Mega Man X6
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Developer(s)	Capcom Production Studio 3
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Platform(s)	PlayStation, PC
Release date	November 29th, 2001 December 4th, 2001 February 8, 2002 2007 2003 (PC)
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone
Media	1 × CD-ROM

Mega Man X6 (ロックマンX6, Rockman X6) is the sixth main game in the Mega Man X series by Capcom, and is the first to not be directed by series creator Keiji Inafune. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video For the original NASA meaning see capsule communicator. is a leading Japanese International developer For the original NASA meaning see capsule communicator. is a leading Japanese International developer In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also [[Game classification]] Video games are categorized into Genres based on their Gameplay interaction Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles In video gaming, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session A video game content rating system is a system used for the classification of Video games into suitability-related groups The Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, Advertising guidelines and Digital media (as opposed to analog media) usually refers to Electronic media that work on digital Codes. CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable The Mega Man X ( Rockman X in Japan) series was the second Mega Man franchise released by Capcom For the original NASA meaning see capsule communicator. is a leading Japanese International developer is the head of Research & Development and Online Business at Capcom best known for being the character designer of Mega Man and producer of Onimusha The PlayStation version was released in 2001 in US and in Singapore's AMK Hub in 2007. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Singapore AMK Hub ( Abbreviation for Ang Mo Kio Hub; Simplified Chinese: 宏茂桥城 is a Suburban Shopping mall located in Ang Mo Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The game was released for the PC in 2003 as well, but only in Asia. IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The game was re-released on January 10, 2006 as part of the Mega Man X Collection for the GameCube and PlayStation 2. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mega Man X Collection is a North American-exclusive collection of Mega Man X games developed by Capcom and released on January 10 The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era.

It is a common misconception that X6 contradicts the opening of Mega Man Zero, which is set a hundred years after the X series and shows Zero awakening from being sealed away, and that Mega Man Zero was meant to follow up directly from X5. Mega Man Zero, known in Japan as, is the first installment in the Mega Man Zero series, the fifth series in Capcom's Mega Mega Man X5 (ロックマンX5 Rockman X5) is the fifth main game in the Mega Man X series by Capcom. This is due to fans' overreaction to developer interviews stating that Mega Man Zero was in development before X6 was. In truth, Mega Man Zero's opening is far more in line with Mega Man X6 than it is Mega Man X5. The opening of Mega Man Zero depicts Zero being intentionally sealed (his name is on the door leading to him, and he is protected by a force field), which happens only within Mega Man X6. In Mega Man X5, Zero was never sealed, he was merely left for dead. This is true, since Inafune himself has stated that he "slightly tailored" Mega Man Zero's opening to be more in line with Mega Man X6's ending.

Story

The story begins three weeks after Mega Man X5, with Zero missing, presumed dead, and the Earth's surface rendered uninhabitable. Mega Man X5 (ロックマンX5 Rockman X5) is the fifth main game in the Mega Man X series by Capcom. Rumors are spreading through the Reploid World of a Maverick named the Zero Nightmare, a Reploid of pure evil that is spreading chaos throughout the world. A Reploid, or in the original Japanese games from the Science fiction Video game series Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero A Maverick, in the video game series Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero, and Mega Man ZX, is a Reploid who generally X, curious about this Maverick, and angered by its use of his late friend’s name, seeks him out.

After destroying the Zero Nightmare, X learns that Zero is alive, just recovering from damage sustained in the last game. When Zero is recovered, he joins X and they seek out the researchers who built the Zero Nightmare.

X finds the lead researcher, Gate, in his lab. After X defeats Gate in battle, Gate reveals that he has rebuilt Sigma, the leader of the Mavericks. Sigma kills Gate, then challenges X to a duel. X is able to defeat the rebuilt Sigma.

Characters

Main article: List of Mega Man X characters

Gate's armored form with the help of Zero's DNA. Notice the slight resemblance between Zero's armor and Gate's own.

Gate

An intelligent and well-known Reploid scientist. Gate had created several other Reploids, all of which were extremely advanced and virtually unequaled in their respective fields. Gate is the main villain of X6 and is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara. (born October 5, 1964) is a male Seiyū from the Tokyo Metropolitan area who is affiliated with Air Agengy

Isoc

Gate's mysterious assistant, who is obsessed with finding the original Zero, even going so far as to claim that he knows everything about him.

High Max

A powerful Reploid created by Gate, supposedly built to investigate the Nightmare virus alongside his fellow investigators.

The Reploid created by Gate named High Max.

Returning characters

• Mega Man X
• Zero
• Alia
• Douglas
• Signas
• Dynamo
• Sigma
• Dr. Light

Gameplay

The gameplay is very similar to Mega Man X5. Mega Man X, or in the games' original Japanese, usually abbreviated to simply "X" is the main character of Capcom 's Mega Man X is a video game character and one of the three Protagonists in the Mega Man X series and protagonist of the Mega Man Zero series of Sigma is a Video game character who is the main antagonist of the Mega Man X Video game series Mega Man X5 (ロックマンX5 Rockman X5) is the fifth main game in the Mega Man X series by Capcom. The player can select X with the option to outfit him with different armors offering unique abilities (most of which have to be downloaded, as always, through Dr. Light's hidden capsules. ) Zero can be unlocked after finding and defeating the Zero Nightmare, bringing his own weapons and techniques to the fold, including a refined Z-Saber fighting style. Both characters can be equipped with various power-up items earned after rescuing a reploid.

Items

• Heart Tank - Extends the life meter for whoever finds them. There is one in each stage.
• Sub-Tank - There are two of them in the game, and they can be filled with energy pellets for later consumption. It takes 16 pellets worth of energy to completely fill one tank, with large pellets counting for two and full-life pellets counting for four.
• W-Tank - Can be filled with weapon pellets and used to reload your arsenal.
• EX Tank - Extends the starting amount of lives from three to five when the player continues from a save or game over.

Armors

Just as in Mega Man X5, all four pieces of each armor must be found before the armor can be used.

Falcon Armor - A watered-down version of the same armor from Mega Man X5. As a result, certain abilities have been altered. X starts the game in this armor.

Abilities

• Air Dash - The flight function is damaged and can only work long enough to enable an Air Dash. It can also damage weak enemies on contact.
• Damage reduced by 50%.
• Falcon Buster - The charge shot is the same laser shot from X5, but it no longer goes through walls. The Buster is now capable of charging weapons (it couldn't in Mega Man X5).
• Giga Attack - Showers the screen with lasers.

Blade Armor - Designed with a Samurai motif, this armor uses strength and air mobility as its strong points. The Z-Saber takes the form of a broadsword in this armor.

Abilities

• Mach Dash - X hovers in place for a moment, then flies in the direction you hold on the D-pad. The Mach Dash can go up, down, left, or right. It can also damage weak enemies on contact.
• Damage reduced by 50%.
• Blade Buster - The charge shot fires a drill of plasma that will sometimes drill into an enemy and continues to damage it. Holding Up as you release the shot will instead create an energy-enhanced Z-Saber slash. The buster can also charge weapons.
• Giga Attack - X fires an energy arc forward from the Z-Saber. This is similar to X's enhanced Z-Saber attack from Mega Man X3. Mega Man X3 (ロックマンX3 Rockman X3) is a video game released in by Capcom.

Shadow Armor - Designed with a ninja motif, this armor excels in some areas and fails in others, making this armor quite unbalanced. The Z-Saber takes the form of a katana and turns orange in this armor.

Abilities

• Ninja Jump - Holding Up as you jump will result in a higher jump. If X hits a ceiling, he'll stick to it for a while. While sticking, he can shoot a 3-way shot towards the ground. If X equips the Ultimate Buster, he cannot fire ninja star buster shots while hanging from the ceiling.
• Spike Guard - The armor makes X immune to spikes. Gate's lab is almost impossible to get through without this armor as a result.
• Hyper Grip - X can hang onto walls without sliding.
• Damage reduced by 50%.
• Shadow Buster - The buster's standard shot fires ninja star-like shots in various (and random) forward angles. The charge shot is an extra-powerful Z-Saber slash. This buster cannot use any other weapons.
• Giga Attack - A pair of energy crescents encircle X, damaging enemies at close range.

Ultimate Armor - The enhanced version of the X4 armor. Available by entering a secret code. When activated, X will start the intro stage in this armor.

Abilities

• Air Dash.
• Hover function.
• Damage reduced by 50%.
• Plasma extension - A fully charged X-Buster shot will fire a destructive ball of energy. The ball will leave behind trails that continue to damage enemies.
• Ability to charge weapons.
• Nova Strike (renamed as Invincible Dash) - X flies forward in a plasma-powered air dash. Can be used indefinitely.

Black Armor - Upgraded armor for Zero accessed by a code. A method of getting it without a code exists in the game (beat Zero Nightmare at level 4) but it is impossible to do this in a normal game.

Abilities

• Damage reduced by 50%.
• Zero is not knocked back at all by damage.
• Slightly increased Z-Saber attack power.
• Z-Saber slashes can destroy enemy shots. (The Z-Saber is purple instead of green to show this. )

Maverick bosses

Main article: List of Mavericks

Development

Differences from the previous games

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• Unlike earlier games in the series, X preserves the Japanese names for each Maverick in the English edition, the exception being Shield Sheldon, whose Japanese name is Shieldner Sheldon. A Maverick, in the video game series Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero, and Mega Man ZX, is a Reploid who generally
• It is also the first game in the series to preserve all the Japanese voices; but this is more likely to be a result of the rushed North American localization of the game, which was released only a week after the Japanese version.
• X's Ultimate Armor is black in this game instead of the navy blue, as it was in Mega Man X5.
• Zero's spritework got an overhaul for this game; his slashes were changed completely (Instead of a crescent when slashed, his Saber is a straight line like a Katana, his double-jump got a summersault motion instead of the older games' method of repeating his usual jumping frames. In addition, his standing motion is leaning back a little more, his right hand is open instead of being a clenched fist, and his Z Buster has been improved including its Buster shot appearance, his quick firing and recovery.

Music

The opening song is "Moon Light" and "The Answer" by Showtaro Morikubo, the voice actor for X. is a Japanese voice actor ( Seiyū) who has voiced characters in Anime, Drama CDs and Video games. The ending theme is "I. D. E. A" by RoST. This is one of the few X games to have the opening song appear in the US version.

Several of the music tracks from the Japanese release have been altered in the US and European releases. Most noticeable are Zero's theme music (which has altered instruments) and the Opening Stage (which has a guitar riff in the western releases. is a video game character and one of the three Protagonists in the Mega Man X series and protagonist of the Mega Man Zero series of )

The music for Infinity Mijinion's stage seems to be based on Europe's "Final Countdown". Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under " The Final Countdown " is a rock song written by Joey Tempest for Europe's third studio album The Final Countdown (1986

References to other games

• The song played when X reunites with Zero is a remix of Zero's Death Song from the original Mega Man X game.
• The music in Gate's Lab is a remix of the third X-Hunters stage in X2.
• Holographic versions of Sting Chameleon (Mega Man X), Magna Centipede (X2), and Blast Hornet (X3) are special attacks of Metal Shark Player.
• Diving replicas of Storm Eagle are the charged attack of Metal Anchor.
• The Reploids in the boss corridor of the intro stage are similar in appearance to Midi and Techno, two hacker Reploids from Mega Man Xtreme. Mega Man Xtreme ( Rockman X Cyber Mission in Japan) is a spinoff title in the Mega Man X series of video games from Capcom
• The theme heard when fighting the final form of Sigma is a mix of three: The fight with Sigma's first form in Mega Man X, and both Sigma forms in X2.
• The Soul Eraser Incident from Xtreme-2 is directly mentioned by Alia in this game.
• Most of the rescuable reploids in Blizzard Wolfang's stage are named after various Capcom personalities:
  • Ryu/Ken/Chun (Chun-Li) - Street Fighter
  • Guy/Cody - Final Fight
  • Moringa (Morrigan) - Darkstalkers
  • Data - Mega Man Legends
  • Nina - Breath of Fire
  • Batsu - Rival Schools
  • Leon - Resident Evil
  • Dante - Devil May Cry
  • Regina - Dino Crisis
  • Arthur - Ghosts 'n Goblins
  • Gomez - El Dorado Gate

Reception

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X6 is also widely regarded as the toughest game in the series, by far. Some fans appreciate the additional challenge, but others consider the game overly frustrating.