Mega Man Battle Network is a 2001 real-time tactical RPG for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Capcom Production Studio 2 and published by Capcom, with Ubi Soft handling Europe. Players guide Lan Hikari in the real world and MegaMan.EXE inside the Net, fighting viruses on a grid using collectible Battle Chips, with link cable chip trading and NetBattles.
How To Play Mega Man Battle Network
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move Lan / move MegaMan.EXE on the battle grid
A
Confirm / talk / use the selected Battle Chip
B
Cancel / fire the MegaBuster in battle
L / R
Open the Custom screen when the gauge is full
Start
Pause / main menu
About Mega Man Battle Network
Release date
JP: March 21, 2001 | NA: October 31, 2001 | EU: November 30, 2001
Developer
Capcom Production Studio 2
Publisher
Capcom (JP/NA), Ubi Soft (EU)
Platform
Game Boy Advance
Genre
Real-time tactical RPG
Series
Mega Man (first Battle Network game)
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer (link cable chip trading and battles)
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