<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
eponymous	O
star	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
who	O
must	O
stop	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
from	O
conquering	O
the	O
world	O
using	O
eight	O
robots	O
called	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
alongside	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
also	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
US	O
release	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
poorly	O
,	O
and	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
2	O
fell	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
robot	O
creator	O
Doctor	O
Light	O
created	O
two	O
human-like	O
robots	O
with	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
named	O
Rock	O
and	O
Roll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
volunteered	O
to	O
stop	O
Wily	O
and	O
rescue	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
converted	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
fighting	O
robot	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
new	O
name	O
:	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
all	O
eight	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
and	O
returning	O
them	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
goes	O
through	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
's	O
fortress	O
and	O
challenges	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
beating	O
Wily	O
,	O
the	O
mad	O
scientist	O
surrenders	O
and	O
asks	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
spare	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
then	O
returns	O
home	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
's	O
greeted	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
Roll	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
title	O
and	O
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
level	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
moves	O
on	O
a	O
2D	O
plane	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
eponymous	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
primary	O
abilities	O
include	O
jumping	O
and	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
certain	O
conditions	O
are	O
met	O
,	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
sliding	O
maneuver	O
to	O
dodge	O
obstacles	O
,	O
or	O
charge	O
his	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
can	O
lose	O
health	O
by	O
touching	O
enemies	O
or	O
their	O
projectiles	O
,	O
while	O
lives	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
when	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
touches	O
spikes	O
,	O
or	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Robot	O
Master	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
relinquish	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
their	O
respective	O
weapon	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
against	O
other	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
or	O
enemies	O
but	O
has	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
defeats	O
the	O
Robot	O
Master	O
using	O
his	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
,	O
the	O
Robot	O
Master	O
will	O
instead	O
be	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
senses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
lieu	O
of	O
the	O
missing	O
Robot	O
Master	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
clone	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
will	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
spots	O
and	O
stages	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
styles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
"	O
Old	O
Style	O
"	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
updated	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
New	O
Style	O
"	O
uses	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
entire	O
widescreen	O
and	O
contains	O
storyline	O
cutscenes	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
altered	O
stage	O
layouts	O
,	O
remixed	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
for	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
with	O
100	O
challenges	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
for	O
creating	O
custom	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
distribute	O
fan-made	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
was	O
first	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
demos	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
titled	O
Rockman	B-Application
Rockman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
US	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
UMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
service	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Capcom	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PSN	B-Device
,	O
a	O
US	O
release	O
of	O
Powered	O
Up	O
never	O
occurred	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
that	O
neither	O
Sony	O
nor	O
Capcom	O
could	O
resolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
had	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
chibi-style	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Tetsuya	O
Kitabayashi	O
stated	O
that	O
redesigning	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
was	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
biggest	O
hang-up	O
was	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
improved	O
upon	O
by	O
its	O
sequels	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
lacked	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
charge	O
shot	O
,	O
the	O
slide	O
,	O
and	O
Rush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juan	O
Castro	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fans	O
and	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
"	O
oldschool	O
platformer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
were	O
considered	O
very	O
poor	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
sold	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speculation	O
existed	O
for	O
the	O
low	O
sales	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
too	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
life	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
overlap	O
between	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
gamers	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
owners.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
lamentation	O
also	O
existed	O
for	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
which	O
featured	O
several	O
other	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
titles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
expressed	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
2	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
positive	O
attention	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fanbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
writer	O
Connor	O
Cleary	O
praised	O
its	O
improvements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
noted	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
love	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
over	O
it	O
after	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Oxford	O
,	O
from	O
1UP.com	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
1UP.com,	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
addictive	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
reminded	O
players	O
of	O
Mega	O
Mans	O
greatness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
its	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
noted	O
came	O
before	O
future	O
Sony	O
titles	O
that	O
featured	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
such	O
as	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Alex	O
Navarro	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
's	O
Juan	O
Castro	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
and	O
polish	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
veteran	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fans	O
and	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
placed	O
Powered	O
Up	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
2006	O
1UP	O
Awards	O
"	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
another	O
Capcom	O
game	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
