Gamescom looms on the horizon, and this year Capcom heats things up as it overclocks the Blue Bomber in Mega Man: Dual Override, then cools them off with a venture into the frigid and hostile Norgan region in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. I got to go hands-on with both to see what Capcom is cooking — here’s what I played.
Mega Man: Dual Override
Eight years since Mega Man’s last new outing, Mega Man: Dual Override is a strong update to the Blue Bomber’s classic side-scrolling adventures.
Dual Override streamlines the traditional Mega Man controls by mapping the Slide ability to the Circle button, instead of requiring you to push down and X, the jump button, as in Mega Man 11. That makes it easier to string moves together and react to danger.
Dual Override also does away with extra lives and adds checkpoints throughout lev