Games Like Mega Man 2
Quick Answer
The closest games to Mega Man 2 are Mega Man X, Mega Man 11, Shovel Knight, Cyber Shadow and Blazing Chrome. Below are 12 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Mega Man 2, and what does not.
What Made Mega Man 2 Work
Mega Man 2 is a difficulty curve you choose. Eight bosses in any order, each one weak to somebody else's weapon, so the order you pick is the difficulty setting. Underneath that is precision 2D platforming with pattern-perfect enemies and no wasted pixels.
Also written as Megaman 2 — same game, same list.
12 Games Like Mega Man 2
1.Mega Man X
The reinvention — same structure, with a dash and a wall-cling that change everything.
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NES design sensibilities with modern fairness, and the best homage there is.
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NES action platforming at its most cinematic and most unfair.
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How These Picks Match Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2 is catalogued here as a 2D platformer and run-and-gun on the Nintendo Entertainment System. All twelve picks share at least one of its genre tags — ten platformers, nine action games and seven arcade games among them.
Three of the picks have their own list on this site, catalogued under the Super Nintendo and the Nintendo Entertainment System (2). Shovel Knight, Cyber Shadow, Blazing Chrome, 20XX, Gravity Circuit, Celeste and Pizza Tower are from small or self-published studios.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Mega Man 2 | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Man X | Platformer, Action, Arcade | Platformer, Action, Arcade | Super Nintendo (catalogued) |
| Mega Man 11 | Platformer, Action, Arcade | Platformer, Action, Arcade | — |
| Shovel Knight | Platformer, Action, Indie | Platformer, Action | — |
| Cyber Shadow | Platformer, Action, Indie | Platformer, Action | — |
| Blazing Chrome | Shooter, Arcade, Indie | Arcade | — |
| 20XX | Platformer, Action, Indie | Platformer, Action | — |
| Gravity Circuit | Platformer, Action, Indie | Platformer, Action | — |
| Contra | Shooter, Arcade, Action | Action, Arcade | Nintendo Entertainment System (catalogued) |
| Castlevania | Platformer, Action, Arcade | Platformer, Action, Arcade | Nintendo Entertainment System (catalogued) |
| Celeste | Platformer, Indie | Platformer | — |
| Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | Platformer, Action, Arcade | Platformer, Action, Arcade | — |
| Pizza Tower | Platformer, Arcade, Indie | Platformer, Arcade | — |
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