<s>
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Planet	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
contains	O
the	O
first	O
eight	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
,	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
with	O
the	O
seventh	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
with	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
the	O
robotic	O
protagonist	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
his	O
continuing	O
adventures	O
battling	O
the	O
evil	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
set	O
of	O
compilations	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
2	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
2017	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
structure	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
traverses	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
themed	O
stages	O
to	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
boss	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
gain	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
then	O
defeat	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
confrontation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
titles	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Navi	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
originally	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
Rockman	O
Complete	O
Works	O
)	O
re-releases	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
eight	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
includes	O
two	O
unlockable	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
games	O
(	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
the	O
arranged	O
music	O
is	O
incorrectly	O
mastered	O
and	O
suffers	O
from	O
extensive	O
peaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
an	O
instance	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
damn	O
"	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
darn	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
maintain	O
an	O
all-ages	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
walking	O
away	O
from	O
Wily	O
's	O
Castle	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
credits	O
sequence	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
port	O
certain	O
SNES	B-Application
graphical	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
compilation	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
Masters	O
 '	O
voice	O
clips	O
play	O
at	O
incorrect	O
pitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
used	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
which	O
included	O
bonus	O
features	O
and	O
additional	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
unlockable	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
include	O
original	O
art	O
,	O
remixed	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
bonus	O
videos	O
:	O
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
features	O
the	O
pilot	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
Ruby-Spears	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
TV	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
feature	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
episode	O
of	O
G4	O
's	O
Icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
NT	O
Warrior	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
game	O
series	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
include	O
some	O
arranged	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
,	O
also	O
originally	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Complete	O
Works	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
shares	O
qualities	O
with	O
Rockman	O
Complete	O
Works	O
,	O
a	O
lineup	O
of	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Navi	O
Mode	O
"	O
was	O
included	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
hint	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
in	O
each	O
title	O
gives	O
tips	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
via	O
a	O
communicator	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
an	O
updated	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
optional	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
incarnations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Mania	I-Device
,	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
five	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
history	O
section	O
and	O
artwork	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
slightly	O
criticized	O
for	O
lacking	O
somewhat	O
in	O
the	O
extras	O
department	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
slightly	O
more	O
for	O
not	O
including	O
the	O
remixed	O
audio	O
for	O
Mega	O
Man	O
1-6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
controversial	O
was	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
edition	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
saw	O
its	O
fire	O
and	O
jumping	O
buttons	O
reversed	O
from	O
their	O
original	O
NES	O
configuration	O
with	O
no	O
option	O
to	O
arrange	O
them	O
back	O
making	O
level	O
progression	O
much	O
trickier	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
exclusive	O
extra	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
both	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
interview	O
being	O
favored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
rated	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
added	O
exclusive	O
content	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
exclusive	O
bonuses	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.0	O
(	O
versus	O
8.5	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
versions	O
)	O
from	O
IGN	O
for	O
arriving	O
late	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
occasional	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
depending	O
on	O
screen	O
settings	O
,	O
which	O
become	O
more	O
apparent	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
was	O
a	O
financial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
among	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Capcom	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
a	O
similar	O
compilation	O
consisting	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
which	O
was	O
exclusively	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
10	B-Application
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
,	O
Capcom	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
6	O
original	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
with	O
bonus	O
features	O
and	O
improved	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
featured	O
7	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
plus	O
9	B-Application
and	O
10	B-Application
.	O
</s>
