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====''Mega Man Network Transmission''====
{{Main|Mega Man Network Transmission}}
Released as part of ''Mega Man''<nowiki/>'s fifteenth anniversary, ''Mega Man Network Transmission'' is a [[platform game]] developed by [[Arika]] and released for the [[GameCube]] in mid-2003.<ref>{{Cite web|last=jkdmedia|date=June 17, 2003|title=Capcom Releases Mega Man Network Transmission on GameCube|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/capcom_releases_mega_man_network_transmission_on_gamecube|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=GameZone}}</ref> The game was first announced in September 2002 at the [[Tokyo Game Show]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=IGN Staff|date=September 21, 2002|title=TGS 2002: Rockman EXE Transmission|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/21/tgs-2002-rockman-exe-transmission|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The game acts is set between ''1'' and ''2'', and involves a new "[[Zero (Mega Man)|Zero Virus]]" that makes Navis go berserk.<ref name="booklet">{{cite book|title=Mega Man Network Transmission ''Instruction Booklet''|date=June 27, 2003|publisher=[[Capcom|Capcom Entertainment, Inc.]]|editor=Capcom|id=DOL-GREE-USA}}</ref> The game mixes the gameplay of the ''Classic'' series 2D platforming and ''Battle Network'' series tactical RPG elements,<ref name="GSpotNetworkreview">{{cite web|author=Gerstmann|first=Jeff|date=June 16, 2003|title=''Mega Man Network Transmission'' Review for GameCube|url=http://www.gamespot.com/mega-man-network-transmission/reviews/mega-man-network-transmission-review-6030115|access-date=February 23, 2022|work=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref name="IGNNetworkReview">{{cite web|author=Casamassina|first=Matt|date=June 16, 2003|title=''Mega Man Network Transmission'' - GameCube Review|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/424/424503p1.html|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=[[IGN]]|authorlink=Matt Casamassina}}</ref> with Keiji Inafune stating the decision was made by Arika to "preserve the core of ''Rockman''".<ref name="dengeki">{{cite web|author=Yoshinoya|first=Bakudan|date=October 11, 2002|title=''Mega Man EXE Transmission'' Interview|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7879/mega-man-exe-transmission-interview|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=Nintendo World Report|publisher=NINWR}}</ref>

Reception to ''Network Transmission'' was divisive; a major point of [[contempt]] was the game's [[Difficulty level|high difficulty]], while the overall presentation drew mixed reactions.<ref name="GSpotNetworkreview" /><ref name="IGNNetworkReview" /> On Metacritic, the game averaged a 65/100 indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mega Man Network Transmission for GameCube Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mega-man-network-transmission/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Red Ventures]]}}</ref>