Megaman Legends
The Mega Man Legends series was the third Mega Man
franchise which debuted on December 18, 1997 in Japan in and September
of 1998 in North America on the PlayStation. It is one of the spinoffs
in the Mega Man series from Capcom.
The Mega Man Legends (Rockman DASH in Japan; "DASH" being an acronym
for "Digouter's Adventure Story in Halcyon Days") series was, at first,
regarded to be strange by fans of other Mega Man games; but some
skeptics who played the games soon grew to love the characters and
plot. The Legends series, while considered underrated, is said to have
developed beyond anything seen in other Mega Man games. The series was
thought to have no connection to the Classic, X, or Zero series at all
until the official sourcebook for all Rockman series was released.
This series has not been given a sequel since the year 2000 and many
fans have been demanding one since the cliffhanger at the end of Mega
Man Legends 2. However, at this time, there are no plans for a Rockman
DASH 3/Mega Man Legends 3. However, it is now likely that a sequel will
arise soon because of following reasons:
- The very recent attention and exposure the
series has received with characters MegaMan Volnutt, Roll Caskett, Tron
Bonne, the Servbots and MegaMan Juno appearing in the company crossover
game, NAMCO x CAPCOM.
- And, more notably, the PlayStation
Portable ports of Rockman DASH and Rockman DASH 2 released in Japan in
the late summer of 2005.
There is no proof, but rumor has it that a sequel before 2007 has
actually been (somewhat) promised by Keiji Inafune, giving fans much
more hope. This date is very strangely appropriate; as 2007 would mark
the 10th anniversary of the Legends/DASH series (in Japan). However, to
be realistic, the same promise was given from Keiji Inafune about
developing a Mega Man 9.
Games
Sources
The Undernet Square and Wikipedia
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