<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
unique	O
among	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
as	O
it	O
features	O
original	O
bosses	O
rather	O
than	O
recycling	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
stages	O
in	O
a	O
non-linear	O
fashion	O
and	O
acquires	O
the	O
weapon	O
of	O
each	O
boss	O
defeated	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
plays	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
default	O
weapon	O
(	O
the	O
powerful	O
"	O
Mega	O
Arm	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
introduces	O
Tango	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
assistant	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
eShops	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
in	O
an	O
unspecified	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
(	O
"	O
20XX	O
AD	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
another	O
failure	O
by	O
the	O
infamous	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Man	O
sets	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
mad	O
scientist	O
's	O
new	O
base	O
,	O
the	O
Wily	O
Star	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Mega	O
Man	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platform-style	O
levels	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
Tango	O
the	O
cat	O
,	O
another	O
robotic	O
pet	O
to	O
help	O
Mega	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
return	O
to	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
between	O
stages	O
to	O
purchase	O
items	O
using	O
"	O
Power	O
Chips	O
(	O
P-Chips	O
)	O
"	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
breaks	O
an	O
established	O
trend	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
instead	O
features	O
entirely	O
original	O
enemy	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
Stardroids	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
all	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
planets	O
in	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
:	O
Neptune	O
,	O
Mercury	O
,	O
Venus	O
,	O
Mars	O
,	O
Pluto	O
,	O
Uranus	O
,	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
Saturn	O
and	O
Terra	O
(	O
Earth	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
third-party	O
company	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
previous	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
the	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
line	I-Device
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
with	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
support	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
border	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
the	O
classic	O
8-bit	O
Mega	O
Man	O
sprite	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
an	O
8-bit	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
last	O
until	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
has	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
Mega	O
Man	O
game	O
for	O
your	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
as	O
any	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
too	O
short	O
,	O
"	O
especially	O
when	O
you	O
sit	O
down	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
cruise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
contrastingly	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
considering	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
much	O
simpler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
as	O
the	O
14th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
video	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
a	O
quality	O
series	O
of	O
portable	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
11th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
relative	O
ambition	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
similarly	O
named	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
cartridge	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2001	O
alongside	O
its	O
four	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	O
Man	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
five	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
were	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
compilation	O
in	O
2004	O
titled	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
renamed	O
Mega	O
Mania	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
among	O
titles	O
they	O
wished	O
to	O
see	O
downloadable	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
;	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
and	O
plotline	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
Gigamix	O
comic	O
books	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Ariga	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
Stardroids	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
finale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
from	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
V	I-Application
being	O
foreshadowed	O
in	O
various	O
stories	O
but	O
not	O
coming	O
to	O
pass	O
before	O
the	O
series	O
went	O
on	O
indefinite	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
storyline	O
takes	O
unique	O
action	B-Application
of	O
linking	O
the	O
Stardroids	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3s	I-Application
Shadow	O
Man	O
and	O
Ra	O
Moon	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Rockman	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
history	O
with	O
the	O
alien	O
robot	O
Duo	O
and	O
Trio	O
,	O
his	O
unnamed	O
antagonist	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ra	O
Moon	O
's	O
intent	O
during	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Rockman	I-Application
to	O
prepare	O
the	O
Earth	O
for	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
its	O
Stardroid	O
creations	O
;	O
when	O
its	O
defeat	O
at	O
Mega	O
Man	O
's	O
hands	O
made	O
this	O
impossible	O
,	O
it	O
sent	O
a	O
signal	O
to	O
the	O
Stardroids	O
aboard	O
their	O
craft	O
,	O
the	O
future	O
Wily	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
