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Alternate titles: "The Mega Man and the Sea", "The Hunt for Rush Marine", "20,000 More Leaks Under the Sea"

At last, I finally got my hands on Mega Man: Rush Marine. That's the non-Japanese Mega Man game for cell phones that came out in 2009, in case you forgot. The early screens looked promising, but the game didn't seem to live up to a lot of expectations, which I guess is why it's hard to find a lot of detailed information about it. When it came time to renew my cellphone contract, I figured, "eh, why not?" and now I'm the owner of a BlackBerry Curve with Mega Man Rush Marine installed on it.

This post is all about the robotic species that inhabit the Izgasara Islands. I've read that there are supposed to be 14 enemies, but by my count it's way more. I've divided them by habitat, like Shallow Water or Volcanic Reef. Last but not least comes the bosses themselves. The enemy names, uncreative as they are, were taken from former Mega Man games, from the Achievements of the game (names like "shark" "mine" "piranha" "the boss of Isle of the Deep" and so on), or made up by me. Please don't take them for official. Now, get ready to explore Wily's wonders of the undersea world.

Pandora's Cove
	Pipi Flying bird robot that drops boulders, from Mega Man 2.
	Togehero Spinning flying thorny robot, from Mega Man 4.
Any Waters
	Aqua Joe Of the Sniper Joe series, armed with a shield and buster.
	Met Mole A Mettaur-styled Mole, attacks from above.
	Blowfish A small fish that swims toward an enemy, then suddenly expands its body.
	Harpoon Cannon This can fire in one of three directions.
	Mine Trap that can cause instant death. Will explode if shot enough, or Ink Spray can disable it temporarily.
Shallow Water Only
	Diving Bird Bird robot that plunges into the water, then slowly rises to the surface.
	Blue Fish Fish robots that swim in formation, traveling in wave patterns.
	Green Fish Fish robots that swarm together.
	Shark Sleeps until disturbed, then lunges to attack.
	Mantan Manta ray robot, from Mega Man 4. Only appears in Spear Cove.
	Harpoon Joe Of the Sniper Joe series, this robot uses a harpoon. Only appears in Orca Isle.
Volcanic Reef Only
	Seahorse Raises the spikes on its back before firing.
	Starfish Starts spinning when it spots an enemy, then tries to attack with its body.
	Red Fish A school of little fish surround a larger red fish. The smaller ones will separate to attack.
	Coral Barrier that's harmful if you get caught in it. Comes in 3 colors.
	Hermit Crab Crawls along the floor, then jumps to attack with its shell. Only appears in Claw Reef.
	Squid Things might get inky if you run into this. Only appears in Squid Haven.
	Turtle Sea turtle robot with a light-up shell. Only appears in Turtle Keys.
Deep Water Only
	Shrink Robotic shrimp from Mega Man 2.
	Purple Fish Seeks to lock its gaping jaws into its enemies.
	Jellyfish Slow moving robots that often appear in great numbers.
	Clam Opens its shell to fire its hidden cannon.
	Angler That is one crazy-looking robot. Only appears in Isle of the Deep.
	Electric Eel Can shock enemies with its body for a short time. Only appears in Electric Inlet.

Bosses
	Pandora's Cove Wily UFO
	Orca Isle Weapon: Water Spout
	Fang Island Weapon: Piranha Gun
	Spear Cove Weapon: Barbed Harpoon
	Claw Reef Weapon: Spiked Shield
	Squid Haven Weapon: Ink Spray
	Turtle Keys Weapon: Turtle Torpedo
	Isle of the Deep Weapon: Depth Charge
	Electric Inlet Weapon: Spark Shock
	??? Special Boss Refight #1
	??? Special Boss Refight #2
	??? Wily Machine

If you want to read more about the plot and story of the game, I've also uploaded a script of MM:RM to GameFaqs. Go read it!