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Megaman Starforce 2 is awesome.

The latest version of the Megaman series, Megaman Starforce puts you in the role of Geo Stelar, a young boy who, after a bizarre series of events, winds up harboring an alien-being named Omega in his body.  Throughout the game, Omega and Geo are able to merge together to create Megaman, a hero of justice that exists in the digital waves , where electronic beings exist and run in everyday life.  Megaman must use his powers to protect the world from evil beings bent on destroying the Earth.

Basically the Megaman: Battle Network games with a new twist.

If you've played the first one, you already know what to expect this time around, only from what I've played so far I think that the second installment is much better than the first.  If you have yet to... it's not easy to explain all of the differences quickly, so just imagine taking the battle system from the Battle Network games, but flipping it over on it's side.  Rather than commanding half of the panels that appear, you're limited to just the three panels on the far side of the battle screen.  You can still use your MegaBuster and Battle Chips to do battle, as well as a few other little advanced tricks to make combat easier... but I won't be going into detail as it's more fun to try it yourself than to listen to me talk about it.

The main element of the Starforce games is called the "BrotherBand System".  If you are friends with other people that own the game, you can link your games together either locally or over WiFi to create a BrotherBand, which has a few effects in the game.  These effects include increasing Megaman's maximum HP or teaching him abilities that he would normally have to equip before using, like Undershirt (Survive a lethal blow with 1 HP remaining) or Float (can walk on broken panels).  It makes Megaman a lot stronger, so it's always benefitial to get as many brothers as you can to help you out.  I guess the general message is something along the lines of "Strength in numbers".  However, if you're looking to enjoy a good challenge, you'll probably be more comfortable waiting until you're done the main game before linking up with your buddies.

And what would a Megaman game be without different versions?  The first game in the Starforce series had three different versions, Pesasus, Leo and Dragon.  This time around, there are only two different versions, one is called "Zerker X Saurian" which I have, and then there's "Zerker X Ninja" which almost every single person I know has...

I know, I'm a non-conformist...

From what I've played of the game so far, I'm going todrop a chunk of spoiler here just so you can understand the titling a little better, just to help you make a decision on which game you want.  There were once three ancient civilizations that eventually dissapeared off the face of the earth due to extinction (a lack of communication caused huge wars between cultures, they all died out due to fighting one another).  These three civilizations were the Zerkers, berserker warriors who were known for their combat skills, the Ninjas, shinobi trained to feel no emotion and to carry out missions without fail, and the Saurions, dinosaurs who once ruled the Earth.  All three of these ancient cultures no longer exist, but one day an artifact from the culture that your game belongs to is being displayed at a museum, which is targetted to be stolen as it posesses enough EM (Electro-Magnetic) Wave power to be a very dangerous weapon in the wrong hands.

I'll leave the rest of the story alone, as I don't want to ruin anything for you guys.

As I mentioned before, I like the second one better than the first from what I've played so far.  If you liked the first game, I recommend picking it up, it's well worth it to any Battle Network or Starforce fans out there.  I'll keep you guys posted on how I'm doing, but right now I need to get some sleep.  I work in less than 7 hours... *yawn* ... I really need to get my sleep schedule fixed...