Mega Man Zero 2 Revisited

Original game : Mega Man Zero 2

Platform : GBA

Author : PowerPanda

Release date : 05 September 2022

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : P

Downloads : 2229

ROM Information

Database match: Mega Man Zero 2 (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20210227-023848)
File/ROM SHA-1: C4D93A58F0F82C526DEC8A3FDBDA170336303689
File/ROM CRC32: CE1E37BB

Hack description

Mega Man Zero 2 improved on MMZ1 in many ways. However, there were still a few rough edges. Mega Man Zero 2 Revisited is a collection of 3 patches that allow you to customize your MMZ2 experience.

*mmz2_antigrind: Though MMZ2 divided Z1's cyber elf e-crystal costs by 3, the ending values were still high enough that a player will not naturally unlock many cyber elves over the course of a regular game. The antigrind patch halves the cost of the cyber elves to make their usage more frequent.

*mmz2_elf_penalty: Z2 improved on Z1 in the ways it handled penalties for Cyber Elf upgrades. Rather than subtracting 10p permanently from your score, it would subtract either 5p or 10p from your current mission, followed by a permanent 2p or 5p reduction. One-time use Cyber Elves subtracted 1p from your current mission. Like the MMZ1 Revisited Patch, this has been overhauled by the Elf Penalty patch. Permanent upgrades do not subtract anything from either your current mission or future missions. One-time use Elves will subtract 5p from the current mission. Additionally the damage penalty has been changed from 1p per 5 damage to MMZ3's more forgiving 1p per 6 damage.

*mmz2_easyexskill: Mega Man Zero 2 also introduced EX Skills that you got by beating bosses with a high enough rank. Players are unlikely to get a high enough rank until they have practiced the game several times. The EX Skills patch allows players to always gain the EX Skill, regardless of rank.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
PowerPanda	Hacking	Hacking (Antigrind, Elf Penalty)
acediez	Hacking	Hacking (Antigrind, Easy EX Skill)

Reviews

How it should be made!	askot	2022-10-12	Version 1.1
Capcom added new features, but it was very difficult to get them by rank, no more need for save states, I really don't care about ranking. Even with these new features or updates, game is still awesome and like in Megaman Zero, more to enjoy.

Finally!! A more enjoyable Mega Man Zero 2 adventure.	Aceearly1993	2022-09-06	Version 1.1
It's so glad that the talented people are working on optimizations and improvements towards Mega Man Zero series. With the patches applied, the ridiculous Cyber Elf penalty penalty system is now more generally favorable, and all the frustrations for gaining high ranks and then obtaining EX Skills, is gone forever. In another word, this game is now finally more in line with other games in the Zero series. For those who're already Zero series veterans, I recommend applying this pack of patches along with Rockman Zero 2 Cutscene Skip hack for a speedy, enjoyable playthrough as this patch is compatible with the Cutscene skip hack patch. I appreciate that acediez is on the contribution list, I love his previous works, he and the patch's main author PowerPanda deserve more praise.

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