Get ready to jack in to your Switch, PS4, and PC. Capcom confirmed that it’s working on Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection via the June 28, 2022 Nintendo Partners Mini-Direct broadcast. A brief teaser introduced the ten-game series, but did not confirm a release window for outside Japan. The Japanese edition of the Mini-Direct promised a 2023 release window.
Check out the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection trailer below.
The Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (known as the Rockman.EXE Advanced Collection in Japan) is a bundle of all ten main Mega Man Battle Network titles. Originally released on the Game Boy Advance from 2001 to 2006, Battle Network titles posited a different take on the Mega Man franchise. Rather than a robotic reploid, the the series posits the titular character as a “NetNavi”, a computer program called MegaMan.EXE. Mega Man and his operator Lan Hikari journey to stop the plans of the WWW (World Three) Organization.
The bundle contains ten games, although Mega Man Battle Network 3, 4, 5, and 6 were each released with two variants, like to the Pokémon series.
Here’s a list of the games:
- Mega Man Battle Network
- Mega Man Battle Network 2
- Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
- Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon
- Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Colonel
- Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Protoman
- Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar
- Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar
The bundle comes with a gallery with over 1,000 pieces of art, as well as a music collection with over 150 tracks from the games. The full soundtracks are also available via iTunes and Spotify. The physical edition packs all the content into a single purchase, though the digital edition is split into two volumes sold separately.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will release in 2023 on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC.
