Mega Man X Collection
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| Developer(s) | Capcom Production Studio 1 |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| Release date(s) | January 10, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Platforming |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (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 Mega Man X games.
Games included in Mega Man X Collection
- Mega Man X (SNES/PC)
- Mega Man X2 (SNES)
- Mega Man X3 (SNES/Saturn/PlayStation/PC)
- Mega Man X4 (Saturn/PlayStation/PC) (PlayStation version later re-released in Singapore's AMK Hub)
- Mega Man X5 (PlayStation/PC)
- Mega Man X6 (PlayStation/PC) (PlayStation version later re-released in Singapore's AMK Hub)
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, including Mega Man X3. 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 cutscenes. However, a PC version eventually did see a limited release in North America.
This collection did not include Mega Man X7 or Mega Man X8, as they were currently available on the PlayStation 2, or the three 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.
The original three games now have a save function which allows the player to load files rather than necessitating a password. (Although the Playstation version of Mega Man X3 had a save feature to begin with, unlike the SNES version.) Also of notice, although not too special, is unlockable artwork and music upon completing various conditions in the games, usually by clearing them.
[edit] Controversy
Allegedly, additional content was to have been shipped with the game, including remixed music for Mega Man X and Mega Man X2, replaced English dub for Mega Man X4, and English dub for Mega Man X6. However, at the last minute Capcom pulled all these special features from the collection, claiming that they'd take away from the sales of Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X (PSP) and any future series remakes afterwards. To this regard, the sound sync with Mega Man X4 was put off slightly, and Mega Man X6 was left without any voice overs in the cut-scenes whatsoever, including the original Japanese dialog that were present even in the English PS1 release. Probably by unintentional reasons, a sign of a changed script for Mega Man X remains, where X says "Damn" after his fight with Vile (Vava) at the end of the intro stage. Interestingly, when asked in an interview about if any VA production took place for MMXC, Lucas Gilbertson, the English VA for Zero, stated that no such thing took place for this particular title.
Fans have promptly attempted to get petitions to have Capcom re-release Mega Man X Collection with these removed extra features, especially since Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X didn't quite get the sales Capcom expected it to get, thus negating a possibility of any future X series remakes using the removed content.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Capcom's official Mega Man site
- Review of Mega Man X Collection by 1UP.com
- Explanation of missing features/extras from the collection
- Mega Man X Collection at MobyGames
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