Editing Mega Man Battle Network (section)

====''Rockman.EXE 4.5: Real Operation''====
{{Main|Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation}}
''Rockman.EXE 4.5: Real Operation'' was released in Japan-only on August 6, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|last=IGN Staff|date=August 11, 2004|title=Now Playing in Japan|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/11/now-playing-in-japan-186|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The "Real Operation" part of the title refers to how the Game Boy Advance functions as its own PET; during battles, players don't control the Navi directly, instead giving it instructions to follow.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2016|title=『ロックマン エグゼ 4.5 リアルオペレーション』がWii Uバーチャルコンソールに登場、本日配信開始！|trans-title="Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation" is now available on the Wii U Virtual Console and is available today!|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201601/13097165.html|access-date=February 23, 2022|publisher=[[Famitsu]]|language=Japanese}}</ref> Reportedly, the game's development was "hell" due to it being completed in less than a year, in-between ''Battle Network 4'' and ''5''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Midnite |date=March 19, 2018 |title=EXE 15th Ann. Special Staff Discussion! (Part 1) |url=https://www.therockmanexezone.com/interviews/2018/03/19/exe-15th-ann-special-staff-discussion-part-1/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=The Rockman.EXE Zone}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2020 |title=あれから18年。江口名人が語る「ロックマンエグゼ」の描いた未来が現実になったワケ |trans-title=Eighteen years have passed since then. Master Eguchi talks about how the future envisioned in "Rockman.EXE" has become a reality. |url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/entertainment/entry/2020/021072.html |access-date=February 28, 2022 |publisher=[[TV Tokyo]] |language=Japanese}}</ref> The game was re-released for the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in 2016.<ref name=":3" />