Much like the previous one, Mega Man Star Force 2 is to Battle Network what .hack G.U. was to the original .hack: A long-winded, hokey and incredibly boring counterpart. Several new additions are not only trivial (star/wave command cards) but also seem a bit too familiar (job quests and equip-able buffs a la BN's Navi Customizer), while its lazy and predictable dungeons are further sabotaged by an annoying encounter rate.