Editing Mega Man 4 (section)

{{Short description|1991 video game}}
{{About|the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Family Computer game|the Game Boy game|Mega Man IV (1993 video game)}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Mega Man 4
| image = Megaman4 box.jpg
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| caption = North American box art
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP/NA|Capcom|EU|[[Nintendo]]}}
| director = Yoshinori Takenaka
| designer = {{ubl|Yoshinori Takenaka|S. Kobashi|[[Keiji Inafune]]}}
| producer = [[Tokuro Fujiwara]]
| programmer = Tadashi Kuwana
| artist = {{ubl|Keiji Inafune|Hayato Kaji|Kazunori Tazaki}}
| composer = Minae Fujii
| series = ''[[Mega Man]]''
| genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[Platformer|platform]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]|[[Mobile phone]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[iOS]]}}
| released = {{collapsible list|title=December 6, 1991|
'''Famicom / NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|December 6, 1991<ref name="r20">{{Cite book|isbn=978-1-897376-79-9 |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Mega Man: Official Complete Works|publisher=[[Udon Entertainment]]|pages=22–27}}</ref>|NA|January 1992<ref name="NintendoList">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=Nintendo of America |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>|EU|August 1993<ref name="nintendomagazinesystem">{{Cite magazine| author=''Nintendo Magazine System'' staff|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine|Nintendo Magazine System]] | publisher=[[EMAP]] |date = July 1993| issue=10 | title=Review:'' Mega Man 4'' | pages=82–84 | issn=0965-4240}}</ref>}}'''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|JP|October 28, 1999<ref name="completeworks">{{Cite book|isbn=978-1-897376-79-9 |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Mega Man: Official Complete Works|publisher=[[Udon Entertainment]]|pages=100–107}}</ref>}}'''Mobile phone'''{{vgrelease|JP|September 1, 2005<ref name="mobile">{{Cite web | author=Osamu, Takizawa | date=September 1, 2005 | title=カプコン、iモード「ロックマン4」や「バイオハザード ストーリーズ」新シナリオなどを配信 | trans-title=Capcom releases, i-mode "''Rockman 4'' and ''Biohazard: The Stories'' scenarios | url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20050901/capk.htm | publisher=Game Watch | language=ja | access-date=May 1, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406201616/http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20050901/capk.htm | archive-date=April 6, 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>}}'''Android, iOS'''{{vgrelease|WW|January 5, 2017<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dotson|first1=Carter|title='Mega Man' 1-6 Releasing for iOS and Android on January 5th|url=http://toucharcade.com/2016/12/30/mega-man-1-6-releasing-for-ios-and-android-on-january-5th/|website=Touch Arcade|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141830/http://toucharcade.com/2016/12/30/mega-man-1-6-releasing-for-ios-and-android-on-january-5th/|archive-date=December 31, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}}}
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'''''Mega Man 4'''''{{efn|known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''Rockman 4: Aratanaru Yabou!!'''''|ロックマン4 {{ruby|新|あら}}たなる{{ruby|野望|やぼう}}!!|Rokkuman 4 Aratanaru Yabou!!|lit. "Rockman 4: A New Ambition!!"}}}} (stylized as '''''Mega Man IV''''')  is a 1991 [[Action game|action]]-[[platformer|platform game]] developed and published by [[Capcom]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It is the fourth installment of the [[Mega Man|original ''Mega Man'' series]] and was originally released in Japan on December 6, 1991. The game was released in North America the following January, and in Europe in August 1993 by [[Nintendo]].

The game's story takes place after the third defeat and supposed death of [[List of Mega Man characters#Dr. Wily|Dr. Wily]] in ''[[Mega Man 3]]'', and features the Earth coming under threat from a mysterious scientist named [[List of Mega Man characters#Dr. Cossack|Dr. Cossack]] and his eight "[[List of Mega Man characters#Robot Masters|Robot Masters]]". Fearing the worst, [[List of Mega Man characters#Dr. Light|Dr. Light]] sends [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]] to save the world once again. ''Mega Man 4'' carries on the same action and platforming gameplay as the first three games, in which the player completes a series of stages in any order and adds the weapon of each stage's boss to Mega Man's arsenal. One notable added feature is the "New Mega Buster" (often shortened to "Mega Buster"), an upgraded arm cannon that lets the player charge a regular shot into a much more powerful blast. The development team was mindful that this innovation would change the overall feel of the game.

Similarly to its predecessors ''Mega Man 4'' was remade for [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in Japan. In later years it appeared on [[mobile phone]]s and as part of game compilations, including ''[[Mega Man Anniversary Collection]]''. The [[Video game console emulator#Official use|emulated]] versions were also released through [[PlayStation Network]] and [[Virtual Console]]. A sequel, ''[[Mega Man 5]]'', was released in 1992.