<s>
is	O
a	O
2001	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
it	O
follows	O
Lan	O
Hikari	O
and	O
his	O
NetNavi	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
new	O
NetCrime	O
syndicate	O
Gospel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
improving	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
multiple	O
times	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
compilation	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
gameplay	O
is	O
essentially	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
game	O
;	O
indeed	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
utilize	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
heals	O
fully	O
and	O
automatically	O
after	O
each	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
folders	O
may	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
Navi	O
chips	O
each	O
and	O
only	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
kind	O
of	O
any	O
chip	O
(	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
allowed	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
non-Navi	O
chip	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
MegaMan	B-Application
may	O
take	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
Styles	O
(	O
Guts	O
,	O
Team	O
,	O
Custom	O
,	O
Shield	O
,	O
and	O
Hub	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
aligned	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
elements	O
(	O
Heat	O
,	O
Wood	O
,	O
Elec	O
,	O
and	O
Aqua	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
cheating	O
by	O
simply	O
soft	O
resetting	O
without	O
saving	O
until	O
the	O
chip	O
trader	O
gives	O
out	O
a	O
desirable	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
possible	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
two	O
months	O
following	O
Network	B-Application
Transmission	I-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
of	O
peace	O
following	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
known	O
as	O
WWW	O
(	O
called	O
World	O
Three	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
Lan	O
Hikari	O
and	O
his	O
NetNavi	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
become	O
involved	O
and	O
work	O
to	O
defeat	O
Gospel	O
's	O
plot	O
to	O
destroy	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
fighting	O
MegaMan	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Bass	O
copy	O
destabilizes	O
and	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
gigantic	O
,	O
wolf-shaped	O
super	O
multi-bug	O
organism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
radiation	O
eventually	O
paralyzes	O
Lan	O
,	O
effectively	O
making	O
him	O
incapable	O
of	O
operating	O
MegaMan	B-Application
;	O
however	O
the	O
latter	O
puts	O
the	O
two	O
into	O
Full-Synchro	O
so	O
that	O
Lan	O
may	O
control	O
MegaMan	B-Application
by	O
thought	O
and	O
emotion	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
concept	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
confrontation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
2	I-Application
started	O
shortly	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
programmer	O
Koetsu	O
Matsuda	O
stated	O
that	O
when	O
making	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
things	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
different	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
n't	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
,	O
specifically	O
citing	O
the	O
escape	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
World	O
Hobby	O
Fair	O
in	O
June	O
2001	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
international	O
territories	O
;	O
during	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Capcom	O
held	O
a	O
contest	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
planned	O
for	O
inclusion	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
124,349	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
2001	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
listed	O
by	O
Dengeki	O
Online	O
as	O
the	O
91st	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Network	O
2	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tactics	B-Device
Ogre	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
of	I-Device
Lodis	I-Device
.	O
</s>
