Once Zero is fully upgraded, and (more importantly) you're playing the European/Japanese version instead of the American one, he's actually not that bad of a playable character. He still pales in comparison to his X4-X6 self, but it's better than nothing.
Honestly, one of my favorite PlayStation 2 games! I know it didn't offer the energy the rest of the series had, but this was an experimental title in the end of the day. For what it has, I appreciate and enjoy it.
I know this is a bad game in all but around 15:37 anteator mentions stuff about “blue” and “red” but I get the vibe of the zero series from that, blue being described with lies that have ruined the earth kinda fits with copy X in some regard but how he describes red being sealed away forever could be a parallel to how zero was sealed away before the zero series. Sorry if this sounds dumb or has bad grammar.
the game is called: Mega Man X, but X himself doesn’t play a big role here, given that it’s tedious to go through the entire game to get him as a playable character
You can unlock him either by clearing all 8 Maverick stages or by rescuing a total of 64 reploids in those stages. Since there's 16 per stage, that means you can unlock X after a minimum of 4 stages if you rescue everyone perfectly. You also have to go back to get the parts for the Glide Armor, I believe. ...This game did him dirty. XD
The worst part is that his 3 hit combo doesnt even work properly on bosses, the subsequent attacks dont ignore the I-frames from the last attack, which is ridiculous.
Despite the horrible gameplay, the transition from 2d to 3d was a bit difficult during the ps2 era, not all games can be easily transitioned unless the developers know how to develop it correctly.
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