![]() Battle Network 5 and 6 take this a step further by introducing transformations to the transformations. Certain transformations also give him distinct perks, such as a shield or the ability to fly over broken flooring. With each transformation, Mega Man’s core move set changes, as do his elemental strengths, weaknesses, and which Battle Chips are strengthened. Starting with Battle Network 2, transformations are even thrown into the mix for that extra bit of spice. It gives the combat system a nice feel of being easy to learn, but hard to master. Although these games are more than 20 years old, it still feels as though the full potential of these games has yet to be reached. Chips can stun, sweep, destroy the flooring, restore the flooring, rain meteors, summon toxic gas, and a whole other boatload of things that I could talk about all day. What makes this combat system so endlessly engaging is its chemistry system, rather, how there is logical and boundless cause-and-effect to just about every chip you can use. These rewards can be Battle Chips, money, health pickups, or a special currency that can only be used in specific shops. After the end of each battle, you’ll be given a rank that affects your reward. Once you have your chips selected, you’ll engage in real-time tactical battles where you must move across the board and carefully time which battle chips you use to reap their maximum effects. You’ll also be able to draw Battle Chips much like you would draw cards in a game. When an encounter begins, you’ll start a battle on a 6×3 grid that is evenly split up between you and your opponents. The combat system of Mega Man Battle Network is a thing of beauty, and each successive game only improves upon it. With each enemy defeated, you’ll gain access to new Battle Chips to add to your deck that mimic the enemy’s skills. Instead, the player must learn to deck build with various Battle Chips at their disposal to give him the proper edge in battle. Besides the first two games, which have fixed increases to Mega Man’s stats, there’s no “correct” way to build Mega Man. Rather, as the player is given more and more option tools and ways to augment Mega Man, how he is built is completely player-driven. Mega Man does not “level up” in a conventional RPG sense, there are no experience points to speak of in these games. The more you progress, the more you’ll be able to upgrade Mega Man by finding special perks and items. Here, you’ll explore the cyber world and progress through enormous maze-like areas littered with items, NPCs, shops, side quests, and dangerous battles to partake in. Naturally, this is where the bulk of important gameplay occurs. In the cyber world, you’ll control Mega Man. You’ll also be able to buy things to help out Mega Man, such as special attacks that come in the form of Battle Chips. In the real world, you’ll play as Lan and progress the story through talking to NPCs and interacting with the environment. ![]() Although each game further iterates and expands upon the core foundations set in the first one, the core concept behind it never changes. Mega Man Battle Network’s core gameplay loop consists of four elements: the real world, the cyber world, customizing Mega Man, and battling. ![]() That’s the basic gist of the story, and while there are a few twists and emotional moments throughout all six games, the writing isn’t the reason you’ll stick around. ![]() Middle schooler Lan Hikari and his NetNavi MegaMan.EXE are up-and-coming netbattlers who go through their day-to-day lives with an unfortunate penchant to frequently get caught up in cyberterrorism. In the wake of that comes Netbattlers, human-navi teammates who partner up to stop cyber world viruses from causing trouble. Everything, from basic air conditioning units to AI-controlled court judges, runs on complex cyber technology made to mimic the real world. In the not-too-distant future of 20XX, the real world and cyber society have become one and the same. Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection has finally arrived. Just over 22 years out from the original release on GBA comes a remastering of the whole series. The new “EXE” iteration of Capcom’s iconic mascot would help to codify the massively successful line of Battle Network games. During that time, the original iteration of Mega Man was pushed to the side in favor of a new kind of blue bomber. In the early 2000s, the Mega Man brand was in a much different place. ![]()
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