Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star

About

Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star is a role-playing game for Nintendo DS that remixes the first Mega Man Battle Network title with new story elements. Players guide MegaMan.EXE through turn-based battles against rival NetNavis, collecting Battle Chips to customize attacks. The plot follows the original’s premise but adds time-travel twists involving ClockMan.EXE, who kidnaps a character and sends the story back 200 years. A second storyline introduces conflict and uneasy alliances with Mega Man from the Star Force series, blending strategy and narrative choices. The game stands out for its crossover content linking two Mega Man subseries, adding new characters and extended cutscenes to the base RPG formula. Fans appreciate the expanded lore and retro gameplay, though its 2009 Japan-only release limits wider visibility. The inclusion of co-op elements with Star Force’s Mega Man and post-credits scenes satisfy longtime series followers, making it a niche title for dedicated enthusiasts.

Storyline

The game has the same story of the original, the only difference being the addition of two events related to the Mega Man Star Force series: In the prologue, Harp Note is kidnapped by ClockMan.EXE (a NetNavi able to travel through time by creating warp holes), who escapes to the Mega Man Battle Network era 200 years in the past. Dr. Goodall prepares a warp hole to allow the Star Force Mega Man to follow them, and warns him that he can only return to his time if he finds ClockMan. After the battle against ElecMan.EXE, ClockMan captures Roll.EXE, and MegaMan.EXE searches for her in the Internet after hearing that a strange blue Navi was around the area at the time. When he sees the Star Force Mega Man, MegaMan.EXE believes he is the one who captured Roll and fights against him, but later realize that he is innocent and the two join forces to fight against ClockMan. After defeating ClockMan, Mega Man (SF) and Harp Note return to their time, and Mega Man (SF) gives MegaMan.EXE a program that allows the player to use him and his Battle Chip. An additional scene was added during the credits showing the Star Force Mega Man and Harp Note successfully return to their timeline where they are greeted by their friends although Luna was not too fond to see the two of them together.