<s>
and	O
are	O
2005	O
tactical	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>
They	O
are	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
final	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
involves	O
Lan	O
's	O
family	O
and	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
moving	O
to	O
Cyber	O
City	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
need	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
returning	O
WWW	O
(	O
World	O
Three	O
)	O
from	O
re-awakening	O
the	O
Cybeasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
Network	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
ending	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
n't	O
initially	O
the	O
case	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
stated	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
only	O
made	O
part-way	O
through	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
re-done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
few	O
games	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
tepid	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
near-universally	O
highlighted	O
lack	O
of	O
improvements	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
praised	O
its	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
considered	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
one	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Battle	O
Network	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
identical	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>
Like	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
fight	O
and	O
trade	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	O
cable	O
,	O
now	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Wireless	B-Device
Adapter	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
writer	O
Masakazu	O
Eguchi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
n't	O
made	O
when	O
development	O
started	O
;	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
leader	O
had	O
desired	O
to	O
re-do	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assets	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
feel	O
"	O
fresh	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
conclusion	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
and	O
Takara	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
Navi	O
Link	O
System	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
dynamically	O
adjust	O
the	O
stats	O
of	O
the	O
Navi	O
Data	O
Chips	O
for	O
use	O
in-game	O
;	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Chip	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Link	O
PET_EX	O
LCD	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
further	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
as	O
the	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
6	O
:	O
Beast	O
Link	O
Gate	O
DX	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
bundle	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
Beast	O
Link	O
Gate	O
peripheral	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
permanent	O
Beast	O
Out	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
use	O
real	O
Battle	O
Chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
considered	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
(	O
outside	O
of	O
re-releases	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
gaiden	O
game	O
titled	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Network	I-Application
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
starting	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
the	O
international	O
versions	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
had	O
significant	O
amounts	O
of	O
content	O
cut	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
crossover	O
scenario	O
with	O
Shin	O
Bokura	O
no	O
Taiyō	O
:	O
Sabata	O
's	O
Counterattack	O
,	O
which	O
Konami	O
did	O
not	O
localize	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
its	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
;	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
emulation	O
,	O
entering	O
the	O
"	O
Comm	O
"	O
menu	O
will	O
instead	O
give	O
the	O
players	O
all	O
Chips	O
that	O
required	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
exclusive	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
are	O
also	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
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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
previous	O
few	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
reviewers	O
near-universally	O
highlighted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
changes	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
made	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
commented	O
by	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
really	O
nothing	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
that	O
was	O
n't	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
'll	O
likely	O
feel	O
compelled	O
to	O
finish	O
this	O
one	O
anyway	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
story	O
provides	O
the	O
payoff	O
for	O
events	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
building	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
was	O
also	O
poorly	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
often	O
being	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporary	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
would	O
start	O
conceptualizing	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
later	O
evolving	O
into	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Star	O
Force	O
takes	O
place	O
200	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
of	O
22XX	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
radio	O
wave	O
technology	O
,	O
while	O
maintaining	O
several	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
introduced	O
in	O
Battle	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
the	O
Star	O
Force	O
series	O
was	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
Battle	O
Network	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
attributed	O
in	O
retrospect	O
to	O
its	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
changes	O
;	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
two	O
sequels	O
and	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operate	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
Star	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
–	O
an	O
enhanced	O
DS	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Battle	O
Network	O
game	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
–	O
Capcom	O
would	O
discontinue	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
fourth	O
entry	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
loosely	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Beast	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
MegaMan	O
NT	O
Warrior	O
;	O
in	O
Beast	O
,	O
Lan	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
are	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
parallel	O
world	O
in	O
a	O
continual	O
Dimensional	O
Area	O
,	O
areas	O
where	O
the	O
Cyber	O
World	O
and	O
real	O
world	O
meld	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
not	O
present	O
in	O
Beast	O
would	O
be	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
Beast+	O
season	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
also	O
do	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
chapters	O
of	O
Ryo	O
Takamisaki	O
's	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
