<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
originated	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
timeline	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
"	O
Maverick	O
"	O
androids	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Hunters	O
"	O
hack	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
"	O
Mother	O
Computer	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
destabilize	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
networks	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
other	O
Mavericks	O
to	O
cause	O
rampant	O
destruction	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
contains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	O
home	O
console	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
action-platform	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
attempt	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stages	O
,	O
gain	O
various	O
power-ups	O
such	O
as	O
armor	O
parts	O
,	O
and	O
defeat	O
each	O
stage	O
's	O
boss	O
,	O
assimilating	O
its	O
signature	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
stages	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
bosses	O
from	O
both	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	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
later	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
eShop	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
timeline	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
in	O
which	O
humans	O
and	O
intelligent	O
androids	O
called	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
coexist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
normal	O
difficulty	O
mode	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hacker	O
named	O
Techno	O
from	O
a	O
band	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Hunters	O
"	O
breaks	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
Mother	O
Computer	O
,	O
destabilizing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
networks	O
and	O
allowing	O
Mavericks	O
to	O
run	O
wild	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
awakens	O
to	O
find	O
himself	O
on	O
the	O
highway	O
from	O
his	O
first	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
to	O
stop	O
Sigma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techno	O
reveals	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
hack	O
into	O
the	O
Mother	O
Computer	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
upload	O
his	O
own	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
into	O
the	O
computer	O
X	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
core	O
begins	O
to	O
detonate	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
X	O
escapes	O
,	O
Middy	O
chooses	O
to	O
stay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
twin	O
brother	O
share	O
a	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
perishes	O
alongside	O
Techno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hard	O
mode	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
partially	O
extends	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
where	O
Zero	O
informs	O
X	O
that	O
someone	O
else	O
has	O
illegally	O
accessed	O
records	O
from	O
the	O
Mother	O
Computer	O
and	O
reproduced	O
more	O
Maverick	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
that	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
on	O
non-handheld	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
portable	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
borrows	O
content	O
from	O
its	O
home	O
console	O
counterparts	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
composed	O
mostly	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
X2	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
content	O
made	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
contains	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
with	O
Normal	O
and	O
Hard	O
mode	O
making	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
narrative	O
and	O
featuring	O
only	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
main	O
bosses	O
in	O
each	O
,	O
while	O
Xtreme	O
mode	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
scenario	O
with	O
all	O
eight	O
bosses	O
available	O
to	O
fight	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haruki	O
Suetsugu	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
artist	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
for	O
both	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
his	O
illustrations	O
may	O
be	O
too	O
complex	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
greatly	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
outcome	O
by	O
graphics	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
79%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
on	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
have	O
somewhat	O
varied	O
,	O
though	O
all	O
agreed	O
the	O
game	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
compact	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
contributor	O
Jon	O
Thompson	O
justified	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphical	O
inferiority	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
overall	O
called	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
"	O
neither	O
garish	O
nor	O
ugly	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
collision	O
detection	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
and	O
an	O
apparent	O
flicker	B-General_Concept
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nix	O
only	O
noticed	O
these	O
irritations	O
when	O
playing	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
on	O
an	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
alleviated	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
critics	O
saw	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
as	O
a	O
competent	O
entry	O
among	O
home	O
console	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thompson	O
and	O
Nix	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
like	O
other	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
and	O
unlike	O
the	O
classic	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
focused	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
end-stage	O
boss	O
battles	O
than	O
the	O
stages	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
editor	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
was	O
less	O
specific	O
about	O
his	O
objections	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
rough	O
transition	O
"	O
from	O
SNES	B-Application
to	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
"	O
bordering	O
on	O
unplayable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
at	O
15,312	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Create	O
sales	O
information	O
shows	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
the	O
182nd	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2000	O
at	O
64,011	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
both	O
games	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
Capcom	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
