Underplayed Gems

Mega Man Battle Network (2001)

Mega Man Battle Network cover
Developer
Capcom, Capcom Production Studio 2
Publisher
Capcom
Platforms
Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
Rating
4.1 of 5, 66 player ratings
Main story
about 13 hours
Completionist
about 35 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A peppy cyber-adventure that mixes real-time skirmishes with the thrill of hunting down collectible chips.

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About

In the future, a young net-battler named Lan, boots his 'personal exploration terminal' (PET) and prepares to hack into the network to battle net crime. Lan's PET is no ordinary network navigator. It's Mega Man.EXE, the cyber-identity, which infiltrates the crime-ridden network to battle destructive computer viruses. Defeat viruses in real time and collect Battle Chips program data, containing valuable weapons data and critical system info. Collect over 175 Battle Chips to help Lan and Mega Man.EXE restore peace and order to the network.

Trailer

Screenshots

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