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Fifth time is a charm

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: February 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The long awaited and much anticipated fifth chapter in the Megaman X saga is now out on the Playstation. While you'll find that it is a great game for both fans and newcomers of the series, it does have a few flaws.

In the year 21XX, the Reploid Wars have been quelled at long last. Humanity has launched endeavors into space, ultimately resulting in the creation of the Eurasia Colony, a giant orbiting space station. Unfortunately, a sinister force sends the Colony out of its normal orbit and hurtling back towards Earth. It's up to the heroic Maverick Hunters to prevent the orbital from crashing onto Earth and wiping out civilization. They must find the parts to a powerful weapon, known as the Enigma Beam, which is the only object powerful enough to avert the deteriorating orbit of the space station. Naturally, in order to gather the parts, eight Mavericks must be taken down. Their names in this game are particularly unusual, consisting of: Grizzly Slash, Squid Adler, Izzy Glow, Duff McWhalen, The Skiver, Axle the Red, Dark Dizzy, Mattrex. These are their in-game names, which strangely contradict those in the manual.

Megaman X5 introduces a few new gameplay mechanics into the side-scrolling bliss that had already existed. Both X and Zero can duck and shoot their weapons while in this position. They can also grip onto vines and poles to traverse massive chasms. The game is also, to some extent, timed. The Colony crashes in sixteen hours and so careful choices must be made. These lead to the game's multiple endings. The eight Mavericks that must be challenged all have unique stages, and several have certain objectives that must be completed. Unfortunately, not all mechanics are for the better. X and Zero seem to have the inability to shoot through walls this time.

Graphically, the game is prettier than X4 was. However, the animation of the boss characters is surprisingly limited. They also reused many sprites from X4. Aurally, the game's soundtrack is exciting, although many of the minor characters and other bosses are strangely mute. On the other hand, X and Zero don't "yelp" as much as they did in X4, which drove me crazy.

In general, though, the jury is still out as to whether or not this game is as good as Megaman X4 was. It does seem to lack a certain polish that its predecessor had, but it arguably makes up for it with exciting new enhancements. And ill regardless, Megaman continues to be the finest side-scroller series on the market.

100% MEGAMAN !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: February 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a big fan of Megaman..

If You like Megaman I know You are going to buy this game regardless..

So I will cut it short..

This is the best megaman 2-D to date the graphics and gameplay are out of sight..

The music is not bad and has some Great cartoon pics..

I only have one little negative. > I just cant stand listening to that beeping sound that takes place during the talking sequence..

I would rather have a mute than hear that beeping..

So anyway I do, just mute it.. But the game kicks man lets give it up...

Too Awesome !!

Mega man still got it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Man where should i began, this is one of MM's best you can do alot more with the game than before. It's a must have the game play still good but the story line could use more touching up but overall youu got to have this game. This is someone who's beem there since the Nintendo days Peace the Rouge Gamer

Mega Man X5.....Enough said

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I know many people think X5 wasn't as good as it was hyped up to be, but I think it is much better than X4.

Comparison:

X4: Bosses were much more difficult; Could play only as either X or Zero; Hard to even get to Sigma, much less beat him.

X5: Bosses are much easier; Play as both X and Zero; Easier to get to Sigma, but not easy easy.

Well, latr

Simply Beautiful

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, as the greatest Mega Man/Mega Man X fan alive, I thought that this game was beautiful. I say pshaw to those who shun this game. They have no idea what they are talking about. They all said the same friggin thing- "The game is too easy....big disappointment"......... Pshaw! I don't care about any of that. The game was VERY fun, and the story... simply beautiful. I couldn't have done it better myself. The ONLY let down, however, was that there was no Vile in the game. Vile is undoubtedly the koolest character in the series!

A better game than most people think

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've been a die-hard Mega Man fan for over 16 years. I have completed every game in the original and the X series, and I must say that I didn't think any of them were bad at all. This 5th installment in the X series is very underrated and often doesn't receive the recognition it deserves. Sure, it isn't nearly as good as the previous X4 or the mindblowing SNES MMX titles, but it's still a great addition to the series, nonetheless. Unfortunately, many don't agree.

After reading so many negative reviews of X5, I was beginning to question whether or not I should pick the game up. Thank God I did not listen to those reviews!

Honestly, there really is nothing wrong with this game at all. One quality about this game which I was happy to see is that you can switch between X and Zero before selecting a stage. That's a slight improvement over X4, where whoever you chose, you would be stuck with for the entire game.

Another new feature which I was very pleased with is that X can obtain multiple armor suits throughout the game. Each suit has certain benefits and weaknesses. This was nice to see, because you can test out how each armor works on each level, giving you the option of experimentation, which in turn, encourages replay.

Yet another new and welcome feature is the acquisition of different parts to upgrade your characters with. There are 16 different parts in the game which you can earn and equip on X and Zero to benefit them. While it may seem confusing at first, the parts system will dramatically improve your characters' performance in the game.

The music in X5 is also vastly improved upon since X4. Capcom went so far as to include some tunes from previous Megaman games, so if you're a MM veteran, you'll most likely hear some music that you recognize.

Likewise, Capcom even threw in some cameo appearances and bosses that were used the in the SNES MMX games! I won't ruin this for you, so you'll just have to play the game for yourself to find out. These references from the SNES titles give you a very nostalgic feeling, and you'll likely recognize a lot of them if you are a fan of Megaman. Add in 3 different endings, and you've got yourself a game with great replay value.

Capcom has released a wide variety of MM games for the X series, and with each new addition to the X series, there has been at least one person who has said, "Well, that's it. The Megaman we knew and loved is gone." Let me assure you, this is NOT one of those games, people. I'm sick and tired of constantly reading reviews that trash and underrate this game. Honestly, I don't think that Capcom has ever released a bad Megaman game, and I've played a LOT of MM games. If you're a fan of the X series, you will not be disappointed with this game. If you don't at least try X5, then you don't deserve to be a Megaman fan.

Basically your return to the 2d world

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

People

First I highly suggest purchasing this game if you have played 2d games; if you have never played 2ds, this game will suck for you. Nonetheless, 2ds are still enjoyable if you give them a chance. It's a time-based game; if this becomes an issue, I suggest you visit gameshark.com and get your hands on a gameshark. If you have a PSone or PS2, get Gameshark Lite. It makes the game a bit more "interesting."

It's so cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game megaman x 5 its so cool because zero can olmost delete everyone. And megaman 5 boses for me. zero can jump and flip wiht his sword and X can shoot a big blast. the game is a realy cool adveture.

good fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I first played this game at my friends house and it was fun. now after reading some of the other reviews I say there wrong! X5 is a great game better then X6 but the people are right X4 is better but not by much. This is a good megaman game its got dodgeing ducking and jumping all the skill a true megaman gamer needs. This game is a must buy. oh and if you do get it start the game with X. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR BUY THIS GAME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the greats

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I thought that this was one of the best overall megaman games. When I first played this I was unaware that there was a new character called X because this had been the first Megaman X game I've played. I thought this was pretty challenging (I still can't be that dragon dude uh... what his name). So overall I give it a 4.97 out of 5 and a 9.94 out of 10. (...)

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