Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

I grew up playing this series over hundreds of hours. It had at the time of its release a quite unique battle system (which only has been replicated in one other major game to date, One Step From Eden), lots of content, and decent stories. Lan can be a bit mischievous, and like many young boys, isn't eager to do schoolwork, yet at times he is willing to lay down his life for his friends, along with his netnavi, Megaman.exe. An important correction: the main character Lan doesn't become Megaman. Megaman is a completely separate person who is guided through battles by Lan. The bulk of the game is spent controlling Megaman. There is tons of content in the games. I spent hundreds of hours in the games in my youth and only 100%ed Battle Network 1. However, going from game to game, the battle system and formula is very similar at its core. Each game adds new mechanics and battle chips that keep things fresh across the series, and near the end of the series (5 and 6), the version differences are more significant. Different characters show up, and while the story beats are similar, the gameplay can be dramatically affected based on which version you play. Positive content: Lan and Megaman repeatedly put themselves at risk to save others. At the end of Battle Network 1, Mega Man downloads a program that allows him to completely sync with Lan. Lan is willing to risk the chance that he will die if Megaman is deleted to save the world. Self-sacrifice is a strong recurring theme in the series, along with the willingness to do what's right even if it seems hard. Another theme is that of correcting mistakes. Many times Lan makes mistakes that he must correct, some of which had serious consequences. He is willing to go the distance to make things right. Megaman follows Lan's orders in battles and on the net, but he tries to help Lan stay on the straight and narrow. As for concerning content, there is suggestive dialogue at times, but never to an extreme. Lan is implied to have cheated on homework. Responding "Hellz yeah" to one person is required to complete Battle Network 2. In Battle Network 2, Mega Man once faces off against and deletes programs that are not necessarily evil to obtain a program he can use to save the world. In Battle Network 3, Lan trusts someone he shouldn't and makes a mistake that could have cost lives. In 4 and 5, Megaman can use battle chips called "dark chips". Upon using them outside of story requirement, he becomes corrupted; using one during a certain encounter is required to beat BN4. The more Megaman uses the chips, the more evil he becomes. In BN5, he is able to harness this "darkpower" in a way without becoming evil after a certain point in the story. In BN6, Megaman struggles to stay himself when his natural urges become affected by absorbing the data of a "Cybeast". He learns to control himself and his newfound power over time. Note: In Battle Network 6, at the Virus Battler part (5 battles that reward rare battle chips), you must change the language to Japanese by the fifth battle in order to receive a certain chip required to 100% the game. You can just compare your chip library to someone else that has the chip online, but it is recommended that you obtain the chip.