Editing Mega Man 5 (section)

{{Short description|1992 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Mega Man 5
| image = megaman5 box.jpg
| alt = North American cover art
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP/NA|Capcom|EU|[[Nintendo]]}}
| director = Ichirou Mihara
| designer = Ichirou Mihara
| producer = [[Tokuro Fujiwara]]
| programmer = Tadashi Kuwana
| artist = {{ubl|[[Keiji Inafune]]|Hayato Kaji|Naoya Tomita|Kazunori Tazaki|Kazushi Itō}}
| composer = Mari Yamaguchi
| series = ''[[Mega Man]]''
| released = {{collapsible list|title=December 4, 1992|'''Famicom/NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|December 4, 1992<ref name="r20">{{Cite book|isbn=978-1-897376-79-9 |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Mega Man: Official Complete Works|publisher=[[Udon Entertainment]]|pages=28–33}}</ref>|NA|December 1992<ref name="NintendoList">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=Nintendo of America |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>|EU|1993}}'''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|JP|November 25, 1999<ref name="completeworks">{{Cite book|isbn=978-1-897376-79-9|date=January 6, 2010 |title=Mega Man: Official Complete Works|publisher=[[Udon Entertainment]]|pages=102–103}}</ref>}}'''Mobile phone'''{{vgrelease|JP|October 1, 2007<ref name="mobile">{{cite magazine| date=October 1, 2007 | script-title=ja:主要3キャリアで『ロックマン』を配信！ カプコン10月の最新アプリ情報をお届け | url=http://www.famitsu.com/k_tai/news/1210918_1350.html | author=Famitsu staff | magazine=[[Famitsu]] | publisher=[[Enterbrain]], [[Tokuma Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=April 22, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028185431/http://www.famitsu.com/k_tai/news/1210918_1350.html | archive-date=October 28, 2007}}</ref>}}'''Android, iOS'''{{vgrelease|WW|January 5, 2017<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dotson|first1=Carter|title='Mega Man' 1-6 Releasing for iOS and Android on January 5th|url=http://toucharcade.com/2016/12/30/mega-man-1-6-releasing-for-ios-and-android-on-january-5th/|website=Touch Arcade|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141830/http://toucharcade.com/2016/12/30/mega-man-1-6-releasing-for-ios-and-android-on-january-5th/|archive-date=December 31, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[Platformer|platform]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]|[[Mobile phone]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[iOS]]}}
}}

'''''Mega Man 5'''''{{efn|stylized in-game as '''''Mega Man V'''''; known as {{nihongo|'''''Rockman 5: Blues no Wana!?'''''|ロックマン5 ブルースの{{ruby|罠|わな}}!?|''Rokkuman 5 Burūsu no Wana!?''|lit. "Rockman 5: Blues' Trap!?"}} in Japan}}  is a 1992 [[action game|action]]-[[platformer|platform game]] developed and published by [[Capcom]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It is the fifth installment of the [[Mega Man|original ''Mega Man'' series]] and was released in Japan on December 4, 1992. It saw a release during the same month in North America and in 1993 in Europe by [[Nintendo]].

Taking place after the events of ''[[Mega Man 4]]'', [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]]'s brother and ally [[List of Mega Man characters#Proto Man|Proto Man]] leads a group of menacing robots in attacks on the world and kidnaps his creator [[List of Mega Man characters#Dr. Light|Dr. Light]], forcing Mega Man to fight against his brother. ''Mega Man 5'' carries over the same graphical style and action-platforming gameplay as the four preceding chapters in the series. The game introduces a new character, [[List of Mega Man characters#Beat|Beat]], a robotic bird that the player can use as a weapon once a series of eight collectible [[Letter (alphabet)|letters]] are found. Artist [[Keiji Inafune]] had to re-illustrate the bosses several times but described his work as fun.

''Mega Man 5'' was met with a positive critical reception for its graphics, difficulty, and music, while receiving criticism for its lack of innovation in its plot or gameplay. Like previous games in the series, ''Mega Man 5'' was remade for [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in Japan. It later appeared on [[mobile phone]]s, and become part of game collections, including ''[[Mega Man Anniversary Collection]]''. It has also been released through [[Virtual Console]] and [[PlayStation Network]] in [[Video game console emulator#Official use|emulated]] form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/blog/2014/07/31/mega-man-battle-network-now-on-wii-u-more-mm-games-all-august|title=Mega Man Battle Network now on Wii U, more MM games all August|author=Minish Capcom|date=July 31, 2014|work=Capcom Unity|publisher=[[Capcom]]|access-date=May 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630080238/http://www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/blog/2014/07/31/mega-man-battle-network-now-on-wii-u-more-mm-games-all-august|archive-date=June 30, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Two follow-ups were developed at the same time and released in 1993: ''[[Mega Man 6]]'', a direct sequel for NES, and ''[[Mega Man X (video game)|Mega Man X]]'', a spin-off for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], and start of its own [[Mega Man X|game series]].