ports.

]]> By: Chad http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-303077 Chad Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:07:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-303077 Jailbreak your iphone and you won't have to put up with shitty NES ports. Jailbreak your iphone and you won't have to put up with shitty NES ports.

]]> By: Jim http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18385 Jim Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:04:11 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18385 So close, yet so far. I really hope Capcom can find it in it's heart to update this game. Playing in landscape mode would be wonderful. Edge-like gesture controls would be appreciated. Restoring the enemies to full strength would make me want to play this. It was one of the best, back in it's time, and it's just so disappointing that this port feels 'mobile.' So close, yet so far. I really hope Capcom can find it in it's heart to update this game. Playing in landscape mode would be wonderful. Edge-like gesture controls would be appreciated. Restoring the enemies to full strength would make me want to play this. It was one of the best, back in it's time, and it's just so disappointing that this port feels 'mobile.'

]]> By: Jim http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-303076 Jim Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:04:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-303076 So close, yet so far. I really hope Capcom can find it in it's heart to update this game. Playing in landscape mode would be wonderful. Edge-like gesture controls would be appreciated. Restoring the enemies to full strength would make me want to play this. It was one of the best, back in it's time, and it's just so disappointing that this port feels 'mobile.' So close, yet so far. I really hope Capcom can find it in it's heart to update this game. Playing in landscape mode would be wonderful. Edge-like gesture controls would be appreciated. Restoring the enemies to full strength would make me want to play this. It was one of the best, back in it's time, and it's just so disappointing that this port feels 'mobile.'

]]> By: dunkee http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18384 dunkee Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:40:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18384 IGN's review is honest and SPOT ON! IGN's review is honest and SPOT ON!

]]> By: dunkee http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-303075 dunkee Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:40:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-303075 IGN's review is honest and SPOT ON! IGN's review is honest and SPOT ON!

]]> By: Blake Patterson http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/29/capcom-releases-mega-man-2-for-iphone-platform/#comment-18382 Blake Patterson Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:16:38 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=2967#comment-18382 I appreciate the faithfulness of the graphics and overall game to the NES orig, but some sort of swipe-anywhere mechamism would have been an improvement in the controls area. It did take me some time to get comfortable with them. IGN's review seems unduly harsh, in my opinion, however. I appreciate the faithfulness of the graphics and overall game to the NES orig, but some sort of swipe-anywhere mechamism would have been an improvement in the controls area. It did take me some time to get comfortable with them.

IGN's review seems unduly harsh, in my opinion, however.

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