![]() It can be charged to fire stronger shots. X wields the "X-Buster", a plasma cannon on his arm that he uses to attack foes from a distance. Though both of them go through the same stages, they operate differently and are challenged differently from the terrain. The two characters cannot be switched during a playthrough. New to Mega Man X4 is the ability to play through the game either as X or Zero fully, (while Zero was playable in Mega Man X3, he acted only as a backup for X). Two "Sub Tanks" can also be found, which can be filled with life energy and then be used to replenish the player's health at any time. The player character's maximum health can be extended by obtaining a "Heart Tank" in each of the eight stages. Some levels contain ridable vehicles such as hover bikes and armored- mecha. In these stages, the player must avoid obstacles like falling debris and spikes, and destroy enemy robots to reach the end of the stages. The player is presented with a series of action- platforming stages that can be cleared in any order desired. The gameplay in Mega Man X4 is similar to the previous installments of the Mega Man X series. The player's energy and remaining lives are displayed at the top left. The player character X moves through the military train that makes up Slash Beast's level. It was in compilations for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube in 2006, the PlayStation Network in 2014, and the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch as part of Mega Man X Legacy Collection released in 2018. ![]() In addition to its console versions, the game was released on Windows worldwide in 19 and on Japanese mobile phones in 20. However, it was criticized for its lack of innovation and its voice acting. Critics praised the ability to play as either X or Zero, a concept many found to expand upon the then perceived exhausted gameplay formula of the Mega Man X sub-franchise during the 1990s. Xebec produced the animated cutscenes.Ĭritical reception for Mega Man X4 has been generally positive. Development of the game started due to Capcom's desire to explore the franchise in a new hardware which proved to be difficult as they aimed to make the two protagonists unique when playing. ![]() Two Maverick Hunters, X and Zero, become with a Reploid army called the "Repliforce" who aim to take down mankind and take the planet. Taking place in the 22nd century, the Mega Man X series is set in a society populated by humans and intelligent robots called "Reploids" with several having been labeled "Mavericks" as a result committing crimes crimes. Mega Man X4 allows the player to choose between the two mechanoid "Reploids" protagonists at the beginning of the game: X, who uses traditional, long-range attacks or Zero, who wields a short-range sword. A North America release followed sometime thereafter, while Europe received only the PlayStation version in 1997. The two versions were released simultaneously in Japan in 1997. It is the fourth game in the Mega Man X series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. Mega Man X4, originally released in Japan as Rockman X4 ( ロックマンX4), is an action- platform game developed by Capcom.
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