Mega Man Battle Network 3
2002 video game
Mega Man Battle Network 3: White Version and Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version are tactical role-playing games developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld game console. It is the third game in the Mega Man Battle Network series, released in 2002 in Japan and 2003 in North America. While in North America and Europe, two complementary versions of the game - White Version and Blue Version - exist, marketed simultaneously, this was not the case in Japan. The game was first released in a single version in this region. However, later a Black Version version containing bug fixes, new areas, optional bosses, and other improvements was released some months after the original. It was re-released on the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan on December 17, 2014 and in North America on May 14, 2015, and as part of the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection compilation in 2023.
Plot
The year is 200X. Doctor Wily has returned to reformed the evil organization WWW (World Three) and now seeks to release Alpha, a prototype version of the Internet that went berserk after becoming corrupted by bugs and was locked away before the current Net was set up. To release it, Wily needs the passwords, referred to in-game as TetraCodes, to the firewalls Alpha is trapped behind, which are hidden in secret locations.
Meanwhile, a tournament called the N1 Grand Prix is being held, supposedly to determine who is the world's best NetBattler. It is later revealed to be part of the plan for Wily to steal the TetraCodes, and the WWW attacks between rounds.
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