<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
1997	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
1998	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
individually	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
region-exclusive	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
mixed	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
players	O
compete	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
or	O
the	O
computer	O
AI	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
road	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yoshinori	O
Ono	O
and	O
has	O
vocals	O
by	O
Yoshino	O
Aoki	O
and	O
Ryoji	O
Yamamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
advertised	O
in	O
numerous	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
did	O
not	O
pass	O
approval	O
from	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
an	O
individual	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
already	O
large	O
presence	O
of	O
mascot-themed	O
racing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
almost	O
universally	O
compared	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
basically	O
just	O
a	O
rip-off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Phil	O
Theobald	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
to	O
be	O
dated	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
steal	O
opponents	O
 '	O
parts	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
their	O
own	O
further	O
tied	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Mega	O
Man	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
writer	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
similarly	O
asserted	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
actually	O
surprised	O
at	O
how	O
entertaining	O
this	O
little	O
kart	O
racer	O
really	O
is	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
something	O
like	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
or	O
the	O
legendary	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
nice	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
with	O
some	O
cool	O
tracks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
retrospective	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Mega	O
Man	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Parrish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
denoted	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
simpleminded	O
racer	O
that	O
is	O
mainly	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
truly	O
shameless	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
clone	O
and	O
for	O
almost	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
worth	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
purchase	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
tolerable	O
as	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
 '	O
diversion	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
PS2.	O
"	O
</s>
