Mega Man Network Transmission, known in Japan as Rockman EXE Transmission, is a video game developed by Arika and published by Capcom for the Nintendo GameCube console.

The game was first released in Japan on 6th March 2003, North America the following June, and PAL regions the following July. Network Transmission is part of the Mega Man Battle Network series, which originated on the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld.

Taking place one month after the events of the first Megaman Battle Network game, the plot follows the protagonist Lan Hikari and his online avatar MegaMan.EXE in their fight against the "WWW (World Three)" organization and its attempt to unleash and spread the infectious "Zero Virus" into cyberspace.

The player controls MegaMan through a set of levels that require actions such as jumping, sliding, and shooting, as well as the use of special "Battle Chips" that grant the player various combat and movement abilities. Network Transmission combines action and platforming gameplay elements from older Mega Man games with the strategy and role-playing elements as defined by the Battle Network series.

The development team's intent was to meld these attributes into a home console title that would appeal to the young gamer audience that they found with the GBA series. Critical reception for Network Transmission has been mostly average reviews. Although it received some positive remarks for its Battle Chip gameplay, many critics complained that the game features a high or unbalanced difficulty level. The game's sound and its combination of 2D and 3D cel-shaded graphics have been met with varied opinions.

Alternative Titles

RockMan EXE Transmission

Platform

Nintendo Gamecube

Developer(s)

Arika

Publishers(s)

Capcom

Genres(s)

Action, Platformer, RPG

NA Release Date

June 17, 2003

JP Release Date

March 6, 2003

EU Release Date

June 26, 2003

ESRB Rating

Everyone

CERO Rating

CERO A

MVGL User Score

5.9 by 53 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

-

Composer(s)

Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Yousuke Yasui

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