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| director = Hayato Kaji | designer = Yuichi Kanemori Kazuki Matsue Ryota Ito | producer = Keiji Inafune Yoshinori Takenaka | artist = Hideki Ishikawa Shinsuke Komaki | composer = Shusaku Uchiyama | released = PlayStation Sega Saturn PlayStation Network | genre = Action / Platform | modes = Single-player | platforms = PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PlayStation Network | series = ''Mega Man'' }} ''Mega Man 8'', known as in Japan, is a video game released by Capcom. It is the eighth installment in original ''Mega Man'' series, and was originally released in Japan on the PlayStation on December 17, 1996. The following year, ''Mega Man 8'' saw a release on the Sega Saturn and was localized for both consoles in North America and the PlayStation alone in PAL regions. Upon its release, Capcom reached the franchise's tenth anniversary. ''Mega Man 8'' is the first game in the series made available on 32-bit consoles. The plot begins as the robotic hero Mega Man is called to investigate a mysterious energy reading coming from a recent meteor crash on an island. Mega Man discovers that his nemesis Dr. Wily has beaten him there and immediately retreats with the energy source. Mega Man is charged with stopping Wily's evil plans to use the energy, as well as discover the purpose of a mysterious, alien robot found at the crash site. Along with new animated full-motion videos (FMVs) and voice acting, ''Mega Man 8'' features improved graphics and sound when compared to previous iterations in the series. Aside from a few minor conventions, the game utilizes the same 2D side-scrolling and platforming formula established by its predecessors on the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment Systems. Many reviewers appreciated the aesthetic and gameplay qualities of ''Mega Man 8'' when compared to its earlier counterparts. However, several other critics were dismayed by this same lack of innovation, finding that it does not utilize the full potential of the 32-bit platforms outside its animated FMVs. This resulted in an overall average or mixed critical reception. However, the game was a moderate commercial success and was re-released on best-seller lines in both Japan and North America. ''Mega Man 8'' was followed by ''Mega Man & Bass'', a 1998 spin-off game for the SNES and later Game Boy Advance. A true sequel to the game, ''Mega Man 9'', would not be released until 2008 and would revert to the graphical and gameplay style of the early NES games. ''Mega Man 8'' was made available on the PlayStation Network as part of the PSOne Classics line on December 17, 2014 in Japan and May 27, 2015 in North America.〔http://www.capcom-unity.com/mega_man/blog/2015/05/22/mega-man-8-coming-to-na-psn-on-527〕 ==Plot== ''Mega Man 8'' is a continuation of the original ''Mega Man'' series storyline. Cutscenes in the game are presented both in-game and with newly introduced anime-style FMVs. Like other games in the series, it takes place in an unspecified year during the 21st century (20XX). The game opens as two alien robots engage in a climactic battle in the depths of space. Ultimately both of them plummet towards Earth, critically injured. Meanwhile, on Earth, Mega Man and his canine companion Rush are caught in a skirmish with Bass, who still wants to prove himself to be stronger than Mega Man. Thanks to the timely intervention of Roll, who was bringing a message from Dr. Light, Mega Man manages to subdue Bass long enough to leave. Dr. Light asks Mega Man to investigate strange energy readings on a nearby island. On the island, Mega Man finds Dr. Wily flying away with a strange purple orb. Before chasing him, he sees a damaged robot and asks for Dr. Light to pick it up and try to repair it. Dr. Wily then releases four new Robot Masters to combat Mega Man: Frost Man, Tengu Man, Clown Man, and Grenade Man. Each time he destroys one, the robotic hero receives a purple orb like the one Dr. Wily confiscated. Each of the Robot Masters are empowered with a strange energy, and it seems that this power comes from the new energy cores that Wily has infused them with. After Mega Man defeats all four, he returns to the lab and Dr. Light tells him that the robot he found should be fine if he rests for a while. Mega Man then presents Dr. Light with the strange energy cores he has collected from the fallen Robot Masters. Dr. Light can't place their origin, but recognizes that they are potentially deadly and cannot fall into Dr. Wily's hands again. After Dr. Light and Mega Man leave the lab, the robot awakens, sees the purple energy, becomes enraged, and flies off into the distance. Mega Man follows suit on Rush. Mega Man finds him in a mine shaft on the other side of the globe, and after battling the robot, Proto Man shows up and tells Mega Man that Dr. Wily's new fortress, "Wily Tower," is just ahead. Mega Man goes ahead, but is captured by one of Wily's giant robotic creations. The robot saves him, introduces himself as Duo, and reveals his purpose to Mega Man. Duo explains that the purple orbs are "Evil Energy," and he has been traveling the universe tracking down this energy and trying to destroy it before it engulfs the entire world. However, Wily Tower has a barrier around it that prevents him from taking out the source. While he departs to collect and extinguish the rest of the world's Evil Energy, Duo tells Mega Man to destroy the four other Robot Masters that hold the key to the barrier: Astro Man, Sword Man, Search Man, and Aqua Man. Once the Robot Masters have been beaten, Wily Tower's barrier is lifted and Mega Man makes his way through it, defeating the hordes of robotic henchmen inside, including his rival Bass, and ultimately, the evil doctor himself. The "Evil Energy" is destroyed before it is allowed to spread throughout the world, and Wily's newest compound is demolished with Mega Man inside, who is infected by the Evil Energy. Duo arrives, examines Mega Man, and cures him of the Evil Energy, seemingly eradicating the last of the Evil Energy on Earth. He leaves Mega Man in the care of Proto Man, who returns him to Dr. Light's lab. Later, Mega Man meets Proto Man, who delivers a final message from Duo: "Thank you". Smiling, Mega Man returns the message with his own thanks, as he looks to the stars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mega Man 8」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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