<s>
,	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
2006	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
;	O
combined	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
sub	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
greater	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
—	O
and	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
had	O
concluded	O
with	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
citing	O
the	O
new	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
as	O
their	O
reasoning	O
for	O
its	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
continues	O
several	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
Battle	O
Network	O
,	O
with	O
battles	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
3-by-5	O
grid	O
in	O
which	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
limited	O
to	O
moving	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
in	O
one	O
row	O
and	O
attacking	O
using	O
Battle	O
Cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
trade	O
Battle	O
Cards	O
,	O
and	O
form	O
a	O
Brother	O
Band	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
often	O
regarded	O
as	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Battle	O
Network	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
reuse	O
of	O
concepts	O
,	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
generally	O
finding	O
it	O
a	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
would	O
spawn	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Battle	O
Network	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operate	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
Star	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
much	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
Battle	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Wave	O
World	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
encounter	O
viruses	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
to	O
a	O
3D	O
view	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
movement	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
battles	O
,	O
HP	O
represents	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
life	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
wireless	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
wireless	O
play	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
trade	O
Battle	O
Cards	O
and	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
Mega	B-Application
Men	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Lunar	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
(	O
Bokura	B-Application
no	I-Application
Taiyou	I-Application
DS	I-Application
:	I-Application
Django	I-Application
and	I-Application
Sabata	I-Application
)	O
appear	O
in	O
an	O
in-game	O
side-quest	O
and	O
can	O
become	O
Brothers	O
through	O
"	O
Cross	O
Brother	O
Band	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
feature	O
is	O
missing	O
in	O
non-Japanese	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
year	O
of	O
220X	O
,	O
when	O
emphasis	O
on	O
internet	O
technology	O
has	O
lessened	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
has	O
become	O
networked	O
through	O
use	O
of	O
EM	O
waves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
soon	O
joined	O
by	O
a	O
rogue	O
FM-ian	O
known	O
as	O
Omega-Xis	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
residency	O
in	O
Geo	O
's	O
Transer	O
;	O
both	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
EM	O
Wave	O
Change	O
into	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
as	O
Star	O
Force	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
travel	O
between	O
both	O
the	O
real	O
and	O
EM	O
Wave	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
it	O
,	O
he	O
sees	O
Omega-Xis	O
,	O
who	O
recognizes	O
Geo	O
as	O
Kelvin	O
's	O
son	O
and	O
quickly	O
performs	O
an	O
Electromagnetic	O
Wave	O
Change	O
with	O
him	O
,	O
transforming	O
into	O
the	O
Star	O
Force	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
with	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
entry	I-Application
was	O
n't	O
made	O
until	O
partway	O
through	O
development	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Capcom	O
producer	O
Takeshi	O
Horinouchi	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
develop	O
because	O
they	O
"[came]	O
on	O
the	O
heels	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
Network	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
increasing	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
the	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahiro	O
Yasuma	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
simplistic	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
being	O
too	O
complicated	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
'	O
reset	O
 '	O
the	O
system	O
so	O
younger	O
children	O
could	O
play	O
;	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
perspective	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
new	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
Battle	O
Network	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
weekly	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
report	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
versions	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
Pegasus	O
,	O
Leo	O
and	O
Dragon	O
all	O
scored	O
60	O
,	O
58	O
,	O
and	O
60	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
high	O
sales	O
,	O
Capcom	O
produced	O
two	O
sequels	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operate	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
Star	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
—	O
an	O
updated	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Battle	O
Network	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
crossover	O
scenario	O
with	O
Star	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
