<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	B-Application
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
developed	O
by	O
Minakuchi	O
Engineering	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
compilation	O
features	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
called	O
Wily	O
Tower	O
,	O
only	O
unlockable	O
with	O
a	O
completed	O
save	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
saw	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
and	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
;	O
the	O
physical	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
only	O
seeing	O
the	O
light	O
of	O
day	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
42	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
and	O
in	O
2021	O
got	O
a	O
physical	O
re-release	O
on	O
cartridge	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
included	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
Retro-Bit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evil	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
has	O
traveled	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
robotic	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
three	O
conflicts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
follows	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
reliving	O
his	O
past	O
adventures	O
in	O
which	O
Wily	O
dispatches	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
powerful	O
robots	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
single-handedly	O
stopped	O
as	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
his	O
travels	O
through	O
time	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
must	O
use	O
all	O
he	O
has	O
learned	O
to	O
tackle	O
the	O
Wily	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
games	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
Rockman	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
platform	O
stages	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
continue	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
from	O
a	O
later	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	O
lost	O
the	O
password	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
removes	O
several	O
glitches	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wily	O
Tower	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
travels	O
through	O
three	O
different	O
stages	O
fighting	O
against	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
new	O
bosses	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Genesis	O
Unit	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Great	O
Classical	O
Novel	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
:	O
Buster	O
Rod.G	O
(	O
Sun	O
Wukong	O
)	O
,	O
Mega	O
Water.S	O
(	O
Sha	O
Wujing	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Hyper	O
Storm.H	O
(	O
Zhu	O
Bajie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wily	O
Tower	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
equip	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
with	O
eight	O
weapons	O
and	O
three	O
support	O
items	O
from	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
games	O
to	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
outsourced	B-Architecture
and	O
rather	O
slowgoing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
the	O
debugging	O
procedure	O
for	O
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
nightmare	O
"	O
,	O
even	O
helping	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
based	O
his	O
designs	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
new	O
Wily	O
Tower	O
bosses	O
on	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
ancient	O
Chinese	O
novel	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
these	O
characters	O
,	O
Inafune	O
's	O
only	O
other	O
illustrative	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
depiction	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Rush	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
16-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
musical	O
scores	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
Wily	O
Tower	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
officially	O
credited	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II′	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
rumors	O
began	O
circulating	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
early	O
1994	B-Application
that	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
16-bit	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
displayed	O
by	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
at	O
the	O
Sega	O
Summit	O
sales	O
meeting	O
in	O
May	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
non-Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
magazine	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
reported	O
in	O
its	O
October	O
issue	O
that	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
The	O
Wily	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
indefinitely	O
due	O
to	O
graphical	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
non-cartridge	O
format	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
,	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
service	O
for	O
Genesis	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
been	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Nutt	O
and	O
Justin	O
Speer	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
must	O
for	O
any	O
serious	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega-16	O
contributor	O
Robert	O
Menes	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
few	O
flaws	O
that	O
keep	O
this	O
from	O
being	O
an	O
absolute	O
must	O
have	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
are	O
among	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
brightest	O
platformer	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parrish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
labeled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Not	O
Worth	O
It	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
consistently	O
ranked	O
high	O
among	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
issue	O
20	O
notably	O
including	O
an	O
opening	O
that	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
Unit	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Killers	O
while	O
issue	O
55	O
involves	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
having	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Portable	O
Game	B-Device
Player	I-Device
"	O
compilation	O
,	O
a	O
portable	O
device	O
with	O
80	O
built-in	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Retro-Bit	O
Publishing	O
announced	O
a	O
rerelease	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
-	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
