▁was ▁able ▁to ▁turn ▁" what ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁spin - off ▁into ▁a ▁worthy ▁stand - alone ▁franch ise ", ▁while ▁All game ' s ▁Jon ▁Thompson ▁stated ▁it ▁" tr umps ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁way , ▁and ▁shows ▁that ▁Cap com ▁is ▁certainly ▁learning ▁from ▁its ▁mistakes ▁in ▁the ▁genre ". ▁I GN ' s ▁Adam ▁Cleveland ▁mentioned ▁M ega ▁Man ▁Leg ends ▁ 2 ▁was ▁" the ▁most ▁involving ▁game ▁I ' ve ▁seen ▁with ▁M ega ▁Man , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best , ▁too ". ▁Publications ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁game play ▁was ▁highly ▁improved ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁variations ▁of ▁controls ▁helped ▁the ▁players . ▁Despite ▁being ▁compared ▁with ▁other ▁games ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ones ▁from ▁the ▁[[ The ▁Leg end ▁of ▁Zel da ▁| Z el da ▁franch ise ]] ▁, ▁the ▁d unge ons ▁and ▁miss ions ▁were ▁pra ised . ▁B oss es ▁f ights ▁were ▁also ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁entertain ing ▁although ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁b oss es ' ▁height ▁are ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁ones ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁pre quel . ▁Fam its u ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁game ' s ▁overall ▁sense ▁of ▁action ▁was ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁inc arn ation , ▁considering ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁assist ed ▁in ▁miss ions ▁by ▁computer ▁controlled ▁characters ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁mini - g ames ▁and ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁graphics ▁received ▁a ▁mixed ▁to ▁positive ▁reception . ▁The ▁graph ic ▁design ▁and ▁style ▁was ▁pra ised , ▁but