<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	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
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
launch	O
game	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
and	O
virtually	O
explore	O
nearly	O
any	O
electronic	O
device	O
using	O
highly	O
advanced	O
,	O
online	O
avatars	B-Application
called	O
"	O
NetNavis	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
real-time	B-Application
;	O
special	O
abilities	O
called	O
"	O
Battle	O
Chips	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
the	O
numerous	O
computer	O
viruses	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cyberspace	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
Battle	O
Network	O
to	O
identify	O
specifically	O
with	O
younger	O
gamers	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
setting	O
resembling	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
model	O
that	O
mixes	O
traditional	O
action	B-Application
and	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
ambiguous	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
(	O
"	O
20XX	O
AD	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
jack	O
in	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Net	O
and	O
other	O
computerized	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
explore	O
their	O
various	O
aspects	O
using	O
program	B-Application
avatars	B-Application
called	O
"	O
NetNavis	O
(	O
Network	O
Navigators	O
)	O
"	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
physical	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Net	O
and	O
the	O
inner	O
workings	O
of	O
computers	O
are	O
displayed	O
as	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
with	O
which	O
computer	B-Application
programs	I-Application
of	O
all	O
varieties	O
,	O
as	O
personified	O
in	O
a	O
humanoid	O
form	O
,	O
can	O
interact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
follows	O
one	O
such	O
pair	O
,	O
Lan	O
Hikari	O
and	O
his	O
NetNavi	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WWW	O
intentionally	O
infects	O
computer	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
with	O
computer	O
viruses	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
hinder	O
their	O
normal	O
operations	O
and	O
hack	O
vital	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
together	O
,	O
Wily	O
had	O
specialized	O
in	O
robotics	O
while	O
Lan	O
's	O
grandfather	O
specialized	O
in	O
networks	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
NetNavis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
action-platformer	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
franchise	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
with	O
traditional	O
Mega	O
Man	O
entries	O
in	O
which	O
battle	O
and	O
movement	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
,	O
Battle	O
Networks	B-Architecture
combat	O
occurs	O
only	O
through	O
by	O
battling	O
computer	O
viruses	O
within	O
the	O
Net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
'	O
s	O
own	O
health	O
depletes	O
,	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
occurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
may	O
connect	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
and	O
then	O
give	O
or	O
trade	O
Battle	O
Chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
conceptualized	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
2	O
amidst	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
portable	O
RPG	O
franchise	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
extend	O
upon	O
the	O
traditional	O
action-platform	O
formula	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
3D	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
followed	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
example	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
then-newest	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
creating	O
Battle	O
Network	O
,	O
director	O
Masahiro	O
Yasuma	O
found	O
difficulty	O
in	O
blending	O
action	B-Application
attributes	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
fun	O
you	O
get	O
from	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
new	O
,	O
and	O
fresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
portable	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
target	O
modern	O
gamers	O
,	O
specifically	O
children	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
audience	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Battle	O
Network	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Akari	O
Kaida	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
installment	I-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
22	O
musical	O
tracks	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
were	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Rockman	O
EXE	O
1	O
~	O
3	O
Game	O
Music	O
Collection	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Suleputer	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Battle	O
Network	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2000	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
games	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
recently	O
unveiled	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Network	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
launch	O
title	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
published	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
seven-GBA	O
game	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
before	O
the	O
Japan	O
World	O
Hobby	O
Fair	O
in	O
June	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
well-received	O
,	O
holding	O
aggregates	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
Parish	O
perceived	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
sole	O
reason	O
for	O
success	O
,	O
marrying	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
action	B-Application
qualities	O
with	O
an	O
RPG	O
structure	O
and	O
requiring	O
"	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
sharp	O
thinking	O
and	O
quick	O
reflexes	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
entered	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
at	O
number	O
12	O
,	O
selling	O
approximately	O
43,048	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
led	O
to	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
on	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
arcade	O
;	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
;	O
and	O
numerous	O
pieces	O
of	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
series	O
called	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2006	O
after	O
the	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
to	O
stop	O
developing	O
new	O
Battle	O
Network	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operate	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
World	O
Hobby	O
Fair	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
there	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Svensson	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
then	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Planning	O
&	O
Business	O
Development	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
localize	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Western	O
territories	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
English	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
voice	O
acting	O
removal	O
patch.In	O
addition	O
to	O
various	O
gameplay	O
enhancements	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
either	O
Mega	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PET	O
interface	O
was	O
revamped	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
touchscreen	B-Device
capabilities	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
map	O
while	O
traversing	O
the	O
cyber	O
world	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
implementation	O
in	O
Double	B-Application
Team	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	O
Network	O
series	O
officially	O
ended	O
in	O
2005	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
6	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
1	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
porting	O
it	O
and	O
adding	O
something	O
extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operate	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
at	O
approximately	O
23,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
