It is the third game in the " Mega Man Battle Network " series, released in 2002 in Japan and 2003 in North America.
is a platform video game, part of the " Mega Man Battle Network " subseries of " Mega Man " video games.
The general gameplay is essentially identical to that of the original Mega Man Battle Network game; indeed, the two games utilize a significant amount of the same graphics.
The " Battle Network " series officially ended in 2005 with the release of " Mega Man Battle Network 6 " for the Game Boy Advance.
Darkloid versions of Navis that appeared in " Mega Man Battle Network 4 " ( such as TopMan ) also appear in cyberspace for the player to battle against.
Despite the similarities, " Mega Man Star Force " is separate from the " Mega Man Battle Network " series, taking place many years afterward.
"Axess " was meant to promote the Japanese release of " Mega Man Battle Network 4 " and prominently features characters and concepts from this game.
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In a similar format to " Mega Man Battle Network 5 : Double Team DS ", each game card contains two versions of the game, available as and.
Another spin-off of the series, " Mega Man Battle Network ", features Protoman . exe as a friend and rival of the protagonist, Megaman . exe.