1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁P AL ▁region ▁in ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁Play Station . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁individually ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁M ega ▁Man : ▁Battle ▁& ▁Ch ase ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁region - ex clus ive ▁M ega ▁Man ▁X ▁Collection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁M ega ▁Man : ▁Battle ▁& ▁Ch ase ▁is ▁a ▁traditional ▁racing ▁game ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁combat . ▁Win ning ▁a ▁race ▁allows ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁car ▁part ▁from ▁an ▁enemy ▁compet itor ▁as ▁a ▁prize . ▁Re views ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁have ▁been ▁mixed ▁with ▁many ▁critics ▁drawing ▁compar isons ▁to ▁N intendo ' s ▁Mario ▁K art ▁series . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁M ega ▁Man : ▁Battle ▁& ▁Ch ase ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 D ▁racing ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁players ▁comp ete ▁against ▁one ▁another ▁or ▁the ▁computer ▁A I ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁road ▁races . ▁The ▁game ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁different ▁modes : ▁a ▁single - player ▁" Gr and ▁Prix ▁Mode ", ▁a ▁" Time ▁Tri al ▁Mode ", ▁and ▁a ▁multi player ▁" V ers us ▁Mode ". ▁The ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁mode ▁contains ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁race ▁tracks , ▁while ▁the ▁Time ▁Tri al ▁mode ▁contains ▁twelve ▁tracks . ▁The ▁game ▁has ▁ten ▁play able ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁M ega ▁Man ▁series ▁including ▁M ega ▁Man , ▁Roll , ▁Pro to ▁Man , ▁Bass , ▁Du