Megaman Star Force gets equipped

12 Comments by Jonti Davies Jan 21st 2007 3:30AM
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Peripherals

Fans of the Barcode Battler and Megaman/Rockman, rejoice! TakaraTomy and Capcom have teamed up to bring Rockman Star Force players this odd contraption. Launching in Japan next month at ¥4,200 (US$35 in Earth Money), the Wave Scanner connects to the DS and interacts with Rockman Star Force Pegasus, Leo and Dragon by scanning collectible Rockman cards, which can then be used in any of Star Force's three constellations. It knackers the DS' portability, of course, but we have a nostalgic yearning for tabletop gameplay opportunities. This could be our first big chance since Game & Watch died.

Tags: Barcode Battler, BarcodeBattler, Japan, Megaman, Rockman

(Page 1) Reader Comments

Crummy: Jan 21st 2007; 3:36AM

Yay, Starforce that doesn't suck :P

Author X: Jan 21st 2007; 4:17AM

Of course, there's obviously zero chance of that making it to the US in any official form... of course :(

Andre: Jan 21st 2007; 5:09AM

i reckon megaman X series on the SNES were the best! especially X3 with all those upgrades and robots u could use... much better than the other Mega Man for other consoles.

jay: Jan 21st 2007; 8:27AM

i reckon Megaman sucks.

Earth money? That's not my earth money. Sounds like a form of currency that's weak against Pound Sterling to me, though I'm not quite sure.

Sketch: Jan 21st 2007; 9:58AM

"Star Force" only applies to the English name, it's Ryuusei no Rockman in Japan.

SonicRift: Jan 21st 2007; 10:58AM

yeah.... Because the smartest portable games have giant accessories attached to them...

Next up, Time Crisis for PSP. Just use the included nails to mount your PSP on a wall, connect your Guncon, stand 3 inches away, and shoot to your hearts content.

And yeah... I've gotta agree with the other commenters... MegaMan hasn't been relevant for a long time... 1-7 were great on the (S)NES, and the X series was good until there were timers and you could crouch (because the best thing to do with a game mechanic that's worked and sold strong for a decade is to overcomplicate it).

robotrock: Jan 21st 2007; 1:18PM

your misuse of the word knacker is saddened to this ol' brit!

Killer Instinct: Jan 21st 2007; 7:15PM

looks twice as thick as the ds

Jonti: Jan 21st 2007; 7:59PM

robotrock: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/k.htm -- See 'knacker'.

HeisttheWorld: Jan 23rd 2007; 2:36AM

make new Megaman games, and make them 2-D Sidescrollers please.
Then make those portable.

The DS should import or copy the Megaman games for the PSP, those were awesome and best games for that system. Too bad I lost mine at the pawn shop, lol, still have the games though.

Tela: Jan 23rd 2007; 1:50PM

There's already a side scrolling megaman for the ds: http://ds.ign.com/articles/731/731859p1.html

Sihylm: Feb 21st 2007; 12:23PM

I think #4 needs a swift knee to the nuts. I'm English but, I find it much easier to work out how much shit costs from other currencies when compaired to Dollers, therefore it is Earth Money. I for one hail our Democratic American Overlords.

Also this sounds fucking sweet, but the chance of it getting to America are slim, and even slimmer getting to Europe.

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