Capcom has just dropped the 2nd Trailer for Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, announcing the release date for the collection: April 14, 2023!
Additionally, the new trailer, as well as a new Mr. Famous News segment and Capcom News post showcased all of the online functionality, event Chips being obtainable in the collection and more.
As previously announced, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will feature online connectivity. Note that cross-play is not supported, so both players need to own the game on the same system. In addition to online, the Nintendo Switch version will also support local communication. You’ll be able to access all these features by opening the Network/Comm menu in the game.
Online Battles
You’ll be able to hold a Private Match against a friend using a room code, or be paired up against a random opponent in a Public Match.
For Public Matches, there’s the option to have a casual battle or a ranked match. You’ll be able to rank up and down based on your win record.
Battle rules are also available. Just like in the GBA games, you’ll be able to have a Practice match or a Real Battle, in which the loser forfeits one of their Chips. You can also choose between Single Battle or Triple Battle (the latter is only available for BN3-6).
Mr. Eguchi goes on to explain that some tweaks have been made to make online play a smooth experience. In the Custom Screen, a timer has been added; if you take too long selecting Chips, the Custom Screen will close automatically.
Some Chips may behave differently in single-player and online play as well. According to the Capcom News post, the infamous TreeBomb Prism combo from MMBN2 has been kept to work in single-player, but not in versus battles!
Trading
Chip Trade will be supported in all Battle Network games, and will let you trade BattleChips with other players. In this mode, the BattleChips are all depicted with high-resolution artwork!
Additionally, Style Trade will be available in BN2 only, letting you trade your Styles with another player. For BN3-6, there’s a Program Trade option to trade Navi Customizer Programs with other players.
For BN4 only, the Waiting Room returns. You can exchange Navis with other players to be able to fight them in your game. This even lets you experience those Navis’ story chapters in the other version.
Finally, in BN6 you’ll have the option to Folder Trade. This lets you obtain the other player’s folder as an Extra Folder in your game.
Just like battles, you can trade with friends privately, or do a public trade to be paired up with a random trade partner.
Comparing
For BN3-6, you’ll be able to Compare Libraries with another player. Doing so fills in Chips in your Data Library that the other player has obtained, and lets you order them from the in-game Chip Order system.
In BN4-6, you’ll also have the option to Compare Records. This lets you share level boss deletion times with your friends.
Download Chips
A much-requested feature for the Legacy Collection has now been confirmed! Download Chips will let you obtain the Chips which were previously only available at events. To obtain Download Chips, simply press a button in the Mega Man screen and choose the Chip you want.
The following Download Chips are available:
- MMBN1: Bass
- MMBN2: Gate SP, Aqua Gospel, Elec Gospel, Wood Gospel, Fire Gospel
- MMBN3: Punk, Bass GS
- MMBN4: Prix Power, Duo
- MMBN5: Leader Raid, Chaos Lord
- MMBN6: Double Beast, Gregar, Falzar
Hang on – BN6 includes Double Beast, Gregar and Falzar even in English? Yes, from the Capcom News post, we now have confirmation that the Legacy Collection games will be based on the original Japanese versions of the games, and all languages will have the same content!
Based on the Japanese games!
Here’s something that will interest some players. Capcom has now officially confirmed in their news post that the Legacy Collection games will all be based on the original Japanese versions, and will have all the same contents as the Japanese versions for all languages!
Capcom has not given a lot of details on this, but this means we can likely expect to see things like the removed Jack In animations in BN2 and BN3 restored, as well as the removed Cyberworld areas in BN5 and BN6.
Pre-order bonus
Pre-orders for the full Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will be available starting today, and Capcom has announced a nifty pre-order bonus: the Custom PET Pack.
The Custom PET Pack includes two special skins for the game’s launcher. In the Vol. 1 launcher, you’ll be able to use a Hub Style skin, whereas the Vol. 2 launcher will have a Dark MegaMan skin.
Furthermore, the Custom PET Pack adds 4 rearranged music tracks to the collection’s Music Player:
- Vol. 1
- Hometown (Pop Rock Version)
- Shooting Enemy (Dance Version)
- Vol. 2
- Central Town (Kawaii Future Bass Version)
- Liberation Mission (Piano Version)
For more details on where to pre-order, check out the pre-order page on the collection’s website. We’ve also got some samplers of the arranged tracks, give them a listen below!
