Mega Man Battle Network 6

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Story

Lan and his family have moved to Cyber City. However, WWW has returned and is causing trouble that not even the Official NetBattlers can control, so MegaMan decides to investigate. Here, MegaMan discovers that the Cybeasts Falzar and Gregar have something to do with a mysterious conspiracy.

When a WWW Navi, Circusman, captures one of the Cybeasts, MegaMan captures the other Cybeast into his body. Lan and MegaMan must fight WWW and stop whatever they're up to. At first it seems that Baryl and Colonel were the culprits of the conspiracy, but later in the end he admits that he was working for Dr. Wily himself. antique light fixtures

Dr. Wily raised Baryl when his own father was off fighting in a war, and in his kindness for Baryl, he was distracted from his plans for revenge of the Net society. He also created Colonel, the "perfect navi" who had the ability to feel kindness and had powers of machine manipulation. However, once Baryl's father, his only true friend was killed in battle, Wily began to feel the past thoughts of revenge and modified Colonel to become a military grade Navi. The other programs were modified into a separate Navi named Iris. She was to be a military control Navi, until she met Lan, who showed her that humans were not bloodthirsty killers. rustic chandelier

As a precaution, Wily planted a program forbidding these Navis to merge by having them explode if they were ever to do so. To hatch his latest scheme to destroy the Net and the world, he built 2 enormous Copybots and installed the Falzar and Gregar Cybeasts in it, until Baryl decided what was truly right and began to battle one of the Cybeasts. MegaMan also began to battle the other Cybeast, until in a twist, the Cybeast took over MegaMan's body once again. Colonel and Iris began the risky merging, and with their heightened powers they destroyed the Cybeast from MegaMan's body. However, instead of separating, they planned to sacrifice themselves to destroy the Cybeasts once and for all. tiffany chandeliers

The future of the main characters are revealed: Chaud leads a group of worldwide officials, Mick became a teacher, Tab made his store a huge success, Dex became mayor of ACDC town, and Yai became president of her father's company. Also, Lan, now a scientist, is revealed to have married Mayl. They have a son named Patch. Finally, Megaman is revealed to be spending a lot of time in the real world via his copybot.

Gameplay

There are many changes in gameplay in Battle Network 6. One of which is the chip-limiting system. It limits how many of the same chips the player can keep in a folder depending on its MB.

Mega Man is only allowed 4 Hi-Cannons because its MB is from 20-29.

Another one is a slight change in the Navi Customizer. Parts can be placed off the map, allowing the player to install more programs, but at the risk of having a bug.

There are Link Navis can be controlled by the player, and have their own special chip, like MegaMan's allies in BN5. However, these Navis can go about the net freely like MegaMan, although their jack-in point is fixed. Link Navi Charged Shots and special chip damage can no longer upgrade themselves. Instead, they are buster-dependent, giving buster-improving chips some more use. Link Navis can also get rid of obstacles that obstruct MegaMan's path, allowing him to reap rewards like mystery data containing rare items, or allowing access to Net Navis with secret information. The Link Navis include Aqua Man in the Falzar version, and Heat Man in the Greger version. The main drawback to playing as another Navi however, is that they cannot use the Navi Customizer.

Another new introduction is the Tag Chip System, which allows players to "tag" 2 chips together as long as the combined MB of the chips is 60 or lower. These chips will appear side by side in the Custom Screen when either one of them is drawn. This system has allowed players to access low-MB chip combos or Program Advances with ease. Chips chosen as tag chips cannot be set as regular chips.

Cross System

Succeeding the Soul Unison system, the Cross System is introduced in Battle Network 6. Although similar to the preceding system in Battle Network 4 and 5, Crosses can last for the entire duration of a battle without utilizing the three-turn limit and can be activated without a sacrificial chip. Upon finishing an ally Navi's mission and battle, MegaMan will gain the Navi Link to that particular Navi, thus enabling a Cross between MegaMan and the corresponding Navi. There are 5 Crosses per game, and each has an element with attributes to the linking Navi. However, if MegaMan is hit by an element that he is weak against, he will instantly take double damage and revert to his normal state. While in a Cross, MegaMan cannot achieve Full Synchro.

Beast Out

Beast Out is an additional gameplay element after MegaMan encounters one of two Cybeasts. This feature can be activated by pressing the "Beast Button" in the Custom Screen. Like Soul Unison, Beast Out lasts three consecutive turns and "Emotion Points" can be recovered by avoiding usage of the power in later battles. Upon expiration, MegaMan will be in an exhausted state but can still activate Crosses. However, as a consequence, he cannot achieve Full Synchro.

The Cross/Beast system provided newer strategies in battle.

Beast Out also grants all neutral-element chips an additional 30 damage bonus. They can also be charged to launch a special attack against the nearest enemy. This attack is dependent on the form MegaMan has (i.e. the basic Gregar form is a slash where the Heat Beast is a flamethrower). Regardless of the cross, non-elemental (including sword, wind, etc.) chips are the only chips which can be charged. All chips, except those with no attack value or chips that cause the screen to dim, gain what has been called "Auto Target", where MegaMan attacks enemies at a very close range. He will move from his current location to the front of the targeted virus (the closest enemy) regardless of his location, and will initiate his attack. This effect lasts in all Beast Crosses, and will be removed when MegaMan becomes tired. Despite the similarities between the two Beast Outs, the two variations possess unique abilities and different buster attacks.

In the Japanese version, Beast Out can also be activated by using a Beast Link Gate (Japanese GBA Accessory).

When MegaMan's emotion points reach zero and the player Beasts Out, MegaMan will perform a desperation move called "Beast Over". He is placed into a berserked state but gains invincibility and uses chips automatically (similar to DarkInvis in the previous game). Once the Custom Gauge fills, Beast Over automatically ends. Upon expiration, MegaMan's Buster stats drop to one and his HP rapidly drains. He is also unable to utilize any remaining Crosses nor achieve Full Synchro.

A new element, called "Cross Beast", occurs when MegaMan activates Beast Out while in a Cross or vice versa. In this state, the Cross will take the appearance and abilities of the corresponding Beast Out, as well as the attributes of the activated Cross.

Cross Beast, much like a standard Beast Out, will deduct emotion points from MegaMan. It will also leave him exhausted, but will still allow him to activate other Crosses.

Others

Dark Chips have all but vanished, almost all of them having been destroyed in the ending of Battle Network 5. This means the previously "dark" chips returning in this game can be used with normal Megaman. However, owners of the Japanese version can still use Dark Chips via the Beast Link Gate accessory, and without the previous penalty of losing 1 Hit Point from their maximum.

Content Removal

Due to previous Boktai titles having low sales in the US, Konami has not planned to release Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack for English localization, so references to the series (Including the secret "Immortal Area") have been removed. Additionally Beast Link Gate functionality was removed. Oddly enough, the GunSol chips along with the poster of Django The Solar Boy in Lan's room were left in. In the Japanese games, players can transfer characters they had trained and leveled on a separate LiNK PET_EX system into their game to replace Rockman. This system allowed for dynamic adjustment of character statistics as well as the ability to use characters that were normally unplayable. As in previous games, compatibility with the e+ Reader was removed.

Development

Capcom unveiled official details about the game on August 11, 2005. They planned to release it in Japan on November 2005. With the combined Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team set for an April release on Nintendo DS in Europe, Capcom has announced that the sixth installment of the series will be arriving in North America sometime in the second quarter of 2006.

Critical reception

 Reviews

Review scores

Publication

Score

1UP.com

B11]

GameSpot

6.9/10

GameSpy

3/5

GameZone

5.4/10

IGN

5.5/10

Mega Man Battle Network 6 nearly sold half a million copies during its first month.

The game was released to mixed reviews, with both versions receiving an average score of roughly 65 out of 100 at Game Rankings. It was commented by Frank Provo of GameSpot that "longtime fans may be disappointed to discover that there's really nothing in Mega Man Battle Network 6 that wasn't in the previous games, but they'll likely feel compelled to finish this one anyway, since the story provides the payoff for events that have been building since the first game". Michael Knutson of GameZone commented that "the new customization aspects of the game are a nice addition to the game, but it doesn save the game from the overall 'been there-done that a million times' feeling". As with other games in the series, reviewers often criticized Battle Network 6 for recycling material from the game's predecessors with little or no improvement such as graphics and gameplay.

References

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^ "CAPCOM Announces Mega Man Battle Network 6". GameSpot. 2005-08-12. http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/08/12/news_6130985.html. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 

^ a b Bozon, Mark. "IGN: Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar Review". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/712/712597p1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 

^ "Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar - GBA". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/929993.asp?q=gregar. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 

^ "Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar - GBA". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/929992.asp?q=falzar. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 

^ a b c d e "Mega Man Battle Network 6 Game Manual". Megaman Retrofaction. http://megaman.retrofaction.com/mmbn/resources/mmbn6fmanual.txt. Retrieved 2008-07-12. 

^ Director of the Seaside Aquarium:Thank you very much for the other day. I didn't get the chance to thank you properly. So to say thanks, I wanted to send you something special! I call it the "TagChip system"! It is what it sounds like...it lets you tag up to 2 chips! For instance, you can tag Sword with AreaGrab. Then, when Sword appears on the Custom Screen during battle, so will AreaGrab! This lets you make combos even easier!.........However, the chips you can tag must add up to less than 60 MB. Remember this limit! (Mega Man Battle Network 6) Capcom Japan, 2006

^ Gantayat, Anoop. "Mega Man Battle Network 6 News". http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/641/641194p1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 

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^ Wilcox, John. "Mega Man Battle Network 6 News". TVG. http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/Q2_Release_For_Mega_Man_Battle_Network_6_In_North_America_9392_5540_0.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-08. 

^ Soral. "Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar Review". 1UP. http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?gId=3148372&sec=REVIEWS&r=7278325. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 

^ a b Provo, Frank. "Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar for Game Boy Advance Review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gba/rpg/megamanbattlenetwork6faltzerversion/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=tabs&tag=tabs;reviews. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 

^ Theobald, Phil. "GameSpy: Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar Review". GameSpy. http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/mega-man-battle-network-6-v1/712909p1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 

^ a b Knutson, Michael. "Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar Review - Game Boy Advance". GameZone. http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r28947.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 

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