![]() The music is a lovely trip down nostalgia lane as I reminisced about my time with the games back when they were first released.įrom a gameplay perspective, players can expect some new adjustments and features as well. ![]() I was especially surprised with the inclusion of art from the Japanese-only (and unfortunately omitted from this collection) DS remake of the first Battle Network title that sees a crossover with the Mega Man from Battle Network’s successor series found on the DS, Mega Man Star Force. The collection itself is littered with concept art music and other goodies for the diehard fan to peruse. All of this made this series stand out and are just one of the many reasons why these spinoff titles of the blue bomber are so beloved, twenty years later. Many homages to classic Mega Man characters can be found everywhere you look, with BN redesigns of characters such as ProtoMan, GutsMan, CutMan, and more for longtime fans can enjoy. Digitally, you can purchase them together or separately, but the physical editions on PlayStation and Switch come as one complete package with the two volumes together.Įach game in the series follows the adventures of Lan Hikari and his net navi (a digital avatar), Mega Man.EXE, as they save the world from terrorist organizations, the mafia, and beyond. In this case, the first volume contains Battle Networks 1 and 2 along with 3 White and 3 Blue, with the second volume letting players experience 4 Blue Moon / Red Sun, 5 Team Protoman/Team Colonel, and lastly, 6 Cybeast Falzar/Gregar. Similar to the X Legacy Collection, Battle Network’s is also divided into two volumes, each containing half the series. While each game felt largely the same, each entry added new features and mechanics that made every new entry exciting to dive into. It was in an era where nearly every franchise wanted to hop aboard the collectathon train that Pokémon had started a few years prior, with later Battle Network entries leaning on the Pokémon trend further by offering two different versions with exclusives in both. The Battle Network games were arguably the starkest departure from the traditional Mega Man formula, especially back in 2001 when the first game was originally released. ![]() There was something special about Battle Network. But while those previous games featured action platformers, the Battle Network Legacy Collection brings together 10 RPGs, meaning you will spend much more time with this collection! This marks the fourth massive collection of the blue bomber, following the classic, X, and Zero/ZX series’, and with it comes many of the additions found in those as well. Time to blow off the digital dust from my notes on program advances and virus-busting tricks, at long last, Capcom has released the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection. ![]()
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