the cutting room mirror

Mega Man Battle Network 5

This article has a talk page!
view on tcrf.net

This page is rather stubbly and could use some expansion.
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue this article?

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Mega Man Battle Network 5.

Timeline#

  • 2003:
  • 2004:
    • March 12: The European versions of Battle Network 4 are completed; North American versions are built a month later with very minor translation fixes.
    • June 21: Battle Network 4.5 is finalized.
    • August: Battle Network 5 is announced in CoroCoro Comics.
    • August 6: Battle Network 4.5 is released in Japan-only.
    • November 14: Both versions of Battle Network 5 are finalized.
    • December 9: The Japanese version of Team ProtoMan is released in Japan; work begins on localization.
  • 2005:
    • February 24: The Japanese version of Team Colonel is released in Japan.
    • April 7: North American and European versions are finalized; some areas are removed or simplified due to space limitations, and several bugs fixed.
    • June 10: Battle Network 5 releases in Europe.
    • June 21: Battle Network 5 releases in North America.

Tokyo Game Show 2004 Trailer#

Watch on YouTube

  • Liberation Missions display the currently selected character's portrait on the top left; although it was removed from the final, it later re-appeared in the DS port.
  • The floor panels use a much more basic design.
  • The Custom Gauge reuses the graphics from the fourth game.
  • The Custom Screen graphics look near-completely different.
  • The wrong icon is used whenever a Chaos Unison is activated; in addition, MegaMan's DarkSoul does not appear in the animation.
  • Chaos Unisons work different to the final game; not only do they last three turns instead of one, but failing to correctly time a charge shot will cause MegaMan to revert to the standard DoubleSoul, rather than to his base form.
  • ProtoChaos uses a slightly different palette, with white highlights instead of gold.
  • The standard and Chaos Unison charge shots use a much smoother animation than the final.
  • There is a unique "BLOCK" graphic that replaces the standard "UNISON" graphic whenever a Dark Chip is used.
  • MegaMan has a turning frame for surrounded battles.

DoubleSoul/Soul Unisons and Chaos Unisons#

NapalmMan's Chaos Unison uses a different emotion window, the floor panels are more basic, and the Custom Gauge's graphics are reused from Battle Network 4. Interestingly, it seems like Chaos Unisons were meant to last three turns (like DoubleSouls); the final game would reduce them to one turn for balancing reasons.

In addition, all Chaos Unisons had their number recolored in the final.