<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Mega	O
Man	O
's	O
brother	O
and	O
ally	O
Proto	O
Man	O
leads	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
menacing	O
robots	O
in	O
attacks	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
his	O
creator	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
forcing	O
Mega	O
Man	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
his	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
carries	O
over	O
the	O
same	O
graphical	O
style	O
and	O
action-platforming	O
gameplay	O
as	O
the	O
four	O
preceding	O
chapters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
while	O
receiving	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
in	O
its	O
plot	O
or	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
appeared	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
game	O
collections	O
,	O
including	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
through	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
emulated	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
follow-ups	O
were	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
:	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
for	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
start	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
game	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
,	O
about	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
when	O
the	O
mad	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
once	O
again	O
attempted	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Man	O
prevails	O
over	O
a	O
new	O
group	O
of	O
eight	O
powerful	O
"	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
"	O
working	O
under	O
Proto	O
Man	O
:	O
Star	O
Man	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Gyro	O
Man	O
,	O
Stone	O
Man	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Man	O
,	O
Charge	O
Man	O
,	O
Napalm	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
Wave	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
's	O
charge	O
feature	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
upgraded	O
to	O
allow	O
its	O
powerful	O
,	O
charged	O
shots	O
to	O
encompass	O
a	O
slightly	O
wider	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
designs	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
are	O
different	O
from	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Gravity	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
gravitation	O
is	O
reversed	O
from	O
the	O
floor	O
to	O
the	O
ceiling	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Wave	O
Man	O
's	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
drives	O
a	O
water	O
craft	O
from	O
the	O
halfway	O
point	O
to	O
the	O
boss	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
had	O
major	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
in	O
all	O
prior	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
,	O
artist	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Inafking	O
"	O
,	O
worked	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
leader	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
leadership	O
,	O
Inafune	O
felt	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
turned	O
out	O
with	O
a	O
lower	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
already	O
felt	O
they	O
had	O
accomplished	O
all	O
the	O
gameplay	O
they	O
could	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
so	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
simply	O
"	O
introduce	O
powered	O
up	O
versions	O
of	O
everything	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
diligently	O
on	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
being	O
the	O
man	O
behind	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
chargeable	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
,	O
Hayato	O
Kaji	O
,	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
H.K	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
called	O
in	O
to	O
help	O
out	O
during	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
summarized	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
being	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
admitted	O
having	O
trouble	O
with	O
the	O
designs	O
,	O
balance	O
,	O
and	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
Capcom	O
held	O
a	O
contest	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Magazine	O
requesting	O
submissions	O
for	O
new	O
villain	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
eight	O
Robot	O
Master	O
bosses	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
are	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
fans	O
sending	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
designs	O
to	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Beat	O
originated	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
concept	O
support	O
robots	O
included	O
a	O
dog	O
and	O
bird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
dog	O
character	O
as	O
Rush	O
for	O
this	O
earlier	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bird	O
would	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
Beat	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Mari	O
Yamaguchi	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Mari	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
enjoyed	O
generally	O
positive	O
reactions	O
from	O
printed	O
and	O
online	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
holds	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
lowered	O
difficulty	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
considers	O
it	O
the	O
easiest	O
of	O
the	O
bunch	O
to	O
casually	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
lists	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
the	O
84th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
sequels	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
suffered	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
summarized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
déjà	B-Application
vu	I-Application
all	O
over	O
again	O
for	O
disciples	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Capcom	O
must	O
get	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O
cash	O
rebate	O
for	O
recycling	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
considered	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
painfully	O
phoned-in	O
episode	O
lacking	O
not	O
only	O
innovation	O
,	O
but	O
pretty	O
much	O
all	O
the	O
polish	O
and	O
balance	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
so	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Rockman	O
Complete	O
Works	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
with	O
fewer	O
extras	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
