Mega Man Battle Network 5
Lan and Mega Man return in the fifth entry to the Battle Network series of
games. In this sequel, a mysterious group is distributing Dark Navi chips in
the hope of corrupting Navis worldwide. Lan and his friends must storm the
Dark Chip Factory and put a stop to this problem before it becomes any worse.
The game uses an RPG style over-world in which Lan and Mega Man navigate and
interact. In the real world, you control Lan, and can interact with objects
and talk to people. When you need to enter cyberspace, you ‘jack-in’, and take
control of Mega Man. Mega Man must also battle viruses in addition to
navigating through the internet. This is done with a combination of action and
turn-based battle, where you select powerful chips to give you an edge each
turn, then use the chips and dodge shots in realtime.
The game also features Liberation Missions, which are a more traditional turn-
based style of play. In this mode, you must ‘liberate’ dark tiles on your way
to confront the boss. Liberation Missions play somewhat like a complicated
game of chess, with the player actually fighting the battles between the
pieces.
Unique to this version of the game is the ability to play as Colonel partway
through the story. The game can also link up to Mega Man Battle Network 5:
Team Protoman to trade and complete your battle chip collection – certain
chips are only available in one version of the game.
Mega Man Battle Network 5