A new trailer for Capcom’s upcomingMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collectionhas finally confirmed the release date for the compilation. The collection of10 classicMega Mangameswas revealed earlier this year with the popular GBA RPG spinoff coming to modern platforms. The story-focused spinoff of Capcom’s iconic “Blue Bomber” had gone over a decade without a new entry with Capcom ending the series after 2005’sMega Man Battle Network 6. Now, Capcom is bringing back all the classic GBA adventures with a plethora of new features as well.
SinceMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collectionwas revealed in June, Capcom has shared plenty of details about the enhancements coming to the RPGs. EveryBattle Networkgame in the compilation was confirmed to feature online support, with players able to battle with one another and trade chips to upgrade their own folders. The collection will also come with several quality-of-life improvements allowing players to smooth out the game’s rougher edges, change the control schemes and more. Now, Capcom has finally shown players when they’ll be able to pick up theMega Mancompilation.
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The newest trailer forMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collectionshows off a variety of the new features coming to the remakes, as well as confirming the release date.Battle Network Legacy Collectionis set to launch early next year with Capcom revealing the game’s release date for April 14th, 2023. Players are also able to pre-order the game immediately with pre-orders including the exclusive “Custom PET Pack,” featuring exclusive home-screen skins for Mega Man and re-arranged music inBattle Network’s Music Player.
The new trailer shows off several different game modes fromBattle Network Legacy Collection’s online gameplay. Players will be able to duke it out with one another in both private and public matches, with the game confirmed to feature a Ranked mode and online leaderboards.All games in theBattle Networkcompilationwill include the previously mentioned chip trading, showcasing updated high-resolution images of the chips. Certain games will also feature special online functionality, such asBattle Network 2featuring “Style Trading” for different looks for Mega Man.
The release date confirmation forMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collectioncomes as Capcom’s iconic mascot is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month. The originalMega Manfirst launched on the NES in 1987 and has seen 11 main-series entries and several spinoffs since its debut. While the franchise has fallen largely dormant in recent years, rumors have picked up surrounding apotential return to theMega Manfranchisewith domain names for severalMega Mansequels recently updated.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collectionwill release on April 14th, 2023 for PC, PS4, and Switch.
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