see ▁the ▁tournament , ▁spr ings ▁into ▁action ▁to ▁fo il ▁X ' s ▁plot . ▁A ▁standard ▁action - platform er , ▁M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁plays ▁nearly ▁ident ically ▁to ▁its ▁five ▁prede cess ors ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁added ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁stages ▁with ▁alternate ▁path ways ▁and ▁new ▁R ush ▁adapt ors . ▁ ▁M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁receive ▁character ▁design ▁input ▁from ▁fans ▁outside ▁Japan . ▁This ▁late - era ▁game ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁released ▁on ▁N intendo ' s ▁ 8 - bit ▁console . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁decl ining ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁N ES ▁and ▁the ▁growing ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁newer ▁and ▁more ▁powerful ▁Super ▁N intendo ▁Entertainment ▁System ▁( SN ES ), ▁Cap com ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁publish ▁M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁North ▁American ▁version ▁of ▁M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁N intendo ▁of ▁America ▁instead . ▁Crit ical ▁reviews ▁fav ored ▁the ▁game ' s ▁compar able ▁presentation ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁established ▁game play ▁model ▁from ▁preceding ▁chap ters ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁though ▁nearly ▁all ▁jud ged ▁it ▁a ▁redundant ▁sequ el . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁M ega ▁Man ▁games ▁are ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁W ii ' s ▁Virtual ▁Console , ▁M ega ▁Man ▁ 6 ▁is ▁absent ▁from ▁the ▁W ii ▁Sh op ▁Channel ; ▁however ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁released ▁via ▁the ▁ 3 DS ▁Virtual ▁Console