<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
and	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
main	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
gaming	O
services	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
XBLA	B-Device
)	O
during	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
other	O
Capcom	O
titles	O
from	O
different	O
franchises	O
in	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Essentials	O
Pack	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
again	O
for	O
a	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
alongside	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
disease	O
begins	O
infecting	O
and	O
disabling	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
hampering	O
daily	O
life	O
for	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disease	O
eventually	O
causes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
to	O
malfunction	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evil	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
seeks	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wily	O
states	O
that	O
a	O
machine	O
he	O
devised	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
finding	O
a	O
cure	O
for	O
the	O
illness	O
,	O
is	O
stolen	O
by	O
an	O
infected	O
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
decides	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
machine	O
;	O
his	O
brother	O
and	O
ally	O
,	O
Proto	O
Man	O
,	O
decides	O
to	O
join	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
with	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
or	O
Proto	O
Man	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
clear	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
eight	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destroying	O
each	O
stage	O
's	O
"	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
Master	O
"	O
boss	O
adds	O
its	O
special	O
weapon	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
arsenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
original	O
release	O
)	O
or	O
Unlockable	O
content	O
(	O
Legacy	O
Collection	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
extra	O
stages	O
and	O
Bass	O
as	O
a	O
third	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
three	O
gaming	O
services	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
positive	O
response	O
from	O
fans	O
and	O
critics	O
prompted	O
Capcom	O
to	O
continue	O
this	O
same	O
style	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
(	O
"	O
20XX	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
continues	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
android	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
illness	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Roboenza	O
"	O
suddenly	O
begins	O
infecting	O
robots	B-Algorithm
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
malfunction	O
and	O
hamper	O
human	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
sister	O
Roll	O
becomes	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
disease	O
's	O
victims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
following	O
the	O
outbreak	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
infected	O
robots	B-Algorithm
go	O
berserk	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
villain	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
comes	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
building	O
a	O
machine	O
making	O
medicine	O
to	O
cure	O
the	O
disease	O
before	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
infected	O
robots	B-Algorithm
stole	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
decides	O
to	O
help	O
retrieve	O
the	O
machine	O
and	O
soon	O
runs	O
into	O
his	O
brother	O
Proto	O
Man	O
,	O
who	O
quickly	O
joins	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
rival	O
Bass	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
to	O
challenge	O
these	O
new	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
halfway	O
finishes	O
his	O
journey	O
when	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
completes	O
a	O
prototype	O
antidote	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
Roll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
eight	O
"	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
Masters	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
old	O
models	O
)	O
–	O
Sheep	O
Man	O
,	O
Commando	O
Man	O
,	O
Blade	O
Man	O
,	O
Strike	O
Man	O
,	O
Solar	O
Man	O
,	O
Chill	O
Man	O
,	O
Nitro	O
Man	O
and	O
Pump	O
Man	O
–	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
himself	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
contracted	O
Roboenza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
situation	O
worsens	O
once	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
appears	O
on	O
television	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
virus	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
developed	O
a	O
cure	O
so	O
he	O
could	O
bribe	O
all	O
the	O
infected	O
robots	B-Algorithm
into	O
coming	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
Roll	O
gets	O
out	O
of	O
bed	O
,	O
she	O
gives	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
her	O
medicine	O
,	O
saying	O
she	O
had	O
been	O
saving	O
it	O
in	O
case	O
"	O
a	O
really	O
sick	O
robot	B-Algorithm
was	O
brought	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
reluctantly	O
takes	O
Roll	O
's	O
dose	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
go	O
defeating	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
and	O
bring	O
back	O
enough	O
medicine	O
for	O
everyone	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
raid	O
on	O
Wily	O
's	O
fortress	O
,	O
Proto	O
Man	O
comes	O
down	O
with	O
Roboenza	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
saved	O
by	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
who	O
acquired	O
an	O
extra	O
sample	O
of	O
the	O
cure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
out	O
of	O
debt	O
to	O
having	O
his	O
life	O
saved	O
,	O
Wily	O
leaves	O
behind	O
enough	O
of	O
the	O
cure	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
infected	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platformer	O
like	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
came	O
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
presents	O
a	O
boss	O
battle	O
with	O
a	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
Master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
and	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
either	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
or	O
Proto	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
unlike	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Proto	O
Man	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
charge	O
up	O
his	O
arm	O
cannon	O
for	O
more	O
powerful	O
attacks	O
,	O
slide	O
along	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
and	O
block	O
small	O
enemy	O
shots	O
with	O
his	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Proto	O
Man	O
takes	O
twice	O
the	O
damage	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
does	O
,	O
is	O
knocked	O
back	O
twice	O
as	O
far	O
when	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
have	O
two	O
shots	O
onscreen	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
versus	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
can	O
call	O
on	O
his	O
dog	O
Rush	O
to	O
reach	O
high	O
platforms	O
or	O
traverse	O
long	O
distances	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
includes	O
several	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
,	O
which	O
alters	O
level	O
layouts	O
,	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
damage	O
done	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
Capcom	O
made	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Proto	O
Man	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Bass	O
,	O
has	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
a	O
rapid-fire	O
arm	O
cannon	O
that	O
can	O
fire	O
in	O
several	O
directions	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
shot	O
does	O
half	O
the	O
damage	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
shots	O
,	O
his	O
shots	O
cannot	O
pass	O
through	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
cannot	O
move	O
while	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Special	O
Stages	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
entries	O
and	O
have	O
bosses	O
named	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Killers	O
"	O
from	O
three	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
:	O
Enker	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
Punk	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ballade	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
only	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	I-Application
able	O
to	O
acquire	O
their	O
special	O
weapons	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
integrated	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legacy	O
Collection	O
2	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
former	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
were	O
integrated	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
are	O
instead	O
unlocked	O
either	O
by	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
entering	O
the	O
secret	O
code	O
at	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
and	O
Capcom	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
collaborated	O
on	O
the	O
downloadable	O
console	O
game	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
share	O
"	O
retro	O
"	O
8-bit	B-Application
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
resembling	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
involved	O
with	O
nearly	O
the	O
entire	O
franchise	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
choosing	O
such	O
a	O
"	O
retro	O
"	O
style	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
a	O
huge	O
,	O
overwhelming	O
success	O
for	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
tenth	O
installment	O
,	O
they	O
should	O
listen	O
to	O
both	O
old-school	O
gamers	O
and	O
former	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
players	O
who	O
have	O
not	O
recently	O
played	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
this	O
meant	O
adding	O
the	O
easy	O
mode	O
due	O
to	O
complaints	O
about	O
the	O
extreme	O
difficulty	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
,	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
former	O
composers	O
in	O
past	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
write	O
single	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
Master	O
themes	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
Manami	O
Matsumae	O
,	O
Yasuaki	O
Fujita	O
,	O
Minae	O
Fujii	O
,	O
Mari	O
Yamaguchi	O
,	O
Yuko	O
Takehara	O
,	O
Makoto	O
Tomozawa	O
,	O
Akari	O
Kaida	O
and	O
Shusaku	O
Uchiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yamada	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
1988	O
's	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
"	O
original	O
pixel	O
art	O
and	O
chip	O
music	O
,	O
neither	O
a	O
remake	O
nor	O
a	O
revival	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockman	B-Application
10	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
original	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
album	O
titled	O
Rockman	B-Application
10	I-Application
Image	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Svensson	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
strategic	O
planning	O
and	O
business	O
development	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
Metacritic	O
percentages	O
of	O
81	O
,	O
79	O
,	O
and	O
78	O
on	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
XBLA	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PSN	B-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriarty	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
however	O
,	O
citing	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
two	O
ending	O
castles	O
(	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	O
through	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
slight	O
change	O
of	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
without	O
making	O
any	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
comic	O
from	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
series	O
went	O
on	O
indefinite	O
hiatus	O
before	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
fully	O
adapted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
travel	O
stories	O
in	O
issues	O
20	O
and	O
55	O
involved	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
being	O
shunted	O
forward	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
experiencing	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
them	O
but	O
not	O
understanding	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
so	O
many	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
Masters	O
going	O
haywire	O
.	O
</s>
