<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
VII	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picking	O
up	O
6	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
involves	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Mega	O
Man	O
once	O
again	O
attempting	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
to	O
free	O
himself	O
from	O
captivity	O
and	O
begin	O
wreaking	O
havoc	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
classic	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
play	O
style	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
NES	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
updates	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
its	O
creators	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
only	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed-to-positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
many	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
competent	O
game	O
by	O
itself	O
,	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
reviewers	O
either	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
simple	O
rehash	O
of	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
or	O
considered	O
it	O
inferior	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
over	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
(	O
the	O
ambiguous	O
year	O
20XX	O
)	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
begins	O
directly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Man	O
is	O
called	O
into	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
mostly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
six	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
uses	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
conventions	O
introduced	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
sliding	O
along	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
for	O
more	O
powerful	O
shots	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
on	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
dog	O
Rush	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
stages	O
contain	O
the	O
letters	O
"	O
R-U-S-H	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
collected	O
,	O
will	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Rush	O
Super	O
Adaptor	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
enhancements	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
rocket-arm	O
attack	O
and	O
jetpack	O
for	O
flying	O
short	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
visit	O
"	O
Eddie	O
's	O
Cybernetic	O
Support	O
Shop	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
stage	O
select	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
run	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
's	O
new	O
lab	O
assistant	O
,	O
Auto	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
these	O
bolts	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
items	O
and	O
power-ups	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
originally	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	O
Man	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
bolts	O
and	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
items	O
at	O
a	O
part	O
shop	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
core	O
titles	O
starting	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mode	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
Mega	O
Man	O
or	O
Bass	O
in	O
a	O
fighting	O
arena	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Capcom	O
’s	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
numbered	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
were	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
numbered	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
had	O
begun	O
its	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
spin-off	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
bad	O
timing	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
work	O
under	O
a	O
very	O
tight	O
,	O
three	O
month	O
schedule	O
to	O
complete	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
eight	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
featured	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
are	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
design	O
contests	O
held	O
for	O
fans	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
one	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
into	O
its	O
beta	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
this	O
mode	O
on	O
the	O
conditions	O
that	O
Mega	O
Man	O
and	O
Bass	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
no	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
testing	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
and	O
overseas	O
versions	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
occurred	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gregory	O
Ballard	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
division	O
,	O
admitted	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
too	O
conservative	O
in	O
shipping	O
copies	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
when	O
it	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
composition	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
a	O
collaboration	O
of	O
ten	O
people	O
,	O
including	O
Ippo	O
Yamada	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
pulled	O
in	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
another	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
containing	O
37	O
pieces	O
of	O
music	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Team	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
amidst	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
moderately	O
positive	O
reception	O
in	O
both	O
past	O
reviews	O
and	O
more	O
contemporary	O
retrospectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
criticism	O
arose	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
alleged	O
failure	O
to	O
bring	O
anything	O
new	O
to	O
an	O
already	O
aging	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
considering	O
it	O
inferior	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Capcom	O
had	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
more	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Mott	O
of	O
Super	O
Play	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
lack	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
8-bit	B-Application
counterparts	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
layouts	O
are	O
"	O
muted	O
and	O
appear	O
regular	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Elston	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
similarly	O
noted	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
as	O
feeling	O
far	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
pales	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
more	O
relevant	O
and	O
inventive	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
GamePro	O
simply	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
nice	O
holdover	O
"	O
for	O
fans	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
audience	O
has	O
grown	O
and	O
has	O
gotten	O
tired	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
contributors	O
Christian	O
Nutt	O
and	O
Justin	O
Speer	O
praised	O
it	O
even	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
:	O
"	O
Finally	O
,	O
a	O
real	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
after	O
so	O
many	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
moribund	O
NES	O
crippled	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
technologically	O
moving	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
its	O
NES	O
roots	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
eventually	O
transition	O
back	O
to	O
an	O
NES	O
visual	O
and	O
audio	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
titles	O
many	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
has	O
been	O
officially	O
re-released	O
five	O
separate	O
times	O
since	O
its	O
1995	O
debut	O
:	O
first	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
cartridge	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
second	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
third	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
fourth	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
fifth	O
for	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
