<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
video	O
game	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
;	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
X	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
Sigma	O
from	O
leading	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
to	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
with	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
discussing	O
with	O
his	O
development	O
team	O
about	O
whether	O
they	O
should	O
make	O
a	O
Mega	O
Man	O
X9	O
or	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
them	O
deciding	O
on	O
a	O
remake	O
due	O
to	O
wanting	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
being	O
on	O
newer	O
hardware	O
,	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
features	O
full	O
3D	O
graphics	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
graphics	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1993	O
original	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
improvements	O
and	O
extra	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
updated	O
presentation	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
;	O
despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Capcom	O
cancelling	O
future	O
remakes	O
of	O
Mega	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2012	O
;	O
another	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
game	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
released	O
until	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
DiVE	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
closely	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vile	O
defeats	O
8	O
of	O
Sigma	O
's	O
followers	O
to	O
prove	O
himself	O
more	O
worthy	O
than	O
X	O
.	O
Intrigued	O
,	O
Sigma	O
invites	O
Vile	O
to	O
his	O
base	O
to	O
see	O
his	O
power	O
in	O
action	B-Application
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
base	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
used	O
16-bit	B-Device
graphics	O
,	O
however	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
uses	O
realistic	O
3D	O
graphics	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidden	O
throughout	O
several	O
levels	O
are	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
capsules	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
armor	O
parts	O
that	O
give	O
X	O
additional	O
buffs	O
;	O
in	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
the	O
position	O
and	O
stages	O
these	O
capsules	O
were	O
in	O
are	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
an	O
artist	O
and	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Tatsuya	O
Kitabayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
conceptualized	O
after	O
Inafune	O
discussed	O
with	O
his	O
development	O
team	O
on	O
whether	O
they	O
should	O
make	O
a	O
Mega	O
Man	O
X9	O
or	O
reboot	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
them	O
deciding	O
on	O
a	O
reboot	O
due	O
to	O
wanting	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
designs	O
used	O
in	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ones	O
used	O
for	O
merchandising	O
and	O
X8	O
,	O
which	O
altered	O
the	O
designs	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
averaging	O
a	O
79/100	O
;	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
averaged	O
a	O
82%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
8/10	O
stating	O
"	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
will	O
satiate	O
old-time	O
fans	O
,	O
yet	O
it	O
packs	O
enough	O
new	O
content	O
to	O
draw	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Theobald	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
was	O
similarly	O
positive	O
,	O
giving	O
4.5/5	O
stars	O
saying	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
it	O
might	O
even	O
earn	O
the	O
Blue	O
Bomber	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
the	O
nineteenth	O
best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
sold	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Inafune	O
had	O
planned	O
on	O
making	O
remakes	O
of	O
future	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Powered	B-Application
Up	I-Application
have	O
put	O
future	O
remakes	O
on	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
eventually	O
find	O
success	O
following	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
;	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
the	O
tenth-best	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
that	O
both	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
double	O
pack	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
double	O
pack	O
for	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Unite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Day	O
of	O
Σ	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
compilations	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
1	O
and	O
2	O
;	O
although	O
the	O
full	O
anime	O
was	O
included	O
and	O
remastered	O
in	O
high-definition	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
is	O
n't	O
included	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Command	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
the	O
only	O
two	O
3D	O
entries	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
