Rockman 2 Deus Ex Machina is a ROM Hack of Rockman 2 by Misty. Aside from new level designs, it also features excellent music supplemented by IKA (creator of Rockman No Constancy).
This game provides examples of:
- Abnormal Ammo: Metal Man (and his weapon, Synthesizer) shoot music notes.
- Advancing Boss of Doom: The Mecha Dragon.
- Blow You Away: Air Man, though here he sucks instead of blowing.
- Boss Rush: Featuring new deviantly-designed rooms.
- Build Like an Egyptian: Heat Man's stage.
- Flaming Sword: The Flamberge ability after beating Heat Man. It comes with three levels of charge:
- Level 1: fiery daggers
- Level 2: fire-slash attack
- Level 3: summon a fire BFS right on top of his opponent
- Gusty Glade: Air Man's level. It even comes with invisible platforms and lots of rain, which reveal the platforms if you pay attention to where they pour.
- Hailfire Peaks: Bubble Man's stage combines Palmtree Panic and Underground Level.
- Jungle Japes: Wood Man's level.
- Punny Name: Metal Man's name now refers to a different kind of metal.
- Slippy-Slidey Ice World: Flash Man's level and Wily Stage 1.
- Wackyland: Metal Man's stage is very pink. Not to mention he throws music notes at you...
- Wutai: Quick Man's stage takes place in a Japanese fortress, complete with sudden enemy ambushes and deadly saw blades.
- Yōkai: Quick Man's Kamaitachi ability is based on the sickle-weasel/Kamaitachi yokai. Quick Man even moves around lightning-fast and throws wind sickles at Mega Man.