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Share this story.Today's launch of the Mega Man X Legacy Collection series is a biggie in the -anthology. At its best, Capcom's 'X' fork of Mega Man puts a giant exclamation point at the end of the 'action-platformer' genre. Basically, if you crave a brutally tough mix of high-speed jumps, pesky enemies, overcharged weapons, and incredible sprite artwork, this series' entries on SNES and PS1 are all you need.Thus, the Legacy Collection seems like a no-brainer purchase, and I expected to type as much in a brief, 'X gon' give it to you' reiteration of the series' classic status. Sadly, that's not quite the case.

After testing the anthologies' multiple versions on four platforms, we're here to clarify if, and how, you should take the MMX plunge. (Some of) X marks the spot. Oh, this little tidbit is in the instruction manual. Sounds like somebody in QA threw their hands up at the last minute.The simplest issue to navigate, at least, is the matter of its 'volumes.' Capcom has split this anthology series into two purchases, each priced $20 digitally on every platform (, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, ).

Should you opt for a physical edition on any console, you're stuck buying both volumes at a $40 MSRP. Capcom could have forced all buyers to pay for the whole $40 package, so its decision to split the purchase is perhaps the kindest thing it could have done.The first volume, which collects the first four games (three on SNES, one on PS1), is indisputably the better one. All three SNES entries in the series saw Capcom firing on all robot-master cylinders, with each game pushing speed-burst, wall-jump, and armor-upgrade options to deliver the epitome of mid-'90s hardcore platforming.

X4 was the first to let players choose the series' sword-wielding character (named Zero) from the start, which only added to the game's spice.The second volume finishes with X5- X8 (and thus skips a PS2 RPG and a pair of Game Boy Color entries). X5 and X6, which were mostly 2D affairs on the PS1, aren't as fondly remembered, thanks to those entries running out of new ideas (and being dominated with arguably obnoxious voice acting and cut scenes). The 3D-ized X7 and X8 from the PS2, on the other hand, garner far more mixed reactions from fans.

There's an argument to be made about X8's mechanics and levels being good enough to endure its lousy 3D graphics, but X7's constant camera switches and 3D levels were terrible in 2003—and have only declined with age.Both volumes include a seemingly identical (and quite fun) 'boss rush' mode. In this brand-new mode, every level is a boss battle against two 'maverick' robots (often from different MMX games).

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To aid your fight, you get to pick from three special weapons before three rounds—meaning, you need to pick the best weapons for all six bosses. This 'loadout' system offers a tricky, interesting way to make players pace out their boss-battling stamina. And in great news, you don't have to get Volume Two in order to fight against that game's later bosses; both volumes seem to offer the same boss rush content.Thus, if you're looking to scratch a nostalgic itch or if you're unfamiliar with the MMX series, aim your X-Buster at Volume One. The second volume will still be there should you be morbidly curious or if you think $20 is a fine price to see what you missed on later consoles. But maybe not on Switch. Mega Man X6.We'd hoped to conclude by stating, ' Mega Man X Legacy Collection Volume One (that's a mouthful) is a no-brainer purchase for your Nintendo Switch.'

Brutally difficult 2D platforming, combined with Nintendo's snappy portable hardware and bright, beautiful screen, seemed like a no-brainer for a certain type of nostalgic gamer.Alas.The issue, as confirmed by comparing the collection's games to their cartridge counterparts, is that Capcom's chosen emulation solution isn't exactly up to snuff on Switch hardware. The first three SNES games were known for pushing that hardware to its limits—a fact that the series' speedrunners are mindful of when blazing through those older games—and they all suffered from pockets of slowdown.

But our testing has concluded that the Switch versions always slow down at least a little bit more than their cartridge counterparts.These hitches are not constant or even consistent, and they can crop up during inactive, explosive moments after boss fights. The trouble here, really, is that our admittedly inconclusive testing included hitches while trying to navigate tricky wall jumps and platforming sections. Further ReadingThis is weird for two reasons: first, because Capcom has already been down this road by way of the Mega Man X Collection, which launched in 2006 for PlayStation 2 and GameCube. That anthology's emulated games hew much closer to the cartridge versions—meaning, they retain a few key slowdown moments and otherwise lock to a 60 frames-per-second refresh.

So how come the Switch—which is decidedly more powerful than those older consoles—can't quite keep up?A clue comes from the second weird issue: that Volume 2's PlayStation 2 games, which run entirely in 3D and therefore require more horsepower, do not suffer from apparent slowdown or hitching. Neither PS2 MMX game has ever appeared in an anthology before, and that means their emulation was likely written from scratch. Hitches in the Switch's SNES emulation, on the other hand, could point to the game simply relying on the 2006 anthology's emulator—which ran on decidedly different hardware than the Switch's Tegra chip. (Capcom has yet to confirm exactly how it's emulating any of these classic games.).ugh, PC issues, too?!As of press time, the anthology's PC version has a few quirks, as well. Its resolution picker appears to be locked to four resolutions, no matter what your monitor or Windows PC reports. So if you're using an ultra-wide monitor or a 4K screen, you're currently stuck with unoptimized resolutions.

That may not seem like a big deal for games with native resolutions as low as 240p, but an inexact resolution makes it all the more difficult to get pixels to line up properly—and our testing revealed some misaligned pixels in every available resolution while testing on a 4K TV.Worse, perhaps, is a bug that, as of press time, often tanks the game's frame rate when you tell either volume to run in pure fullscreen mode as opposed to 'borderless fullscreen.' This issue is hard to reproduce in the superior Volume One collection, at least, but it did crop up in both volumes.

English opening theme.Mega Man X5, known as Rockman X5 ( ロックマンＸ５, RokkumanX5 ) in Japan, and often shortened to MMX5, is the fifth game in the series and the second X game on the PlayStation console. It's also the only game to have a time limit on the stage select. The FMV sequences, seen in and (with the exception of the game's opening), have been replaced with still screens and text.The player can choose or in the title screen, but they can still choose between the two characters later inside the game (a staple of the series starting with this game).

The only difference is that if the player chose X, he will be able to use the, and with Zero, he will be able to use the Z-Buster.It should be noted that series creator originally intended for this to be the last title in the Mega Man X series, with Zero dying and resurrecting later in the series, but later decided to green-light against his wishes, changing his plans.Mega Man X5 was later re-released as part of the and it was released on the PlayStation Network as part of the PSOne classics in North America on September 9, 2014. Which was later released in Japan on December 17, 2014. It was then re-released on on July 24, 2018 in North America and Europe, and was released two days later in Japan.

Contents StorySeveral months after the war, is at a peaceful time. The repair of the space colonies damaged during the war was almost complete, the only space colony remaining to be the giant colony located in a Lagrangian point. As it was quite old, it was planned to receive an extensive renovation. However, one day had occupied Eurasia and took control of it, scattering a virus in the colony and using its artificial gravity systems to set it on a collision course towards Earth. Within 16 hours, Eurasia will crash and cause great destruction, in the worst case extinguishing all life from the planet. The plan on using the large particle cannon to destroy Eurasia before it happens. The Enigma cannon is somewhat old and needs to be upgraded., the Hunters' new commander, orders Mega Man X and his comrade Zero, as they race against time to collect the four parts necessary to upgrade the Enigma and stop Eurasia before it's too late.

To make things worse, scattered the all over the world and the parts needed are being protected by.From this point, the story diverges into different subplots:. Once X and Zero have recovered the initial four items required to use the Enigma, it is fired and can either succeed in destroying the space colony or fail and only destroy part of it. If the Enigma fails, only part of Eurasia is destroyed, slightly changing its orbit and delaying the crash. Signas begins his next plan: launching a (which is infected by the virus and the auto-pilot doesn't work) directly at the colony to destroy it. Again, four pieces must be collected to enhance it from the last four Mavericks, and after doing so the shuttle will launch with Zero as its pilot (as Zero mentions, he is the only competent pilot left).

Like the Enigma, the space shuttle can either succeed or fail. If the shuttle succeeds, 86% of Eurasia is destroyed and Earth is no longer in danger. Zero contacts the Hunters from his escape pod to tell them he's okay and that he'll land soon. After Zero lands, the Hunters come to pick him up. Mega Man X6 shows that this is the scenario that happened, and however, the remains still caused large damage to Earth's surface, devastating its ecosystems and spreading pollution around the planet. If the shuttle fails, only part of Eurasia is destroyed and it crashes on Earth.

Zero becomes a Maverick. If time runs out, Eurasia collides with Earth, and it barely survives. Zero becomes a Maverick.In any scenario, Eurasia (either complete or only its remains) falls into Earth and the colony virus merges with the Sigma Virus, creating a new virus in the location of the collision in the point 11F5646. Detected the strange energy of the virus and dubbed it the due to its similarities with Zero. The Hunters go into Eurasia's remains to verify the virus. Each of the eight main Mavericks' English names were initially based on the name of a member from the rock band.

This name localization was brought about by Alyson Court (voice of Claire Redfield from Resident Evil, another Capcom franchise), in tribute to her then-husband, who was a fan of said band. However, for the release, their names are changed to be more similar to their original Japanese names, thereby restoring the Maverick naming convention seen in the first four X games that the original American release had strayed away from.

Names from the Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 re-release go first, followed by the names from the original English PlayStation release and Mega Man X Collection.Eight Mavericks: NameWeaponWeaknessXZeroXZero(Grizzly Slash)(Duff McWhalen)(Squid Adler)(Izzy Glow)(Dark Dizzy)(The Skiver)(Mattrex)(Axle the Red):. (As Zero). (As X).Others:. (Training Stage). ArmorsX's Armors:.

If X is chosen at the beginning, he begins with this armor.