Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection

Star Force Legacy Collection adapts the games' original dual-screen format for single-screen gameplay, with players able to adjust the screen layout and toggle a smoothing filter.^[6][7][8] New difficulty and assist options have been added to aid players, such as an auto-save function, adjustable enemy encounter rates, and the ability to multiply Mega Man's defense and damage output.^[1][7] Players can trade cards online and battle one other in ranked or casual matches, though cross-platform play is not supported.^[7][9][10] Up to 100 players per game can be registered to an in-game friends list, based on the series' "Brother Band" system.^[7][11] In addition, players can access "bonus cards" which could only be obtained through special means in the original games, such as events and toys.^[7] This includes crossover content based on Konami's Lunar Knights, which was previously cut from the English release of the first Star Force game.^[12] An art gallery and music player are also included.^[9] Players can toggle between the games' original soundtracks and new re-arrangements of every track, enabling them in gameplay or listening to them in the music player.^[1] The collection adds new voiceovers to each game in Japanese and English, with the cast of the anime series reprising their roles.^[13][14] Like Battle Network Legacy Collection, Star Force Mega Man appears as an interactive navigator character on the main menu.^[1]

Included games

Each of the Star Force games were originally released in multiple versions, all of which are included in Star Force Legacy Collection, for a total of seven games.^[15]

• Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus (2006)
• Mega Man Star Force: Leo (2006)
• Mega Man Star Force: Dragon (2006)
• Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker × Ninja (2007)
• Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker × Saurian (2007)
• Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace (2008)
• Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker (2008)

Capcom first announced Star Force Legacy Collection on September 12, 2025, during a Japanese Nintendo Direct broadcast.^[9] The collection was released on March 27, 2026, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, making it the first Legacy Collection to be ported to the latter two consoles.^[5][10] To promote the collection, Capcom briefly re-released the Mega Man Star Force anime through their video streaming channels.^[16]

Players who pre-ordered the game received free downloadable content (DLC) that adds four additional music arrangements to the music player, as well as Geo Stelar and Omega-Xis as alternate menu navigators.^[17] Additional paid DLC that adds Sonia Strumm and Luna Platz as navigators was made available at launch.^[18] A free DLC pack was released on April 23, which adds 43 music tracks from the Mega Man Battle Network series to the music player.^[19]

Summarize Fact Check

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic.^[20][21][22] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 70% of critics.