<s>
is	O
a	O
2003	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arika	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
Transmission	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
originated	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
handheld	B-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
follows	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Lan	O
Hikari	O
and	O
his	O
online	O
avatar	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
"	O
WWW	O
(	O
World	O
Three	O
)	O
"	O
organization	O
and	O
its	O
attempt	O
to	O
unleash	O
and	O
spread	O
the	O
infectious	O
"	O
Zero	O
Virus	O
"	O
into	O
cyberspace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
MegaMan	B-Application
through	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
levels	O
that	O
require	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
jumping	O
,	O
sliding	O
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
"	O
Battle	O
Chips	O
"	O
that	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
various	O
combat	O
and	O
movement	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
Transmission	O
combines	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
older	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
with	O
the	O
strategy	O
and	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
as	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
Battle	O
Network	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
intent	O
was	O
to	O
meld	O
these	O
attributes	O
into	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
title	O
that	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
young	O
gamer	O
audience	O
that	O
they	O
found	O
with	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Transmission	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
decade	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
(	O
"	O
200X	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Life	O
Virus	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
ultimate	O
weapon	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
WWW	O
(	O
World	O
Three	O
)	O
"	O
organization	O
,	O
Lan	O
Hikari	O
and	O
his	O
network	O
navigator	O
(	O
NetNavi	O
)	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
life	O
of	O
ease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaMan	B-Application
goes	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
,	O
finding	O
an	O
infected	O
FireMan.EXE	O
as	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
StarMan	O
,	O
MegaMan	B-Application
and	O
Lan	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
climactic	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
powerful	O
super	O
virus	O
Zero	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analyzing	O
clues	O
,	O
MegaMan	B-Application
and	O
Lan	O
engage	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
second	O
Life	O
Virus	O
and	O
use	O
Zero	O
's	O
observation	O
powers	O
to	O
eventually	O
bring	O
the	O
Professor	O
to	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
plot	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
chronological	O
installment	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Transmission	I-Application
incorporates	O
aspects	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
strategy	O
and	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
Network	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Lan	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
his	O
NetNavi	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
within	O
its	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
are	O
opened	O
up	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
slight	O
emphasis	O
on	O
linear	O
progression	O
,	O
although	O
MegaMan	B-Application
can	O
move	O
off-path	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
with	O
MegaMan	B-Application
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
slide	O
,	O
fire	O
his	O
default	O
arm	O
cannon	O
,	O
and	O
dodge	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
on	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Chips	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
dealing	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
damage	O
to	O
enemies	O
,	O
protecting	O
and	O
restoring	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
,	O
summoning	O
other	O
Navi	O
's	O
to	O
MegaMan	B-Application
's	O
aid	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
some	O
platforming	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
Battle	O
Network	O
games	O
,	O
items	O
that	O
upgrade	O
MegaMan	B-Application
's	O
maximum	O
health	O
,	O
firing	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
attributes	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Transmission	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Arika	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
polygon	O
rendition	O
of	O
publisher	O
Capcom	O
's	O
traditionally	O
2D	O
fighting	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Dengeki	O
that	O
after	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
focus	O
their	O
development	O
efforts	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
with	O
the	O
Battle	O
Network	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
children	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
handheld	B-Application
were	O
beginning	O
to	O
show	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
more	O
suitable	O
to	O
a	O
console	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Family	O
Computer	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
franchise	O
originated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
preserve	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
Rockman	B-Application
"	O
by	O
transcending	O
the	O
traditional	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
Transmission	O
uses	O
a	O
cel-shaded	O
animation	O
style	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
MegaMan	B-Application
NT	O
Warrior	O
anime	O
series	O
that	O
was	O
airing	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hosoe	O
's	O
company	O
Super	O
Sweep	O
Records	O
has	O
recently	O
been	O
given	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Megaman	B-Application
's	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
15th	O
anniversary	O
celebration	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
Makuhari	O
Messe	O
in	O
Chiba	O
Prefecture	O
that	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Create	O
sales	O
data	O
for	O
Japan	O
shows	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Transmission	I-Application
sold	O
23,147	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
9,041	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
,	O
7,859	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
third	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
4,679	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
fifth	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Network	O
Transmission	O
sold	O
30,224	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Transmission	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
only	O
save	O
after	O
beating	O
a	O
boss	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
common	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turner	O
found	O
the	O
music	O
perfectly	O
fitting	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
do	O
n't	O
quite	O
push	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
was	O
conversely	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
proclaiming	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
product	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
,	O
or	O
perhaps	O
even	O
on	O
Super	O
Nintendo.	O
"	O
</s>
