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Mega Man Network Transmission
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<p><i>Mega Man Network Transmission</i> is a 2003 <a href="/facts/Action_game/nKkAcggC">action</a>-<a href="/facts/Platform_game/KJnmd0Il">platform</a> <a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">video game</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Arika/NDy0lnMP">Arika</a> and published by <a href="/facts/Capcom/XBPVAyhV">Capcom</a> for the <a href="/facts/GameCube/acH9qVxz">GameCube</a> <a href="/facts/Video_game_console/K72D1NSS">video game console</a>. The game was first released in Japan on March 6, 2003, and in North America and <a href="/facts/PAL_region/j6WvnBn4">PAL regions</a> the following June as Arika's only GameCube game. <i>Network Transmission</i> is part of the <a href="/facts/Mega_Man_Battle_Network/uP5sn3Tp"><i>Mega Man Battle Network</i> series</a>, which originated on the <a href="/facts/Game_Boy_Advance/oRJksVAa">Game Boy Advance</a> (GBA) <a href="/facts/Handheld_game_console/l1hmKVPx">handheld</a> and takes place in an alternate timeline to the main <a href="/facts/Mega_Man_series/wCCDMoGL"><i>Mega Man</i> series</a>. </p><p>Taking place one month after the events of the first <a href="/facts/Mega_Man_Battle_Network_(video_game)/fWfLv1GM"><i>Mega Man Battle Network</i> game</a>, the plot follows the human protagonist <a href="/facts/List_of_Mega_Man_Battle_Network_characters/FCn0ElIr">Lan Hikari</a> and his online avatar <a href="/facts/List_of_Mega_Man_Battle_Network_characters/FCn0ElIr">MegaMan.EXE</a> in their fight against the "<a href="/facts/List_of_Mega_Man_Battle_Network_characters/FCn0ElIr">WWW (World Three)</a>" organization and its attempt to unleash and spread the infectious "Zero <a href="/facts/Computer_virus/IyTC1usq">Virus</a>" 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. <i>Network Transmission</i> combines <a href="/facts/Action_game/nKkAcggC">action</a> and <a href="/facts/Platform_game/KJnmd0Il">platforming</a> gameplay elements from older <i>Mega Man</i> games with the strategy and <a href="/facts/Role-playing_video_game/o4sTj5vl">role-playing</a> elements as defined by the <i>Battle Network</i> series. </p><p>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 <i>Network Transmission</i> has been mostly average reviews. Although it received some positive remarks for its Battle Chip gameplay, many critics have complained that the game features a high or unbalanced <a href="/facts/Difficulty_level/WE3FFBaq">difficulty level</a>. The game's sound and its combination of <a href="/facts/2D_computer_graphics/j6dBxDpX">2D</a> and <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics/zlWW6eaF">3D</a> <a href="/facts/Cel-shaded_animation/0n5Mw9NA">cel-shaded</a> graphics have been met with varied opinions. </p>