Mega Man X Collection

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Mega Man X Collection
Image:Mega Man X Collection Coverart.png
Developer(s) Capcom Production Studio 1
Publisher(s) Capcom
Platform(s) GameCube, PlayStation 2
Release date January 10, 2006
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone

Mega Man X Collection is a North American-exclusive collection of Mega Man X games developed by Capcom and released on January 10, 2006 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 platforms.

After the commercial success of the Mega Man Anniversary Collection Capcom decided to follow it up with a collection of the early Mega Man X games.

Games included in Mega Man X Collection

Mega Man X is based on the original SNES version. Mega Man X2 is also the SNES version, because before this collection was released there was only an SNES version available. The rest of the games are based on their PlayStation renditions, which X4 and X6 later re-released in Singapore's AMK Hub. Mega Man Battle & Chase is a secret game that is unlocked after completing the first three games. It is a classic series kart-racing game previously unreleased in North America. The Saturn and PlayStation versions of Mega Man X3 were also not available in North America, and include remixed music and anime scenes. However, the PC version eventually did see a release in North America.

This collection does not include Mega Man X7 or Mega Man X8, as they are currently available on the PlayStation 2, or any of the Mega Man X series spinoffs, such as Mega Man X: Command Mission or the two Mega Man Xtreme games released for the Game Boy Color.

[edit] Differences between the original versions

  • Mega Man X5 and Mega Man X6 have their rumble support removed entirely.
  • The script for Mega Man X has been altered slightly in some places. For example, X yells “Damn” during the intro level. Sigma also doesn't say "have" anymore in a dialog. Also X no longer shouts “Hadouken” when performing the hidden fireball move of the same name.
  • The version of Mega Man X3 used on the collection is the 32-bit CD-based version (which appeared on the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC), with added FMV scenes and a remixed soundtrack, which received mixed reviews among fans. The SNES version (or its soundtrack) is not included.
  • Mega Man X and Mega Man X2 have streaming sound-tracks, rather than directly ported/emulated sound-tracks. This results in a fade and restart after each music track has repeated a few times.
  • Mega Man X6 in both versions has had its Japanese voiceovers completely removed in cut-scenes (but the Japanese intro theme was kept). It also has Zero's "Up+Attack" move listed as "Down+Attack", but it's still coded to the original version (however, contrary to popular belief, the "Down+Attack" descriptor was a part of the original PS1 version of X6, even though the move is in gameplay Up+Attack).
  • In Mega Man X4, Slash Beast now roars several times at once, attacking less.
  • The game-play for the original three X games is also faster due to the occasional slow down effect that was caused by the SNES system's limitations no longer being present.
  • Because of emulation problems with the special chip on Mega Man X2, sometimes the sound effects will cut if more than one plays.
  • Some very minor mistakes occur in Mega Man X5, where the word "it's" had somehow been revised to "8's". "B's" have shown up in odd places as well. This is rumored to be a side-effect of reinserting the script after initial retranslation.
  • The original three games also have a save function which allows the player to load files rather than necessitating a password (though essentially it will simply save and recall passwords, and can be skipped to input passwords directly). Furthermore, all six games now have a new "save screen" showing all the major items collected in that save file (up to three are available per game).
  • Mega Man Battle & Chase is a direct port of the European (PAL) version, so the running commentaries featured in the Japanese release are not included.

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