<s>
is	O
a	O
soccer	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
of	O
action-platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
soccer	O
game	O
with	O
exhibition	O
matches	O
,	O
tournaments	O
,	O
and	O
leagues	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
aspect	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
praise	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
reception	O
has	O
been	O
average	O
,	O
particularly	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
perceived	O
poor	O
play	B-Device
control	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
is	O
set	O
after	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
soccer	O
game	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
various	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
including	O
Mega	O
Man	O
,	O
Proto	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
has	O
four	O
statistics	O
in	O
which	O
characters	O
differ	O
from	O
one	O
another	O
in	O
ability	O
:	O
running	O
,	O
kicking	O
,	O
tackling	O
,	O
and	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controls	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
mostly	O
mirror	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
soccer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
Joseph	O
Morici	O
in	O
the	O
March	O
1993	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
artist	O
Ryuji	O
Higurashi	O
recalled	O
seeing	O
the	O
characters	O
Guts	O
Man	O
and	O
Heat	O
Man	O
in	O
preview	O
screenshots	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
simultaneous	O
play	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
using	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Multitap	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
(	O
otherwise	O
normally	O
available	O
in	O
Elec	O
Man	O
's	O
and	O
Dust	O
Man	O
's	O
teams	O
in	O
League	O
Mode	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
closing	O
credits	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
little	O
has	O
been	O
said	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
musical	O
score	O
,	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
We	O
Are	O
Rockman	O
"	O
by	O
Tatsuo	O
Kamon	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
television	O
commercial	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Rockman	O
Theme	O
Song	O
Collection	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
has	O
met	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
mediocre	O
critical	O
reception	O
from	O
major	O
gaming	O
publications	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
play	B-Device
control	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
that	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
special	O
shots	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
sluggish	O
controls	O
,	O
slowdown	O
,	O
and	O
repetitive	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
made	O
similar	O
comments	O
regarding	O
sluggish	O
control	O
and	O
slowdown	O
when	O
too	O
many	O
sprites	O
cover	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
cited	O
poor	O
play	B-Device
control	I-Device
"	O
uncharacteristic	O
of	O
Capcom	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
contemporary	O
retrospectives	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
showed	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
sports	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	O
series	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
makes	O
more	O
sense	O
in	O
having	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
unlike	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
have	O
multiple	O
copies	O
of	O
characters	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Barnwell	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
mentioned	O
a	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
causes	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
soccer	O
games	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
61st	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
