Station ▁ 2 ▁and ▁N intendo ▁Game C ube ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁X box ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Japanese ▁mobile ▁ph ones ▁via ▁the ▁i - mode ▁service ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁favor able ▁reception ▁from ▁g aming ▁publications ▁and ▁websites . ▁The ▁graphics , ▁play ▁control , ▁challenge ▁level , ▁and ▁added ▁power - ups ▁were ▁generally ▁pra ised . ▁Game Pro ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁newer ▁enemies ▁and ▁larger ▁mid - stage ▁b oss es , ▁but ▁was ▁dis ple ased ▁with ▁the ▁game ' s ▁rec y cling ▁of ▁Master ▁We ap ons ▁seen ▁in ▁previous ▁M ega ▁Man ▁games . ▁Over all , ▁the ▁magazine ▁described ▁the ▁graphics , ▁audio , ▁and ▁level ▁design ▁in ▁M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁as ▁standard ▁fare ▁for ▁the ▁franch ise ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁game ▁a ▁" rock ▁of ▁reliable ▁N ES ▁fun " ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁that ▁is ▁as ▁" predict able ▁as ▁the ▁t ide ". ▁Dest ruct oid ▁editor ▁Tony ▁P once ▁considered ▁M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁the ▁best ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁series . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁" was ▁retro ▁before ▁retro ▁was ▁cool " ▁due ▁to ▁Cap com ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁develop ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁higher ▁profile ▁game ▁on ▁the ▁N ES ▁during ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁fourth ▁generation ▁cons oles