[Zeke]

Originally Posted by MaverickZer0

The only way I've seen the difference is in the fact you don't have to sacrifice a chip.

That's one of the major differences; the other is that Crosses don't have a limited duration. You only fall out of the Cross if you're hit with the element it's weak against. Being able to use a Cross even without the right chip turning up makes them tremendously useful, and they also seem to be more powerful than souls (HeatCross, for example, has an outrageously strong charged shot). In fact, between Crosses and Beast Out, the game is almost too easy.

There are exceptions, though. Be prepared for extreme frustration when you have to fight F-Beast or G-Beast MegaMan with one of your LinkNavis....

Zero doesn't die. Well, he does, but he just comes back. And again. And again.

My understanding is that if you don't pick up the mysterious data before fighting him in Network Transmission, he's deleted outright. So even the BN version has died before (potentially).

(You're lucky you've gotten it. I have to wait until tomorrow...)

You have no idea how annoying the process was. The game was scheduled to arrive on the 6th. Naturally I was pretty excited about that, since even the States weren't supposed to get it that early. But then it failed to show up... for a week and a half. By Friday I was as sick of calling to ask if it was in as they surely were of answering me.

So which version are you getting? I went with Gregar. I'm a sucker for continuity, so I couldn't pass up the one with both Mr. Match and ElecMan. Now if only they'd given us IceCross rather than reusing AquaMan so soon....