The last of Mega Man's Game Boy adventures is also the only one that doesn't borrow its bosses from the NES games. Mega Man V, released in 1994, pits him against the Stardroids, alien robots named after the planets, so the stage themes have nothing to do with the familiar Man-suffixed robot masters. Minakuchi Engineering, which made all five handheld entries, gave it the series' biggest production values on the system.
In place of the Mega Buster, Mega Man gets the Mega Arm, a charged rocket fist that flies out, hits, and returns, and can be upgraded to grab items. A robot cat named Tango joins Rush as a helper, and P-chips gathered in stages buy upgrades from Dr. Light's shop. It also had Super Game Boy color support. Copies were never made in large numbers, and it is now one of the more expensive Game Boy carts on the collector market.
Tips for Mega Man V
The Mega Arm has to come back before you can fire it again, so time shots for when it will return before the next enemy arrives.
Spend P-chips on the Mega Arm upgrades and energy tanks before the harder later stages.
Every Stardroid has a weapon weakness, and the planet themes often hint at which weapon to try first.
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