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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.

Mega Man x5 review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: February 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Mega Man x5 is finnaly here and unfortunatly does not deliever as much as usual. The game itself is very fun I love the ability to find the different suits as opposed to just one and I like the countdown feature. Also I am so glad they finnaly gave you the ability to duck. So what do I have agaisnt it you ask? It is too simple. Most who remember the old Mega Man games rememeber how fighting boss guys is almost in possible unless you have the weapon that there weak agaisnt. Well no more. i found that hte entire game could be completed just from switching from x to zero or vice versa in order to beat the enemys; with only using the standered weapons. Another thing that I don't like is the infinte amount of contiunes that you have. There is no longer the same frustration and challange that was in the past games. So overall in summary this is still a great game and I recomend people that haven't played as the blue bomber before to cheak it out. But for all the veterans out there you may be dissapointed in the difficulty of this game. Maybe it was because we're expecting do much from the big M, but with good reason; he usually delivers.

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 !!

Maga Man X5? Too Easy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: March 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

For anyone that hasn't played the game, I really think you should buy it. It's perfect for new blue bomber fans! But as for the veterans, it isn't as "fun" as Mega Man X4. The bosses are a lot easier, and you don't need any weaknesses to beat them. In Mega Man X4, I remembered struggling against the Bosses with Zero since he doesn't really have something that Bosses are weak against. It was about 1 month until I finally beat the game with X, and another month to beat the game with Zero. Mega Man X5 only took me a week. It's a good game though, if you count the graphics, the stages, etc.

Capcom should be Ashamed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the absolute worst Meage Man X game there is. The bosses stink. The armors are pathetic. The timer makes the game more annoying than interesting. DON"T BUY THIS GAME! SAVE YOUR MONEY! Hopefully X6 will be much better.

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.

The easiest Mega Man X game of the whole series

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: April 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy too easy. Plus, I think that X4 was a little better. See, you have Zero, and you can select a character before you enter a level. But, depending on the character you chose at game start (personally I prefer X, since he gets his Fourth Armor from Mega Man X4) depends on the line of story. See, if you choose X, you have his fourth armor, but if you don't, then he gets nothing. Next, If you find a capsule with X, then you get the part. He can't wear the armor unless you find all the parts. You need the falcon Armor to get the Gaia armor anyway. Zero actually gets a capsule this time (and it helps a LOT with his defenses) but X gets most of them. There is a capsule in every stage. You can grab a capsule with Zero as well. The bosses are a big disapointment to the X series. They were much more difficult in the previous Mega Man X games. Getting to bosses is easy. Next is that Zero can hardly get ANY hearts. You need one of Mega Man's special armors to collect them all. Mega Man has 5 different looks. His normal pathetic look. His fourth armor from X4, the Gaia Armor, the Falcon Armor, and the Ultimate Armor. The Ultimate Armor is for those who find it, which is in a single capsule. If you entered a special code in X4, then you may have already seen it. The Ultimate Armor can ONLY be found in the 3rd sigma stage. Thats too close to the end of the game. You could enter a code to get his Ultimate armor. (Up twice then Down nine times, or vise versa.) Or enter a code to get Zero's black Armor (Down twice then up nine times or vice versa.) Overall, I'd say that if you like the series, its a must own game. However you will find it to be a little dissapointing. You can make special parts, but that isn't much. Other then that, I wouldn't want to spoil the plot to the game, so all I can say is enjoy. But I found it to be a dissapointment to the series. But it is a great game!

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

What is this series coming to?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game flat out stinks. The timer is a stupid idea. The game is way too easy. X4 seems to get praised quite a bit even though it wasn't that great. X1 and X3 are the best in this series. Forget about X5.

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