Mega Man X Legacy Collection


is a video game compilation based on Capcom's Mega Man series. It compiles video [game console emulator|emulated] versions of all eight main games in the Mega Man X series, originally released between 1993 and 2004 for the SNES, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2. Like other Mega Man Legacy Collection entries, it also includes various enhancements and behind-the-scenes materials. The compilation is split between two volumes, released simultaneously in 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One.

Overview

Both volumes of Mega Man X Legacy Collection allow each game to be played in either their English or Japanese release, and contain several screen size and filtering options. The first volume adds a save feature to X–''X3, though the password system is also retained. An easier "Rookie Hunter" difficulty has been added to all eight titles, which halves damage received; in games from X4 onward, Rookie Hunter also makes spikes less damaging and makes bottomless pits non-lethal. A new gameplay mode, "X Challenge", allows the player to fight two Mavericks from X''–X6 at once, with some of these battles being exclusive to each volume. The collections also feature an extensive multimedia gallery including original trailers, merchandise images, concept art for all eight games, and the "Day of Sigma" animated short from Mega Man: [Maverick Hunter X].
X Legacy Collection features the SNES version of X3, as opposed to the PlayStation port featured in the previous Mega Man X compilation, Mega Man X Collection. Some modifications have been made to the individual games: the English names of the X5 Maverick bosses, which referenced the band Guns N' Roses in both the original release and 2006 collection, were changed in X Legacy Collection 2 into direct translations of their original Japanese names. X Legacy Collection 2 restores the Japanese voice tracks in the cutscenes of X6, which were omitted from the 2006 collection. Due to licensing reasons, select music tracks from X6 and X7 have been replaced by new compositions in the international releases.

Included games

Mega Man X Legacy Collection is split between two volumes, each containing four games.

''Legacy Collection''

''Legacy Collection 2''

Release

Mega Man X Legacy Collection was announced on December 4, 2017, during a Mega Man 30th Anniversary livestream hosted by Capcom. On April 10, 2018, as part of the Mega Man X 25th Anniversary celebration, it was revealed that the eight games would be split between two volumes, along with the release date. Both volumes were released simultaneously in North America and Europe on July 24, 2018, including as a combined release under the name Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2. Like Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 + 2, the physical combined release for Switch contains a cartridge for X Legacy Collection and a download code for X Legacy Collection 2; the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions contain two discs, one for each volume. The Japanese release followed two days later on July 26, with both games available individually in physical format on Switch.

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