<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
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>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
opens	O
during	O
a	O
competitive	O
robot	O
fighting	O
tournament	O
with	O
entrants	O
from	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
robotic	O
protagonist	O
Mega	O
Man	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
oversee	O
the	O
tournament	O
,	O
springs	O
into	O
action	B-Application
to	O
foil	O
X	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
plays	O
nearly	O
identically	O
to	O
its	O
five	O
predecessors	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
added	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
stages	O
with	O
alternate	O
pathways	O
and	O
new	O
Rush	O
adaptors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
receive	O
character	O
design	O
input	O
from	O
fans	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
late-era	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
8-bit	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
an	O
8-bit	O
graphics	O
style	O
until	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
declining	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
the	O
growing	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
publish	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Man	O
6'''s	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
five	O
NES	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
"	O
Energy	O
Balancer	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
refills	O
the	O
weapon	O
with	O
the	O
lowest	O
energy	O
when	O
picking	O
up	O
Master	O
Weapon	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
instead	O
features	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
"	O
Rush	O
Adaptors	O
"	O
that	O
fuse	O
Mega	O
Man	O
and	O
Rush	O
into	O
special	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
also	O
presents	O
less	O
linear	O
ways	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
stages	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentMega	O
Man	O
6	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
first	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
newer	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeping	O
with	O
the	O
tradition	O
,	O
Japan	O
held	O
a	O
design	O
contest	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
held	O
a	O
similar	O
contest	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
than	O
200,000	O
worldwide	O
character	O
submissions	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
were	O
accepted	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
of	O
the	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
fans	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remaining	O
two	O
(	O
Knight	O
Man	O
and	O
Wind	O
Man	O
)	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
North	O
American	O
fans	O
who	O
entered	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuko	O
Takehara	O
,	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Yuko	O
"	O
,	O
composed	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takehara	O
collaborated	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
composers	O
for	O
the	O
follow-up	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
making	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
the	O
last	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
8-bit	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
NES	O
era	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
end	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
made	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
help	O
sell	O
it	O
along	O
with	O
Zoda	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
:	I-Application
StarTropics	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
top-loading	O
NES-101	O
for	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$49.99	O
to	O
attract	O
consumers	O
to	O
buying	O
the	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
along	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
new	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
including	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
alongside	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas.Mega	O
Man	O
6	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rockman	O
Complete	O
Works	O
series	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Complete	O
Works	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American-exclusive	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
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.Mega	O
Man	O
6	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
via	O
the	O
i-mode	O
service	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
Wii	O
Shop	O
Channel	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
described	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
as	O
standard	O
fare	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
rock	O
of	O
reliable	O
NES	O
fun	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
is	O
as	O
"	O
predictable	O
as	O
the	O
tide	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
editor	O
Tony	O
Ponce	O
considered	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
was	O
retro	O
before	O
retro	O
was	O
cool	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
higher	O
profile	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
during	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
NES	O
game	O
of	O
1993	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
His	O
sixth	O
NES	O
adventure	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
two	O
new	O
,	O
Special	O
Power-Ups	O
,	O
might	O
just	O
be	O
his	O
best	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
listed	O
by	O
IGN	O
as	O
the	O
58th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writers	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
worthwhile	O
NES	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
catalog	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
saying	O
much	O
when	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
contemporaries	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
still	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
gets	O
in	O
many	O
respects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
occasionally	O
seen	O
as	O
"	O
redundant	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
editors	O
Christian	O
Nutt	O
and	O
Justin	O
Speer	O
labeled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
the	O
"	O
cheesiest	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
NES	O
titles	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
mega-laughs	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
want	O
to	O
try	O
this	O
one	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
notable	O
liberties	O
were	O
taken	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
introducing	O
Dr.	O
Pedro	O
Astil	O
,	O
a	O
creator	O
character	O
for	O
Plant	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
introducing	O
the	O
X	O
Foundation	O
(	O
renamed	O
the	O
X	O
Corporation	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
final	O
issue	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
hiatus	O
hinted	O
as	O
Xander	O
's	O
overthrow	O
and	O
Wily	O
's	O
seizure	O
of	O
his	O
resources	O
and	O
alias	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X	O
Corporation	O
's	O
resources	O
also	O
provide	O
Wily	O
with	O
the	O
means	O
of	O
laying	O
the	O
groundwork	O
for	O
other	O
schemes	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
abduction	O
of	O
Kalinka	B-Application
Cossack	I-Application
leading	O
into	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
