<s>
and	O
are	O
2004	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
and	O
published	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>
Combined	O
,	O
they	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
fifth	O
mainline	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Lan	O
Hikari	O
and	O
his	O
NetNavi	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
Nebula	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
kidnapped	O
Lan	O
's	O
father	O
and	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
anti-Nebula	O
task	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
during	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
alongside	O
the	O
development	O
4.5	B-Device
:	I-Device
Real	I-Device
Operation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
crossover	O
content	O
with	O
the	O
Boktai	B-Application
series	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
tepid	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
finding	O
it	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
aging	O
presentation	O
;	O
in	O
mid-2005	O
,	O
both	O
versions	O
were	O
combined	O
and	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
updated	O
sound	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	B-Device
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
,	O
in	O
2023	O
.	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
6	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
which	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
finale	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Lan	O
plugs	O
his	O
PET	O
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
computer	O
,	O
into	O
a	O
computer	O
with	O
an	O
interface	O
jack	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
upload	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
to	O
the	O
cyber	O
network	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
fight	O
viruses	O
as	O
random	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
copies	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
can	O
connect	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	O
cable	O
to	O
battle	O
head-to-head	O
or	O
to	O
trade	O
battle	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Network	O
5	O
also	O
includes	O
content	O
referencing	O
the	O
Boktai	B-Application
series	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
battle	O
feature	O
unlocked	O
by	O
combining	O
both	O
Battle	O
Network	O
5	O
and	O
Boktai	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solar	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
Django	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agents	O
turn	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
for	O
Dr.	O
Regal	O
and	O
his	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
Nebula	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
returned	O
after	O
being	O
defeated	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
during	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Device
4.5	I-Device
:	I-Device
Real	I-Device
Operation	I-Device
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewers	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
film	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
the	O
Movie	O
:	O
Program	O
of	O
Light	O
and	O
Darkness	O
would	O
also	O
receive	O
a	O
special	O
copy	O
of	O
Team	O
Colonel	O
with	O
an	O
e-Reader	O
card	O
for	O
the	O
transformation	O
"	O
BassCross	O
MegaMan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
re-released	O
onto	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
planned	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	B-Device
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Double	B-Application
Team	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
although	O
its	O
existence	O
was	O
previously	O
hinted	O
at	O
when	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
added	O
an	O
untitled	O
Battle	O
Network	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
leaded	O
by	O
main	O
planner	O
and	O
writer	O
Tsukana	O
Takenaka	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
requested	O
by	O
producer	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
goal	O
of	O
combining	O
both	O
GBA	B-Device
versions	O
into	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
including	O
an	O
opening	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
handled	O
by	O
14	O
other	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
added	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
transformation	O
for	O
MegaMan	O
called	O
SoulCross	O
,	O
unlocked	O
by	O
putting	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Boktai	B-Application
2	I-Application
into	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
cartridge	O
slot	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
swap	O
between	O
Navis	O
during	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
also	O
experimented	O
with	O
fully	O
3D	O
graphics	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
as	O
3D	O
models	O
of	O
several	O
areas	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
data	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
although	O
Christian	O
Svennson	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Planning	O
&	O
Business	O
Development	O
,	O
theorized	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
the	O
assets	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Team	O
ProtoMan	O
was	O
the	O
48th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2004	O
at	O
255,061	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Team	O
Colonel	O
placed	O
at	O
number	O
65	O
with	O
194,472	O
copies	O
sold	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Double	B-Application
Team	I-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
the	O
52nd	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
at	O
106,526	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Team	O
ProtoMan	O
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
best-selling	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
met	O
with	O
fairly	O
tepid	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
ranging	O
from	O
66%	O
to	O
70%	O
across	O
the	O
different	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
often	O
highlighted	O
the	O
reuse	O
of	O
aging	O
art	O
and	O
sound	O
assets	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
comparing	O
them	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
contemporary	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
changes	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
for	O
including	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
n't	O
utilize	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
features	O
to	O
their	O
full	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
reviews	O
were	O
also	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
scoring	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
36/40	O
and	O
31/40	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
