<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
subseries	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
one	O
year	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
format	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
,	O
platform	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Reploid	O
known	O
as	O
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
lead	O
him	O
through	O
various	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X7	I-Application
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
featured	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
logo	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X7	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X8	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Command	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Transmission	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Chip	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
via	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Zero/ZX	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
since	O
separated	O
from	O
Ciel	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Resistance	O
,	O
now	O
wandering	O
the	O
desert	O
and	O
defeating	O
countless	O
Pantheons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
surviving	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Guardians	O
have	O
assumed	O
command	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Harpuia	O
as	O
the	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resistance	O
is	O
now	O
being	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
Reploid	O
named	O
Elpizo	O
,	O
while	O
Ciel	B-Application
continues	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
energy	O
that	O
will	O
hopefully	O
eliminate	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
learns	O
that	O
Elpizo	O
is	O
planning	O
a	O
frontal	O
assault	O
on	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
believe	O
in	O
Ciel	B-Application
's	O
plan	O
of	O
creating	O
energy	O
as	O
means	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driven	O
mad	O
,	O
he	O
declares	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
harness	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
legendary	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
to	O
destroy	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
(	O
and	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
humans	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
brought	O
about	O
the	O
Elf	O
Wars	O
a	O
century	O
ago	O
that	O
left	O
the	O
Earth	O
in	O
a	O
disastrous	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
powers	O
granted	O
by	O
partially	O
unsealing	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
,	O
he	O
invades	O
Neo	B-Application
Arcadia	I-Application
and	O
breaks	O
into	O
the	O
temple	O
where	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
X	O
is	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post	O
credits	O
scene	O
,	O
an	O
unknown	O
man	O
notes	O
the	O
Dark	O
Elf	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
an	O
entity	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Omega	O
"	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
time	O
to	O
take	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
are	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
function	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
four	O
specific	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
could	O
be	O
transformed	O
into	O
health-storing	O
Sub-Tanks	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
Sub-Tanks	O
are	O
now	O
hidden	O
in	O
various	O
stages	O
as	O
collectible	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remaining	O
two	O
must	O
be	O
unlocked	O
using	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
the	O
player	O
select	O
missions	O
from	O
a	O
list	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
Stage	O
Select	O
option	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
select	O
from	O
four	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
whereas	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
had	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
interconnected	O
world	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
linked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
function	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
being	O
single-use	O
aids	O
with	O
either	O
temporary	O
or	O
permanent	O
effects	O
on	O
Zero	O
or	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
penalizes	O
the	O
mission	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Nurse	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Animal	O
and	O
Hacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
EX	O
Skills	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
copy	O
powers	O
from	O
the	O
bosses	O
in	O
previous	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
copy	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
weapon	O
energy	O
to	O
feed	O
the	O
attacks	O
,	O
EX	O
Skills	O
modify	O
Zero	O
's	O
weapons	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
abilities	O
or	O
replacing	O
their	O
normal	O
abilities	O
with	O
an	O
ability	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
defeated	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
Zero	O
will	O
start	O
with	O
all	O
activated	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elves	I-Application
used	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
still	O
in	O
effect	O
(	O
the	O
penalties	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
will	O
still	O
remain	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Form	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
leveling	O
up	O
and	O
using	O
every	O
Cyber	B-Application
Elf	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
have	O
two	O
cartridges	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
link	O
two	O
GBAs	B-Device
and	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
two-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
at	O
53,839	O
copies	O
and	O
climbed	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
spot	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
25,283	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
158,479	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
