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Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation (ロックマンエグゼ4.5 リアルオペレーション) is a spin-off game in the Rockman EXE series that was released only in Japan for the Game Boy Advance. Despite its name, 4.5 is unrelated to the mainline games story-wise and has a different gameplay and style than other games in the series. Instead, the player can control one of 21 different NetNavis from previous EXE games to compete in NetBattle tournaments.

In Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection's art gallery, the game's name is localized as Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 Real Operation and later as MegaMan Battle Network 4.5 Real Operation in a survey held on February 6, 2024.

Gameplay[]

In Real Operation, the Game Boy Advance itself, in a sense, acts as a PET, allowing the player to control various NetNavis from previous games in the series. Players will engage in various tournaments, with a large variety of chips at their disposal that cause different effects on the enemy and battlefield. During tournaments, players can use Souls to assist them in battle.

Real Operation is compatible with the Battle Chip Gate, a Game Boy Advance accessory that allowed players to slot in real-life toy Battle Chips for use in the game, a feature that would be carried over to later games in the series. Users of Real Operation can also play multiplayer games against Rockman EXE 4 users and other Real Operation users.

Playable NetNavis[]

Playable characters include Rockman, all of the "Soul Unison" NetNavis from the fourth game, several Navis who would go on to become playable characters in the fifth and sixth game, and other characters who make their sole playable appearance in the series. StarMan from Rockman EXE Transmission is also playable.

Standard[]

These NetNavis are available at the start of the game:

Rockman
Attacks: Rock Buster, Charge Shot, Shield
Ability: None

Roll
Attacks: Buster, Roll Arrow, Barrier
Ability: Float and First Barrier.

GutsMan
Attacks: Buster, Guts Machine Gun, Guts Hammer
Ability: Can break boulders.

NumberMan
Attacks: Dice Bomb, Buster, Shield
Ability: Can open ? doors.

Unlockable[]

After completing the ShadeMan mission, go to the NetNavi who unlocked the door on a weekday. Talking to him will allow entrance into the official tournament which is one of two ways to obtain the following NetNavis. The other way is to insert the appropriate Navi Data Battle Chip into the Battle Chip Gate:

FireMan
Attacks: Fire Arm, Buster, Shield
Ability: Can remove tree stumps and flame towers.

AquaMan
Attacks: Aqua Hose, Buster, Shield
Ability: Doesn't slip on ice panels.

WindMan
Attacks: Buster, Vacuum, Wind
Ability: Can remove tornadoes.

WoodMan
Attacks: Seed Gun, Death Forest, Buster
Ability: Can remove tree stumps and moves by jumping.

MetalMan
Attacks: Metal Fist, Break Buster, Metal Blade
Ability: Can break boulders, Super Armor, Float, and Buster obtain break.

JunkMan
Attacks: Poltergeist, Buster, Junk Press
Ability: Will summon junk blocks, talks differently.

SearchMan
Attacks: Scope Gun, Buster, Shield
Ability: None.

Blues
Attacks: Long Sword, Buster, Shield
Ability: Can open ? doors.

ThunderMan
Attacks: Thunder Bolt, Buster, Shield
Ability: Can open electricity-covered doors. Has a cloud that will paralyze.

Unlockable with Battle Chip Gate[]

The following Navis are only available by inserting the appropriate Navi Data Battle Chip into the Battle Chip Gate (or by defeating Forte).

IceMan
Attacks: Freeze Bomb, Buster, Shield
Ability: Can not slip on ice panels, can remove flame towers.

ElecMan
Attacks: Thunderball, Buster, Shield
Ability: Can open electric-covered doors.

ShadowMan
Attacks: Buster, Invisible, Shuriken
Ability: Can open ? doors.

KnightMan
Attacks: Buster, Kingdom Crusher, Royal Wrecking Ball
Ability: Can remove boulders and moves by jumping.

StarMan
Attacks: Sparkling Meteor, Buster, Shield
Ability: Float.

PlantMan
Attacks: Plant Weed, Buster, Shield
Ability: Can remove tree stumps.

NapalmMan
Attacks: Buster, Fire Bomb, Napalm Bomb
Ability: Can remove tree stumps and flame towers.

Forte
Attacks: Buster, Shooting Buster, Darkness Overload
Ability: Can remove tornadoes.

Release Notes[]

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Battle Chip Gate Pack

  • A special edition called Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation: Battle Chip Gate Pack Edition (ロックマンエグゼ4.5 リアルオペレーション バトルチップゲート同梱版) was also released in a set containing a Battle Chip Gate (Blues Version) and five Battle Chips: StarMan (Navi Data Chip), Marking, Roll Arrow 1, Guts Punch 1, and Z-Saber.

Video[]

Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation commercial Rockman EXE 4.5 gameplay
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Trivia[]

  • Rockman EXE 4.5's development time was around half a year.[1] The development was repeatedly said to be a tough period, since EXE4.5, and EXE5 and the international version of 4 were all worked on at around the same time. [2][3] [4]
  • Writer Masakazu Eguchi states that writing for the game was a pain due to the clock function and 21 different Navis with intricacies. Even when they started working on EXE5, he wasn't done with them[5]. Eguchi was also the sole credited writer for the game.
  • This is the only Rockman game for the Game Boy Advance not to be released outside of Japan.
  • This is the only Rockman.EXE game where Netto and other real world characters do not appear.
  • The game was made in reaction to expand the Operation Battle bonus mode from Rockman EXE 4, which could only be played using the Battle Chip Gate. The gameplay was also designed as if you're Netto in real life, fumbling through Battle Chips while the Navi is doing their best in battle.[6]
  • The game was made to test various playable Navi characters for future games.
    • The Navis that made it into Rockman EXE 5 were SearchMan, NumberMan, Blues, NapalmMan, KnightMan, and ShadowMan.
    • The Navis that made it into Rockman EXE 6 were AquaMan and ElecMan.


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