Mega Man Universe always seemed like such a brilliant idea (and had a totally bitchin’ debut trailer).
Take the level-building concept from the criminally underloved Mega Man: Powered Up, wrap it in a crispy shell of LittleBigPlanet-style online features and drop the whole thing onto Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.
It would have sold … at least a copy to me.
Sadly, it looks like Capcom hates the idea of my ever smiling at anything that isn’t Shotokan-related, as the publisher’s Japanese wing has just announced the game’s cancellation.
I guess the development of Mega Man Legends 3 offers some kind of solace (until they cancel that too), but I’m personally taking this news as yet another reason to swear at the screen every time I play Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.
The idea of a Megaman MMORPG kinda chaps my hide the same way it does when I’m playing Tatsunoko vs Capcom online and have to slug through yet another Ryu/Zero match, especially when they ragequit during the bout.
Which is to say, I’m okay with this.
Megaman Legends might be my all time favorite video game.