<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
where	O
humans	O
and	O
intelligent	O
Robots	B-Algorithm
called	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
live	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
in	O
which	O
planet	O
Earth	O
was	O
devastated	O
by	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Maverick	O
"	O
leader	O
Sigma	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Zero	O
sacrificed	O
his	O
own	O
life	O
to	O
save	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
tackles	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stages	O
and	O
adds	O
the	O
unique	O
weapon	O
of	O
each	O
boss	O
to	O
X	O
's	O
arsenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
Asia	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
weeks	O
have	O
passed	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
has	O
an	O
increased	O
emphasis	O
on	O
rescuing	O
Reploids	O
over	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
previous	O
games	O
rewarded	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
health	O
or	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
additional	O
parts	O
or	O
other	O
permanent	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
possible	O
to	O
unlock	O
what	O
are	O
normally	O
the	O
final	O
set	O
of	O
stages	O
,	O
namely	O
Gate	O
's	O
laboratory	O
,	O
much	O
earlier	O
than	O
normal	O
than	O
what	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
norm	O
for	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
,	O
players	O
normally	O
had	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
8	O
main	O
bosses	O
before	O
unlocking	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
chapter	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Zero	O
at	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
And	O
so	O
I	O
’d	O
always	O
planned	O
to	O
make	O
Zero	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
X6	O
comes	O
out	O
sooner	O
from	O
another	O
division	O
and	O
Zero	O
comes	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
in	O
that	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
’m	O
like	O
,	O
'	O
What	O
's	O
this	O
!	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
also	O
felt	O
he	O
owed	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
an	O
apology	O
for	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
create	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
"	O
starting	O
to	O
go	O
in	O
a	O
direction	O
out	O
of	O
 [ his ] 	O
control	O
"	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Haruki	O
Suetsugu	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
,	O
signed	O
on	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
character	O
designer	O
and	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
illustrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suetsugu	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
schedule	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
was	O
tight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
,	O
Sigma	O
was	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
mess	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
music	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Naoto	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
instrumental	O
and	O
vocal	O
music	O
was	O
compiled	O
on	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Music	O
Generation	O
:	O
Rockman	O
X1	B-Device
~	O
X6	O
soundtrack	O
released	O
by	O
Suleputer	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
tracks	O
for	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
removed	O
completely	O
when	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
in-game	O
voice	O
tracks	O
are	O
still	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
at	O
39,318	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengeki	O
Online	O
reported	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
106,980	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
marking	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
109th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
eventually	O
saw	O
a	O
re-release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
range	O
of	O
budget	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
65	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
most	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
thought	O
I	O
’d	O
sooner	O
see	O
Sasquatch	O
ride	O
a	O
Chimera	O
bareback	O
through	O
the	O
streets	O
than	O
a	O
bland	O
series	O
like	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
last	O
through	O
six	O
installments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
referred	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
as	O
"	O
sloppy	O
"	O
citing	O
multiple	O
issues	O
within	O
its	O
design	O
such	O
as	O
repetitive	O
stages	O
and	O
background	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
writer	O
to	O
call	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
the	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSOne	O
Classics	O
line	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
internationally	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
Rockman	O
X	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
2	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
