Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Jun 21, 2005
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. eToychest
    83
    If you can stomach or even master the unforgiving battle conditions, it's a good game with an okay story and good combat.
  2. Gaming Target
    75
    Like most Mega Man games, just don't look for much originality or innovation.
  3. GameZone
    72
    Pretty much the same game as it's predecessors, MegaMan Battle Network 5 - Team Protoman offers little innovation, but exceptional gameplay for those whose interest it sparks.
  5. GameSpot
    71
    Improves on the features that were introduced in the previous game and implements some new features that longtime fans should appreciate. On the other hand, it also retains the same graphics, audio, and basic game design that have been with the series since its inception roughly four years ago.
  6. Game Informer
    70
    If you're looking for a reinvention of the franchise, you'd best spend your money elsewhere. [Aug 2005, p.108]
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  7. Play Magazine
    70
    The isometric level design is once again pretty dull. [Aug 2005, p.56]
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  8. 1UP
    70
    If you enjoyed the previous iterations, Battle Network 5 is a worthy successor to the line, but if you were turned off by the kiddie-veneer, the deep strategic gameplay goes a long way towards making it tolerable.
  9. GameCube Advanced
    70
    I hate to penalize an overall score just because the game feels re-hashed, but some of the gameplay is feeling old. Still, MMBN 5 is above average.
  10. GameSpy
    70
    The biggest problem with Battle Network 5 is the same thing that has plagued all the other sequels in the series: it's just too darn much like its predecessors.
  11. IGN
    65
    It's all just an incremental advancement, more focusing on a new story than a new experience. And the story doesn't really go that far away from what's already been done in the past four games.
  12. Nintendo Power
    65
    Just as good as, if not a tad better than, their predecessors. They're just not any different. [Aug 2005, p.81]
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  13. G4 TV
    60
    Even though fans of the series will have seen most of this before, Battle Network 5 is a very strong game in a technical sense.
  14. NintendoWorldReport
    55
    It's the same as the previous games, but battling bosses now requires that you slog through a turn-based map before you can reach them. If this sounds appealing to you, then enjoy!
  15. Gaming Age
    50
    There's no reason to knock a formula that works, but keeping too close to the formula through five editions is only going to satisfy those who have a truly insatiable thirst for more of the same.

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#26 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2005
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#21 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2005

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 37
  3. Negative: 8 out of 37
  1. ShawnEXE
    May 3, 2019
    8
    Music: 4.5/5
    Game Play: 4.5/5
    Graphics: 4/5
    Story: 4/5
    Time-Value: 4/5
    Overall: 4/5
  2. GamecubeLover
    Jul 21, 2016
    7
    This game is between a 7 and an 8 but I decided a 7 cause the series is getting very bland now. I still like playing it but it IS gettingThis game is between a 7 and an 8 but I decided a 7 cause the series is getting very bland now. I still like playing it but it IS getting bland and less entertaining while the series goes on.… Full Review »
  3. TJD2
    Jun 11, 2012
    5
    This isn't the horrible atrocity that is battle Network 4, but the same crisis scenarios are matched with the different navis depending on theThis isn't the horrible atrocity that is battle Network 4, but the same crisis scenarios are matched with the different navis depending on the version you buy. Musicwise aside from the internet theme, the soundtrack is laughable at best. Capcom could've truly done better if they went back to the formula and graphics used in Battle Networks 1-3, hell if they did the series would probably still be around and selling!… Full Review »
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