Capcom has announced Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, an all-encompassing collection of the 10 Mega Man Battle Network games that will arrive on PS4 (and PS5 via backward compatibility), Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on 14th April 2023.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection was announced earlier this year, reviving the tactical RPG spin-off series for modern platforms. Originally released for the Game Boy Advance from 2001 through 2005 – they really churned them out! – Mega Man Battle Network puts you in control of MegaMan.EXE, a NetNavi that’s operated by Lan Hiraki as they try to foil the schemes of the online crime organisation WWW.
The games are all presented in their original GBA 3:2 aspect ratio, with artwork around the edges, just as you’d expect from a retro collection, but have been enhanced in a variety of ways. There’s an optional high-resolution filter, for one thing, but more important is the support for online play. The multiplayer on GBA is now limited by needing to be in the same physical space and connected by a cable, but the wonders of the modern day allow Capcom to add in online multiplayer for battles, chip trades and other features. MMBN3 brought the best-of-three Triple Battles, while MMBN4 had the Version Battles returning.
The collection includes 10 games, but Mega Man Battle Network lifted Pokémon’s release style with multiple variants of Mega Man Battle Network 3 and later. It’s not just the version differences that this collection will include, ut there’s 15 downloadable Battle Chips that were originally only available at promotional events in Japan.
The collection can be bought either as a complete whole, or in two volumes. These split the series in half, with Volume 1 including Mega Man Battle Network 1 through 3, and Volume 2 including Mega Man Battle Network 4 through 6.
Source: press release
