Mega Man: Dual Override - New Override System Details, Switch 2 Handheld Mode at 60fps, More

V Jump has published an extensive hands-on report for Mega Man: Dual Override from Gamescom 2026, offering a deeper look at the game's newly revealed mechanics.

Most notably, the report provides new details on how Override works, alongside a brief report on the Custom Chip System, Bolts, and the Nintendo Switch 2 version's performance in handheld mode.

The Override gauge builds by defeating enemies and taking damage, and can stock up to three gauges. Depending on how much energy you've accumulated before activating Override, Mega Man will enter the state with a different amount of usable energy.

Interestingly, Override does not appear to drain simply over time. Instead, the meter decreases as Mega Man attacks.

While Override is active, Mega Man's standard Buster changes into a three-shot burst of smaller charged shots. His normal Charge Shot also becomes a Double Charge Shot, while continuing to hold the charge produces an even stronger Final Charge Shot.

The catch is that firing the Final Charge Shot immediately ends Override. V Jump notes that the attack deals tremendous damage, however, capable of shaving off a significant portion of a boss' health.

Once Override ends, Mega Man enters a temporary weakened state. In the Gamescom demo, this lasts roughly 20 seconds, during which "Custom Actions" cannot be used and the Override gauge will not recharge.

Special Weapons also interact with Override. According to V Jump, Mega Man can use a Special Weapon without consuming its weapon gauge while Override is active. However, switching away from that weapon ends Override, regardless of how much Override energy remains.

The Override gauge also remained intact after Mega Man died in the demo.

Twinkle Girl also appears to make use of Override herself. Once her health drops to around half, she activates it and unleashes a much more elaborate attack sequence, suggesting Override may play a role in Robot Master battles beyond Mega Man's own abilities.

V Jump additionally sheds more light on the Custom Chip System. The demo includes three preset configurations: one focused on survival, one focused on offense, and one without chip support.

The survival setup grants Mega Man the projectile-blocking barrier we've seen in previous footage, while the offense-focused setup enables Double Charge Shot. The third configuration instead assigns Rush Coil to the Custom Action button, confirming that Rush will still have a more traditional role depending on your setup. Custom Actions are mapped to R1 and operate on a cooldown.

V Jump also reports that each of a stage's three sections contains two collectible Bolts. One is carried an Anti-Eddie that must be defeated before it escapes, while another may be placed in a more dangerous or difficult-to-reach location. The purpose of Bolts was not revealed in the demo.

Another especially noteworthy detail concerns the Nintendo Switch 2 version. V Jump played Dual Override on Switch 2 in handheld mode and reports that the game maintained a stable 60 frames per second. They also felt that the experience was essentially indistinguishable from the PlayStation 5 version they played, which is encouraging news for anyone planning to pick up the game on Nintendo's hardware.

There's a lot more to unpack from these early hands-on impressions, and with Gamescom now underway, we should be learning even more about Mega Man: Dual Override in the days ahead. You can read our previous report here.