Mega Man Battle Network 3 (Game)

Mega Man Battle Network 3

GAME » on June 24, 2003

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Battle Network 3 is the third in a series of games for the GBA. Once again, Mega Man and Lan must face up against the WWW Organization, headed by Lord Wily.

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Introduction

Megaman Battle Network 3 was released as two versions, Blue and White. Both versions has the same story, but minor differences in boss fights and battlechips. They were released in 2002 in Japan and the US in 2003, the Mega Man franchises 15th birthday. The game follows Lan Hikari (Character) and his NetNavi (Concept) MegaMan. The terrorist organization WWW, defeated in the first game, has returned and are collecting "TetraCodes", four pieces of data hidden in various areas of cyberspace. Lan and Megaman travel to new areas to stop WWW. The gameplay is virtually identical to the previous two installments. The only differences are the inclusion of more "styles", forms that add different powers, elemental and non-elemental, to MegaMan. MegaMan Battle Network 3 was the first Battle Network game to feature two different versions.

Story

Lord Wily (Character) has reformed the terrorist organization WWW, and now seeks to release Alpha, an bugged prototype for the current Internet. To do so, Wily needs the four TetraCodes, pieces of data that unlock the firewalls that surround Alpha.

Lan Hikari (Character) and his NetNavi, Megaman, attempt to protect the TetraCodes from Dr. Wily, but fail to do so. Wily, with the help of Bass, releases Alpha, which consumes Wily and Bass, proceeding to infect the entire Internet with his bugs.

Megaman battles Alpha, and is able to defeat him. As Alpha begins to delete, the network around him begins to crash. Megaman is unable to escape, and is destroyed. Lan's father manages to recover Megaman during a salvage operation of the affected network location, and is able to revive him.

System

The gameplay in Battle Network 3 is similar to that of its predecessors, taking the basic design of Mega Man Battle Network (Game) and applying the gameplay improvements from Mega Man Battle Network 2 (Game).

Removed Features

The PowerUp system is gone, replaced with the Navi Customizer. In addition, apart from a few BattleChips (which are mainstays in the Battle Network franchise), the chip selection is mostly new; this philosophy of changing up the chip list instead of building on it would continue throughout the franchise.

Navi Customizer

This game's major contribution to the Battle Network franchise, the Navi Customizer allows players to augment MegaMan's powers by arranging Tetris-esqe puzzle pieces (referred to as "programs") onto a grid. However, if the player breaks certain programming rules, MegaMan will behave irregularly during battle.

Style Change

This game introduces three more Styles: BugStyle, which afflicts MegaMan with random glitches (both positive and negative), and the version-exclusive Ground and Shadow Styles (the former focuses on changing Battlefield conditions, while the latter focuses on evasion). HubStyle is removed in this game. Leveling up each style yields Navi Customizer programs, allowing the player to mix and match MegaMan's abilities (within certain restrictions).

Folder

This game establishes new chip classifications: Standard Chips (which you can now only have 3 duplicates of), MegaChips (stronger chips and most NaviChips; no duplicates allowed and only 5 per folder), and GigaChips (the strongest NaviChips and the 5 version-exclusive chips; only 1 per folder).

Countering

This game introduces the concept of "countering," or deleting an enemy right before they attack. Countering in this game yields "BugFrags" which are used in the Virus Breeder (see below) and at a special, end-game Chip Trader. This is the only game where the MegaBuster can be used to Counter.

Other Features

Battle Network 3 features the Virus Breeder, where viruses (that must be found first somewhere in the net) are kept and can be fed using bugFrag. When a virus is found and put in the breeder, a chip for that virus is obtained. Feeding each virus BugFrag levels up their chip accordingly. After a family of a certain type of virus has been fed to the max, they will release information to the player as to where their King can be found.

White vs. Blue

There are several differences between the White version and the Blue version. Since the Blue version is a special edition version (the western White is simply Rockman.EXE 3 in Japan, while western Blue is Rockman.EXE 3 Black) it features more content and is arguably the better game.

White Version

-Ground Style

-MistMan as a boss

-GigaChips NaviCycle, Balance, Bass, Serenade, Alpha Arm Sigma

Blue Version

-Shadow Style

-BowlMan as a boss

-Punk as a boss

-GigaChips FolderBack, Dark Aura, Bass Plus, Delta Ray, Alpha Arm Omega

Main Characters

Character	Picture	Chat Box Portrait	In Game Sprite
Lan Hikari
Mayl Sakurai
Dex Oyama
Yai Ayanokoji

Bosses

Boss Name	Picture	Chip Portrait	Battlefield Sprite
Alpha
Bass.EXE
BeastMan.EXE
BowlMan.EXE
BubbleMan.EXE	N/A
Darkman.EXE
DesertMan.EXE
DrillMan.EXE
FlameMan.EXE
FlashMan.EXE
GutsMan.EXE
JapanMan.EXE
MetalMan.EXE
MistMan.EXE

Alpha: Final Boss of the game

7 Stars

The following stars appear on the game's title screen once they are unlocked.

Star	How to Unlock
Yellow Star (1st Star)	Defeat the Original Alpha
Green Star (2nd Star)	Defeat Bass GS in Secret Area 3
Light Blue Star (3rd Star)	Beat all of Serenade's Time Trials in Secret Areas 1, 2, and 3
Blue Star (4th Star)	Complete Standard Chip Library (200 Chips)
Purple Star (5th Star)	Complete Mega Chip Library (85 Chips)
Red Star (6th Star)	Defeat all 15 Omega Navis
Orange Star (7th Star)	Complete Program Advance Library (32 Combos)

List of Chips

Regular chips

Cannon
HiCannon
M-Cannon
Airshot1
Airshot2
Airshot3
LavaCan1
LavaCan2
LavaCan3
Volcanoe
ShotGun
V-Gun
SideGun
Spreader
Bubbler
Bub-V
BublSide
HeatShot
Heat-V
HeatSide
MiniBomb
SnglBomb
DublBomb
TrplBomb
CannBall
IceBall
LavaBall
BlkBomb1
BlkBomb2
BlkBomb3
Sword
WideSwrd
LongSwrd
FireSwrd
AquaSwrd
ElecSwrd
BambSwrd
CustSwrd
VarSwrd
AirSwrd
StepSwrd
StepCros
Slasher
ShockWave
SonicWav
DynaWave
BigWave
GutPunch
GutStrgt
GutImpct
DashAtk
Burner
Condor
Burning
Zapring1
Zapring2
Zapring3
IceWave1
IceWave2
IceWave3
Yo-Yo1
Yo-Yo2
Yo-Yo3
AirStrm1
AirStrm2
AirStrm3
Arrow1
Arrow2
Arrow3
Ratton1
Ratton2
Ratton3
FireRatn
Wave
RedWave
MudWave
Tornado
Spice1
Spice2
Spice3
Shake1
Shake2
Shake3
NoBeam1
NoBeam2
NoBeam3
Hammer
Geyser
Rope1
Rope2
Rope3
Boomer1
Boomer2
Boomer3
PoisMask
PoisFace
RockArm1
RockArm2
RockArm3
CrsShld1
CrsShld2
CrsShld3
Magnum1
Magnum2
Magnum3
Plasma1
Plasma2
Plasma3
RndmMetr
HoleMetr
ShotMetr
Needler1
Needler2
Needler3
Totem1
Totem2
Totem3
Sensor1
Sensor2
Sensor3
MetaGel1
MetaGel2
MetaGel3
Pawn
Knight
Rook
Team1
Team2
TimeBomb
Mine
Lance
Snake
Guard
PanlOut1
PanlOut3
PanlGrab
AreaGrab
GrabBack
GrabRvng
RockCube
Prism
Wind
Fan
Fanfare
Discord
Timpani
Recov10
Recov30
Recov50
Recov80
Recov120
Recov150
Recov200
Recov300
Repair
SloGauge
FstGauge
Panic
Geddon1
Geddon2
Geddon3
CopyDmg
Invis
Shadow
Mole1
Mole2
Mole3
AirShoes
Barrier
Barr100
Barr200
Aura
NrthWind
Mettaur
Bunny
Spikey
Swordy
Jelly
Mushy
Momogra
KillrEye
Scuttlst
Hole
HolyPanl
LavaStge
IceStage
GrassStg
SandStge
MetlStge
Snctuary
AntiDamg
AntiSwrd
AntiNavi
AntiRecv
Atk 10
Fire 30
Aqua 30
Elec 30
Wood 30
Navi 20

MegaChips

Muramasa
HeroSwrd
ZeusHamr
StandOut
Salamndr
WatrLine
Fountain
Ligtning
Bolt
GaiaSwrd
GaiaBlad
Meteors
Guardian
Anubis
Godstone
OldWood
Jealousy
Poltrgst
LifAura
FullCust
Atk 30
Navi 40
Roll
RollV2
RollV3
GutsMan
GutsManV2
GutsManV3
GutsManV4
ProtoMan
ProtoMnV2
ProtoMnV3
ProtoMnV4
FlashMan
FlashMnV2
FlashMnV3
FlashMnV4
BeastMan
BeastMnV2
BeastMnV3
BeastMnV4
BubbleMan
BubblMnV2
BubblMnV3
BubblMnV4
DesrtMan
DesrtMnV2
DesrtMnV3
DesrtMnV4
PlantMan
PlantMnV2
PlantMnV3
PlantMnV4
FlameMan
FlamManV2
FlamManV3
FlamManV4
DrillMan
DrillMnV2
DrillMnV3
DrillMnV4
MetalMan
MetalMnV2
MetalMnV3
MetalMnV4
KingMan
KingManV2
KingManV3
KingManV4
MistMan
MistManV2
MistManV3
MistManV4
BowlMan
BowlManV2
BowlManV3
BowlManV4
DarkMan
DarkManV2
DarkManV3
DarkManV4
JapanMan(YamatoMan)
JapanMnV2
JapanMnV3
JapanMnV4
Punk (JAPAN ONLY)

GigaChips

FoldrBak (Blue Exclusive) / NavRcycl (White Exclusive)
Bass+ (Blue Exclusive) / Bass (White Exclusive)
DarkAura (Blue Exclusive) / Serenade (White Exclusive)
DeltaRay (Blue Exclusive) / Balance (White Exclusive)
AlphArmΩ (Blue Exclusive) / AlphArmΣ (White Exclusive)
GutsManV5
ProtoMnV5
FlashMnV5
BeastMnV5
BubblMnV5
DesrtMnV5
PlantMnV5
FlamManV5
DrillMnV5
MetalMnV5
KingManV5
MistManV5
BowlManV5
DarkManV5
JapanMnV5
BassGS (Capcom Promotional Event Exclusive)

Program Advances

Zeta-Cannon1 (Z-Canon1)
Zeta-Cannon2 (Z-Canon2)
Zeta-Cannon3 (Z-Canon3)
Zeta-Guts Punch (Z-Punch)
Zeta-Guts Straight (Z-Strght)
Zeta-Guts Impact (Z-Impact)
Zeta-Variable Sword (Z-Varibl)
Zeta-Yo-Yo1 (Z-Yoyo1)
Zeta-Yo-Yo2 (Z-Yoyo2)
Zeta-Yo-Yo3 (Z-Yoyo3)
Zeta-Step Sword (Z-Step1)
Zeta-Step Cross (Z-Step2)
Bubble Spread (BubSprd)
Heat Spread (HeatSprd)
Hyper Burst (H-Burst)
Life Sword (LifeSwrd)
Elemental Sword (ElemSwrd)
Evil Cut (EvilCut)
Hyper Ratton (HyperRat)
Giga TimeBomb (TimeBom+)
Raining Gel (GelRain)
Endless Curse (EverCrse)
Mother Quake (MomQuake)
Poison Pharaoh (PoisPhar)
Body Guard (BodyGrd)
500 Barrier (500Barr)
Big Heart (BigHeart)
Guts Shoot (GtsShoot)
Deux Hero (DeuxHero)
Double Hero (2xHero)
Grand Prix (PrixPowr)
Master Style (MstrStyl)

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