Editing Mega Man Anniversary Collection (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| GSpot_NGC = 8.3 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | author=Navarro, Alex | date=June 21, 2004 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection Review for GameCube | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/megamananniversarycollection/review.html | website=GameSpot | access-date=2010-06-19}}</ref>
| GSpot_PS2 = 8.4 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | author=Navarro, Alex | date=June 21, 2004 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection Review for PlayStation 2 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/megamananniversarycollection/review.html | website=GameSpot | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2004-07-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040701032546/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/megamananniversarycollection/review.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 8.4 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | author=Navarro, Alex | date=March 14, 2005 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection Review for Xbox | url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/megamananniversarycollection/review.html | website=GameSpot | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2005-03-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050321033403/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/megamananniversarycollection/review.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_NGC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web | author=Turner, Benjamin | date=June 21, 2004 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection | url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/mega-man-anniversary-collection/524933p1.html | publisher=[[GameSpy]] | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2004-07-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040701102436/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/mega-man-anniversary-collection/524933p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web | author=Turner, Benjamin | date=June 21, 2004 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection | url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/mega-man-anniversary-collection/524925p1.html | publisher=[[GameSpy]] | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2011-06-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615112022/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/mega-man-anniversary-collection/524925p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | author=Turner, Benjamin | date=June 21, 2004 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection | url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/mega-man-anniversary-collection/597444p1.html | publisher=[[GameSpy]] | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2009-11-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110113608/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/mega-man-anniversary-collection/597444p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_NGC = 8.5 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | author=Dunham, Jeremy | date=June 17, 2004 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection - GameCube Review | url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/524/524441p1.html | website=IGN | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2010-12-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216173228/http://cube.ign.com/articles/524/524441p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 8.5 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | author=Dunham, Jeremy | date=June 17, 2004 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection - PlayStation 2 Review | url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/524/524036p1.html | website=IGN | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2010-08-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809145653/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/524/524036p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 8 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | author=Dunham, Jeremy | date=March 15, 2005 | title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection - Xbox Review | url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/596/596282p1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507095911/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/596/596282p1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 7, 2005 | website=IGN | access-date=2010-06-19}}</ref>
| NP_NGC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] | publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] | title=Now Playing: Mega Man Anniversary Collection | issue=182 | date=August 2004 | page=122}}</ref>
| OPM_PS2 = 7 out of 10<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] | title=Reviews: Mega Man Anniversary Collection | date=August 2004 | url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-118902794/mega-man-anniversary-collection.html}}</ref>
| OXM_XBOX = 8 out of 10<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] | publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] | title=Reviews: Mega Man Anniversary Collection | date=June 2005 | page=88}}</ref>
| Play_NGC = 7.5 out of 10<ref name="playgcnps2">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Play (US magazine)|Play]] | publisher=Fusion Publishing, Inc. | title=Reviews: Mega Man Anniversary Collection | date=August 2004 | page=53}}</ref>
| Play_PS2 = 9.1 out of 10<ref name="playgcnps2"/>
| Play_XBOX = 7.5 out of 10<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Play (US magazine)|Play]] | publisher=Fusion Publishing, Inc. | title=Reviews: Mega Man Anniversary Collection | date=May 2005 | page=52}}</ref>
| GR_NGC = 83%<ref>{{cite web |title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection Reviews |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919043.asp |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=2009-01-29 |archive-date=2009-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203010355/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919043.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GR_PS2 = 82%<ref>{{cite web |title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection Reviews |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919042.asp |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=2009-01-29 |archive-date=2009-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110184214/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919042.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GR_XBOX = 82%<ref>{{cite web |title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection Reviews |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/925403.asp |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=2009-01-29 |archive-date=2008-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230235419/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/925403.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_NGC = 81/100<ref>{{cite web|title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection GameCube Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mega-man-anniversary-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=2009-01-29|archive-date=2025-04-03|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250403161400/https://www.metacritic.com/game/mega-man-anniversary-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 81/100<ref>{{cite web|title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection PlayStation 2 Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mega-man-anniversary-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=2009-01-29|archive-date=2025-04-03|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250403161452/https://www.metacritic.com/game/mega-man-anniversary-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 80/100<ref>{{cite web|title=Mega Man Anniversary Collection XBox Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mega-man-anniversary-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=2009-01-29}}</ref>
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The collection received mostly positive reviews. The collection was slightly criticized for lacking somewhat in the extras department, and the GameCube version was criticized slightly more for not including the remixed audio for ''Mega Man 1''-''6''. More controversial was the change in the GameCube edition's controls, which saw its fire and jumping buttons reversed from their original NES configuration with no option to arrange them back making level progression much trickier as a result. Conversely, the exclusive extra in the PS2 and GameCube versions were both praised, with the GameCube version's interview being favored. The Xbox version rated slightly better than the other two versions, because of its added exclusive content as well as the exclusive bonuses from the PS2 and GameCube versions. However, it was given a score of 8.0 (versus 8.5 for the other two versions) from [[IGN]] for arriving late, in addition to occasional graphical glitches depending on screen settings, which become more apparent when played on an Xbox 360.

''Mega Man Anniversary Collection'' was a financial success. The PS2 and GameCube versions of ''Mega Man Anniversary Collection'' sold a combined total of over 500,000 copies in less than six months of release.<ref>{{cite web | author=Dunham, Jeremy | date=December 6, 2004 | title=Mega Man Kicks Retail Butt | url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/571/571273p1.html | website=IGN | access-date=2009-11-29 | archive-date=2011-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132412/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/571/571273p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the popularity of ''Anniversary Collection'' among fans of the series, Capcom followed up with ''[[Mega Man X Collection]]'', a similar compilation consisting of games in the ''[[Mega Man X]]'' series which was exclusively released in North America on January 10, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/585/585735p1.html|title=Capcom Announces Mega Man X Collection|last=Sulic|first=Ivan|date=February 4, 2005|website=IGN.com|publisher=IGN|access-date=2010-06-12|archive-date=2010-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217044812/http://cube.ign.com/articles/585/585735p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Once again, Capcom followed up with ''[[Mega Man Zero Collection]]'', a compilation of all the games from the ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' series that was released in 2010 for the [[Nintendo DS]]. In 2015, Capcom released ''[[Mega Man Legacy Collection]]'', which featured the 6 original games on the NES with bonus features and improved quality. In 2017, ''Mega Man Legacy Collection 2'' was released and featured ''7'' and ''8'', plus ''[[Mega Man 9|9]]'' and ''[[Mega Man 10|10]]''. 
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