Game
Mega Man 8 (1996)
1996-12-17
Capcom
3.8
37 ratings
Available on
SEGA Saturn
PlayStation
About
Mega Man 8, known as Rockman 8: Metal Heroes (ロックマン8 メタルヒーローズ, Rokkuman Eito Metaru Hīrōzu) in Japan, is a 1996 action-platform video game released by Capcom. It was directed by Hayato Kaji, who had previously worked on the series as an artist. Keiji Inafune, who was also an artist for the series, was given the role of producer after the departure of Tokuro Fujiwara who had been producer for the series since Mega Man 2. It is the eighth installment in original Mega Man series, and was originally released in Japan on the PlayStation in 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 …
Developer
Capcom
Publishers
Capcom, Ocean Software, PAL, Infogrames Multimedia, Computer and Video Games, page=81, issn=0261-3697, title=''Mega Man 8'', EMAP, author=Lomas, Ed, date=October 1997, issue=191