The World of Mega Man
The Map that shows the world is how players see where they are and get a sense of place. Each part of the map does their part in showing the exploration a player has gone through. When people are taking a look at large land divisions it is a known "Region" which is where a game takes place in. It is good to stick with a single region at a time, so players can get familiar with the area and enjoy the surroundings. Regions in Mega Man? While many older games always had their own separate regions on a map they were always used to tell the story and less so effect the game itself. The regions may explain some sort of area a character was from or even a basic idea of what to expect, but as games evolved, so did the way we use regions in games. A region in Mega Man is an organized area of the Mega Man world. As mentioned previously there are at least eight known regions that have appeared from Mega Man games canon. We see these regions on maps on where people fight the Robot Masters in the Classics or the Mavericks in the X series, but is there a way to explore these areas more thoroughly? Players actually can through proper game design. They can go on the "Region Map" they will start to scroll around and look for available towns or locations on the map that they have access to. Usually in most games these areas are unlocked by progressing through the game. When people visit all the areas and accomplish all the quests, storylines, and collecting they feel a sense of game closure. But, it also makes them curious to see what else is in story in the sequel, update, or DLC of the future. What else could be better then a invested audience to insure anticipation for future titles. Earth Countries that Mirror our Own? In Megaman there are several maps of a similar earth to mirror our own. Mega Man 8 showed a globe with different parts of the earth. Mega Man X5,X6,X7, and X8 had shown earth. And Mega Man Battle Network 4 had a map similar to earth as well. Ruby Spears is used as a referance, but taken loosely along side the Mega Man OVA. In the Classic series, we have hints from several titles such as: Mega Man 4's Cossack Family (Russia), and Napalm Man (Vietnam). It states in Mega Man 6 there is a Robot Olympics which has all the countries of the world without a specific number. There are at least (8) chosen countries that were chosen which includes: Blizzard Man (Canada), Centaur Man (Greece), Flame Man (Saudi Arabia), Plant Man (South America), Tomahawk Man (America), Wind Man (China), Yamato Man (Japan), Knight Man (England). Connection to Real World to Mega Man The region of America would most likely be fictional in its area proximity and set apart from cultural differences divided up by "set towns" and added as specific designs for those set towns. Compared to the Colorado State region (Where Dr.Lights Lab is based), The unknown area.. lets call it (United States Region) in the Mega Man world is modern and highly technological, which is reflected in the cities and buildings that is typically shown in Mega Man games.
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