Alternate titles: “The Mega Man and the Sea”, “The Hunt for Rush Marine”, “20,000 More Leaks Under the Sea”
At last, I finally got my hands on Mega Man: Rush Marine. That’s the non-Japanese Mega Man game for cell phones that came out in 2009, in case you forgot. The early screens looked promising, but the game didn’t seem to live up to a lot of expectations, which I guess is why it’s hard to find a lot of detailed information about it. When it came time to renew my cellphone contract, I figured, “eh, why not?” and now I’m the owner of a BlackBerry Curve with Mega Man Rush Marine installed on it.
This post is all about the robotic species that inhabit the Izgasara Islands. I’ve read that there are supposed to be 14 enemies, but by my count it’s way more. I’ve divided them by habitat, like Shallow Water or Volcanic Reef. Last but not least comes the bosses themselves. The enemy names, uncreative as they are, were taken from former Mega Man games, from the Achievements of the game (names like “shark” “mine” “piranha” “the boss of Isle of the Deep” and so on), or made up by me. Please don’t take them for official. Now, get ready to explore Wily’s wonders of the undersea world.
| Pandora’s Cove | |
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Pipi
Flying bird robot that drops boulders, |
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Togehero
Spinning flying thorny robot, |
| Any Waters | |
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Aqua Joe
Of the Sniper Joe series, armed with a shield and buster. |
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Met Mole
A Mettaur-styled Mole, attacks from above. |
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Blowfish
A small fish that swims toward an enemy, |
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Harpoon Cannon
This can fire in one of three directions. |
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Mine
Trap that can cause instant death. Will explode if shot enough, or Ink Spray can disable it temporarily. |
| Shallow Water Only | |
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Diving Bird
Bird robot that plunges into the water, |
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Blue Fish
Fish robots that swim in formation, |
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Green Fish
Fish robots that swarm together. |
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Shark
Sleeps until disturbed, then lunges to attack. |
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Mantan
Manta ray robot, from Mega Man 4. |
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Harpoon Joe
Of the Sniper Joe series, this robot uses a harpoon. Only appears in Orca Isle. |
| Volcanic Reef Only | |
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Seahorse
Raises the spikes on its back before firing. |
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Starfish
Starts spinning when it spots an enemy, |
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Red Fish
A school of little fish surround a larger red fish. The smaller ones will separate to attack. |
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Coral
Barrier that’s harmful if you get caught in it. |
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Hermit Crab
Crawls along the floor, then jumps to attack with its shell. Only appears in Claw Reef. |
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Squid
Things might get inky if you run into this. |
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Turtle
Sea turtle robot with a light-up shell. Only appears in Turtle Keys. |
| Deep Water Only | |
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Shrink
Robotic shrimp from Mega Man 2. |
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Purple Fish
Seeks to lock its gaping jaws into its enemies. |
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Jellyfish
Slow moving robots that often appear in great numbers. |
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Clam
Opens its shell to fire its hidden cannon. |
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Angler
That is one crazy-looking robot. |
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Electric Eel
Can shock enemies with its body for a short time. Only appears in Electric Inlet. |
| Bosses | |
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Pandora’s Cove
Wily UFO |
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Orca Isle
Weapon: Water Spout |
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Fang Island
Weapon: Piranha Gun |
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Spear Cove
Weapon: Barbed Harpoon |
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Claw Reef
Weapon: Spiked Shield |
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Squid Haven
Weapon: Ink Spray |
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Turtle Keys
Weapon: Turtle Torpedo |
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Isle of the Deep
Weapon: Depth Charge |
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Electric Inlet
Weapon: Spark Shock |
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???
Special Boss Refight #1 |
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???
Special Boss Refight #2 |
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???
Wily Machine |
If you want to read more about the plot and story of the game, I’ve also uploaded a script of MM:RM to GameFaqs. Go read it!
Nice to finally have some more info on this game, especially of the bosses (I was hoping for some actual Robot Masters since the previews mentioned, well, Robot Masters). 🙂
Nice info. Terrible sprites. Okay, some aren't too bad, but the style is very un-Megaman like.
Isn’t that whale Moby from Mega Man 4?
Those need to be sprites and sheets. Love them!
I mean those sprites need to be rip and make a sheets.