History VideoGame / RockManEXE45RealOperation

* BonusBoss: [=LaserMan=] on Chaos 1 and Bass on Chaos 2.

''[=RockMan.EXE=] 4.5: Real Operation'' is a spinoff of the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series released by Creator/{{Capcom}} for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance in 2004, exclusively for Japan. The game has no actual storyline, and instead makes the player the operator of one out of 21 [=NetNavis=] seen in previous games, including [=StarMan.EXE=] from Network Transmission.

''[=RockMan.EXE=] 4.5: Real Operation'' is a spinoff of the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series released by Creator/{{Capcom}} for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance in 2004. The game has no actual storyline, and instead makes the player the operator of one out of 21 [=NetNavis=] seen in previous games, including [=StarMan.EXE=] from Network Transmission.

* HeartContainer: As opposed to getting HPMemories from shops, 4.5 offers a number of unique ways of gaining extra HP. Some Navis are required to clear minigames, others might absorb certain post-battle elemental Battle Chip prizes, and others still might be required to challenge Navis around the Net to combat. There are a handful of Navis who have methods unique to them, such as GutsMan getting more HP every 8 battles or ThunderMan erecting statues around the Net.

** Different viruses appear throughout the week based on the day. Monday has more frequent encounters with WindBox and Weather viruses, Tuesday has an increase in Fire viruses, Wednesday has Aqua, Thursday has Wood, and Friday has Elec.

Although it was a Japan-exclusive release, fans have since worked on an English translation [[https://www.therockmanexezone.com/general/2019/10/26/mega-man-battle-network-4-5-real-operation-english-translation/ that was finished on October 2019]]. There is also an unused feature in ''Battle Network 5: Double Team DS'' that, when reactivated, restores a ''Real Operation''-esque gameplay system (however it is incomplete as you can never change your Navi's chip folder from the default setting).

** It might seem cool to get Bass on our side for once, but while he starts out with a Barrier 100 (instead of a Life Aura) he doesn't get to have the zillion HP he usually has as a boss and his unique charged attacks leave him completely vulnerable. Darkness Overload does good damage but hits specifically the final two columns and can be blocked if anything is in Bass' way. Bass' other attack, the random machine gun that's devastating when he's a boss, is only any useful to us after every buster upgrade is found.

* CreativeClosingCredits: After clearing the Official Tournament with 13 Navis, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23upKaM6DOI staff roll]] is displayed. It features several comical skits of Navis fighting and ends with [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=] performing Double Hero to defeat Bass.

* ExcusePlot: Bordering on NoPlotNoProblem. You sign up for Net Battle tournaments and receive e-mails warning of bad guys from the Nebula organization being up to no good, and that's it.

** Every day increases the likelihood of meeting viruses of a certain element.

** The Everyday Tournament is available every day, but only during four specific periods.
** You must register into the core Silver, Gold and Official tournaments on weekdays. They will become available on the PET menu during Saturday and Sunday.

*** [=ShadowMan=] in particular can receive missions to delete Official Navis or regular Navis in painful ways from clients, despite otherwise spending the game doing work for the Officials in deleting the Darkloids.

* OddballInTheSeries: The game has significant changes for the series' battle system and has no storyline.

* SecretCharacter: The game starts out with [=MegaMan=], Roll, [=GutsMan=] and [=NumberMan=]. Nine other Navis are unlocked by clearing the Official Tournament with each character or by inserting their Navi chips into the [=BattleChip=] Gate. The remaining ones are only unlockable through that accessory.
* SequentialBoss: Tournaments involve defeating three Navis in a row.

* TookALevelInKindness: [=JunkMan=] compared to his portrayal in the last game.
* {{Tsundere}}: Despite despising mankind, Bass amusingly behaves like this. In the PET menu he does an ominous AsideGlance with glowing red eyes and acts aloof but follows the player's orders anyway and even has a few supporting comments to give.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Six minigames must be cleared to advance further into the internet. Some characters can also find tickets for playing those minigames offline and will earn extra HP from clearing them.

* AWinnerIsYou: After clearing the Official Tournament, you get a brief victory speech from your Navi while they're showered with confetti. If you clear the game with 13 Navis, you also get to see the staff roll.

* AbsenteeActor: None of the main human characters appear in the game, though Ribitta has a cameo.

* StandardStatusEffects: Effects such as [[InterfaceScrew confusion and blindness]] can have ''disastrous'' results in this game thanks to the automated AI, which will become a complete sitting duck ''and'' stop responding to charged attack commands. ''It won't even use the shield!''

Although it was a Japan-exclusive release, fans have since worked on an English translation [[https://www.therockmanexezone.com/general/2019/10/26/mega-man-battle-network-4-5-real-operation-english-translation/ that was finished on October 2019]]. There is also a DummiedOut feature in ''Battle Network 5: Double Team DS'' that, when reactivated, restores a ''Real Operation''-esque gameplay system (however it is incomplete as you can never change your Navi's chip folder from the default setting).

* NoCampaignForTheWicked: None of the Darkloids are playable. Downplayed in the case of [=StarMan=], who was a villain in his original game, and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] if you unlock [=ShadowMan=] and Bass as playable Navis.
** [=ShadowMan=] in particular can receive missions to delete Official Navis or regular Navis in painful ways from clients, despite otherwise spending the game doing work for the Officials in deleting the Darkloids.
** Bass makes it clear from the outset that he's only allying with the player out of morbid curiosity. While he is content listening to their orders, he gains more HP by deleting hapless Navis that he runs across and only fights the Darkloids because he's starved for anything resembling a challenge.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaMan: [=MegaMan=] has a normal buster shot, a charged shot and a shield available -- and you can only equip two at once. The latter two are essential, but there are situations that demand the pitiful peashooter. One such example is [=VideoMan=], who will repeatedly spawn film tape obstacles in the two middle columns.

The "Real Operation" part comes into play with the gameplay mechanics: during the overworld exploration, the player will still control the Navi directly. However, during battles the character will move on their own according to specified settings. What this is meant to simulate is how a "real" [=NetNavi=] would perform in the world of ''Battle Network'', being AI companions who are mostly autonomous but with input from an operator. Battlechips are handed out at random and made available three at a time, and it is up to the player to order their navi to attack effectively.

* AbsenteeActor: None of the main human characters appear in the game, though some minor ones have cameos.
* AddressingThePlayer: Upon booting up the PET for the first time, you'll be asked for some personal information and afterwards your navis will make small talk with you, such as asking about your crush or family members.

** The AI is usually good at dodging... under normal conditions, and will slip up every now and then if you take too long fighting. Two or more attack patterns going on at once, ice floors and status effects make it ''very'' likely for the AI to take several hits in a row.
** A trial-and-error aspect of the game is figuring which enemy out of a group should be focused on so the navi stops being a punching bag: focus on one virus and it will get hit by another; focus on the other guy and suddenly the AI will dodge everything. Sometimes it will also walk straight into an attack after deleting one enemy and suddenly switching targets as a consequence.

** Cirkill viruses run circles around the enemy field, and were already pretty annoying to fight in ''4''. This game makes them even worse because the navi AI just ''won't. stop. running. into. their. bullets'', even if there just one Cirkill and no abnormal panels on the board.

** Sword chips are automatically aimed, and if a target is not available the AI will teleport randomly and likely take damage until it either can slash something or it runs out of time and swings at nothing instead. When it comes to Long and Hero Swords, you must set the navi to be at point-blank range with the target, or else it will waste the sword's range.

** Giga chips hold tremendous power, but require a full Custom gauge. Final Gun in particular must be [[ChargedAttack charged]] by the navi before it is actually used.
** Looking foward to using Program Advances? Only three chips are ever available at once during battle, drastically reducing the chances of an Advance becoming available. To input one, you must discard the correct sequence of chips while the navi becomes a sitting duck. And while using the [=BattleChip=] Gate lets you input an Advance at will, even ''Mettaurs'' will be likely to interrupt the attack anyway.

** By the time you encounter [=SearchMan=] you should already be familiar with his minigame, so what he does is force you to return on foot from Internet 10 to 2 before starting the mandatory version. Thankfully, once you clear the minigame your navi is set back to Internet 10.

* BoringButPractical: Being limited to just three chip choices is a pain. So to owners of the [=BattleChip=] Gate, even plain attack enhancers and Area Grabs become twice as useful since they can be used at will. It's great to also have healing chips on hand instead of having them occupy folder space and appear at inopportune times in-game.

** You can only register one navi per weekday for the weekends' Silver, Gold and Official tournaments.

** Counters are very important because they fill the entire Custom gauge. However, they do ''not'' grant double damage for the next attack like in the main games from ''4'' onwards. It also boosts the battle score, making it possible to earn S ranks even if the battle goes on for too long.

* CreativeClosingCredits: After clearing the Official Tournament with 13 navis, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23upKaM6DOI staff roll]] is displayed. It features several comical skits of navis fighting, and ends with [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=] performing Double Hero to defeat Bass.
* CrosshairAware: The enemy the player's navi focuses on will be marked with a crosshair.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: The game plays very differently from the usual ''Battle Network'' installment. The automated AI and the new Battlechip input rules often make tasks that would be easy in the other games much more difficult.

* DifficultButAwesome: Program Advances must be set in the middle of a battle while the navi is defenseless. It takes luck, planning and dexterity, but it sure is exciting when it does work right.

* EscapeBattleTechnique: The L button while the menu is up brings up the "tactical retreat" option, and you can select it anytime. The chances of it working increase the more maximum HP your navi has and the fuller the Custom gauge is.
* ExcusePlot: Bordering on NoPlotNoProblem. You sign up for netbattle tournaments and receive e-mails warning of bad guys from the Nebula organization being up to no good, and that's it.
* FakeLongevity: The game is designed to be cleared in over three weeks by time-gating the main tournaments. Unfortunately, it lacks a plot or a significant amount of activities to entertain the player in the meantime.

* GottaCatchEmAll: A full chip library is required for the post-game, as usual. All chips must be obtained in-game to be recorded, but sloting something into the [=BattleChip=] Gate is what enables the little icons for them in the library.
* GratuitousFrench: One Fight Day challenger in Internet 6 mixes french in his dialogue.

** You must control the distance between the navi and enemies to aim certain chips correctly, but what goes unexplained is that sending the navi to the back row seems to put them on the defensive, allowing them to dodge certain attacks better.
** Part of the quest for registering into the Official Tournament involves defeating the bosses hidden in certain areas, which is an optional task in the rest of the series. One Official Navi only hints at this by stating the aptitute test for the tournament had already started when the player became an Apprentice Netbattler.
* HeartContainer: Each character has a unique way of gaining extra HP, such as [=MegaMan=] clearing minigames, some navis absorbing certain post-battle elemental battlechip prizes or Bass absorbing the navis he deletes.

** Every day increases the likelyhood of meeting viruses of a certain element.
** Wednesdays are "Ladies' Day", so Roll ([[TheSmurfettePrinciple who else]]) will get discounts from most shopkeepers except the Bugfrag Trader.
** On fridays you will find [=NormalNavis=], [=HeelNavis=] and virus tamer [=NPCs=] looking for a fight.
** The Everyday tournament is available every day, but only at specific periods.
** You must register into the core Silver, Gold and Official tournaments on weekdays. They will become available on the PET menu during saturday and sunday.

** Virus encounters become stronger for any navi who has beaten the Official Tournament.
* LimitBreak: To unleash a Program Advance, you must press Select and discard the appropriate sequence of chips in order. Because you can only pick from three chips at a time and the navi becomes vulnerable in discard mode, this feature is made more complicated than in the main games.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Some navis start out with a shield they can equip, and it blocks most attacks other than airbone ones or those of the Breaking type. This is so you can try to protect your navi from their own enormous ArtificialStupidity.
* ManaMeter: The Custom gauge has this role. Standard chips cost 1/4 meter, Mega chips cost 3/4 and Giga chips cost the full gauge. Some chips don't consume the gauge but still require it to be filled enough. You can fill the meter faster by using a navi's buster shot or performing counters. Also, actions such as shielding or shuffling chips consume the gauge, too.
* MusicalNod: [=MegaMan=]'s theme on the PET menu is a short version of Running Through the Cyberworld from the first game. Many of the other navis likewise have the stage themes of their counterparts from the original ''Mega Man'' series or an appropriate leitmotif.
* {{Nerf}}: The Full Custom chip is nearly useless in this game because of how it being a Mega clashes with the new rules. Instead of instantly filling the Custom gauge from zero as it should, it will just fill its remaining quarter.

* RankInflation: The battle grading ranges from 1 to 10 and then a S if the player performs really well. The S rank grants a bugfrag on top of a chip or money prize for normal encounters, and three bugfrags for bosses.
* RealTimeWeaponChange: You can shuffle your folder during battle at the cost of 1/4 of the Custom gauge. By pressing Select you can also input Program Advances and discard battlechips, but your navi will be defenseless during this process.
* SaveGameLimits: You can only record one player profile, but each character has their own campaign and most resources are not shared between them.
* SecretCharacter: The game starts out with [=MegaMan=], Roll, [=Gutsman=] and [=NumberMan=]. Nine other navis are unlocked by clearing the Official Tounament with each character or by inserting their navi chips into the [=BattleChip=] Gate. The remaining ones are only unlockable through that accessory.
* SequentialBoss: Tournaments involve defeating three navis in a row.

* {{Tsundere}}: Despite despising mankind, Bass amusingly behaves like this. In the PET menu he does an ominous AsideGlance with glowing red eyes and acts aloof, but follows the player's orders anyway and even has a few supporting comments to give.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Six minigames must be cleared to advance further into the internet. Some characters can also find tickets for playing those minigames offline, and will earn extra HP from clearing them.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The black [=HeelNavi=] that is always seen training in Internet 2 turns out to be ''Omega-level'' when challenged on a friday.
* WarmUpBoss: The first Fight Day challenger on Internet 1 has just 300 HP and no noteworthy skills. One can earn a lot of bugfrags from repeatedly S-ranking him.
* AWinnerIsYou: After clearing the Official Tournament, you get a brief victory speech from your navi while they're showered with confetti. If you clear the game with 13 navis, you also get to see the staff roll.

* {{Zonk}}: After winning a tournament, you can spin a roulette for a battlechip. It will more often than not land on really crappy prizes.

''[=RockMan.EXE=] 4.5: Real Operation'' is a spinoff of the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series released by Creator/{{Capcom}} for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance in 2004. The game has no actual storyline, and instead makes the player the operator of one out of 21 [=NetNavis=] seen in previous games, including one unique to this installment, [=StarMan.EXE=].

* NoCampaignForTheWicked: None of the Darkloids are playable. Downplayed in the case of [=StarMan=] and [=ShadowMan=], and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] if you unlock Bass as a playable Navi.

* EpicFail: [=WindMan=]'s minigame has the player charge up a tornado to launch a Mr. Prog into orbit. Succeeding shows it landing on its intended destination with a parachute and failing causes it to land elsewhere on its head and ask the player to try again. If the player screws up such that the Mr. Prog doesn't even leave the launch area, it falls on its head and actually ''dies'', all while [=WindMan=] complains about the player's lack of skill.

* MusicalNod: [=MegaMan=]'s theme on the PET menu is a short version of Running Through the Cyberworld from the first game. The other navis have the stage themes of their counterparts from the original ''Mega Man'' series.

* NoCampaignForTheWicked: None of the Darkloids are playable. Downplayed in the case of SearchMan and ShadowMan, and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] if you unlock Bass as a playable Navi.

Although it was a Japan-exclusive release, fans have since worked on an English translation [[https://www.therockmanexezone.com/general/2019/10/26/mega-man-battle-network-4-5-real-operation-english-translation/ that was finished on October 2019]]. There is also a DummiedOut feature in ''Battle Network 5: DS Double Team'' that, when reactivated, restores a ''Real Operation''-esque gameplay system (however it is incomplete as you can never change your Navi's chip folder from the default setting).

Although it was a Japan-exclusive release, fans have since worked on an English translation [[https://www.therockmanexezone.com/general/2019/10/26/mega-man-battle-network-4-5-real-operation-english-translation/ that was finished on October 2019]].

What this means is that while the player still controls the Navi on the exploration sections, the character will move on their own during combat according to specified settings. Battlechips are handed out at random and made available three at a time, and it is up to the player to order their navi to attack effectively.

* BonusBoss: There are ultra difficult secret fights against Bass, as usual.

** Even though Fast Gauge is a Stardard chip, you can only input it once on the [=BattleChip=] Gate.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaMan: [=MegaMan=] has a normal buster shot, a charged shot and a shield available. The later two are essential, but there are situations that demand the pitiful peashooter. One such example is [=VideoMan=], who will repeatedly spawn film tape obstacles in the two middle columns.

* SecretCharacter: The game starts out with [=MegaMan=], Roll, [=Gutsman=] and [=NumberMan=]. Everyone else is unlocked by clearing the Official Tounament with each character or by inserting their navi chips into the [=BattleChip=] Gate.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Players who purchased a [=BattleChip=] Gate can insert real battle chips into the game without worrying about the randomized inventory, albeit with a limit on how many times each kind of chip can be inserted until jacking out. It is one huge advantage to have. Also, there are several characters who can only be unlocked via the [=BattleChip=] Gate, and the chips that do that have no other function in gameplay.

* SecretCharacter: The game starts out with [=MegaMan=], Roll, [=Gutsman=] and [=NumberMan=]. Everyone else is unlocked by clearing certain tasks or by inserting their navi chips into the [=BattleChip=] Gate.

* AWinnerIsYou: After clearing the Official Tournament, you get a brief victory speech from your navi while they're showered with confetti. If you clear the game with 13 navis, you get to see the staff roll.

* CreativeClosingCredits: After clearing the Official Tournament with 13 navis, the staff roll is displayed. It features several comical skits of navis fighting, and ends with [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=] performing Double Hero to defeat Bass.

* GuideDangIt: Part of the quest for registering into the Official Tournament involves defeating the bosses hidden in certain areas, which is an optional task in the rest of the series. One Official Navi only hints at this by stating the aptitute test for the tournament had already started when the player became an Apprentice Netbattler.

** Counters fill the Custom gauge but do ''not'' grant double damage for the next attack like in the main games from ''4'' onwards. It also boosts the battle score, making it possible to earn S ranks even if the battle goes on for too long.