<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
MEGA	O
MAN	O
X²	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
released	O
one	O
year	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
in	O
which	O
humans	O
try	O
to	O
peacefully	O
coexist	O
with	O
intelligent	O
robots	B-Algorithm
called	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Reploids	O
going	O
"	O
Maverick	O
"	O
and	O
threatening	O
daily	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trio	O
of	O
Mavericks	O
calling	O
themselves	O
the	O
"	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
"	O
has	O
arisen	O
,	O
intent	O
on	O
destroying	O
X	O
by	O
luring	O
him	O
with	O
bodyparts	O
of	O
his	O
comrade	O
Zero	O
,	O
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
conflict	O
with	O
Sigma	O
's	O
right	O
hand	O
robot	B-Algorithm
named	O
Vile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
features	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
action-platforming	O
elements	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
this	O
game	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
dash	O
,	O
scale	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
obtain	O
access	O
to	O
special	O
abilities	O
via	O
optional	O
pieces	O
of	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
is	O
graphically	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
Capcom	O
included	O
the	O
Cx4	O
in-cartridge	O
enhancement	O
chip	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
some	O
3D	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
have	O
earned	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
reviewers	O
were	O
dismayed	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
ambiguous	O
year	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
(	O
"	O
21XX	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
populated	O
both	O
by	O
humans	O
and	O
mechanical	O
beings	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
(	O
replicant	O
androids	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mass-produced	O
Reploids	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
complex	O
,	O
humanoid	O
robot	B-Algorithm
dubbed	O
X	O
who	O
was	O
discovered	O
by	O
the	O
archaeologist	O
Dr.	O
Cain	O
in	O
laboratory	O
ruins	O
many	O
months	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
game	O
entail	O
the	O
hunter	O
X	O
's	O
fight	O
to	O
stop	O
Sigma	O
,	O
a	O
Maverick	O
overlord	O
bent	O
on	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
powerful	O
Mavericks	O
—	O
Serges	O
,	O
Agile	O
,	O
and	O
Violen	O
—	O
form	O
a	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
"	O
and	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
Pole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
contact	O
the	O
Maverick	O
Hunters	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
and	O
taunt	O
them	O
with	O
Zero	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
drift	O
among	O
the	O
eight	O
Maverick	O
locations	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
lure	O
X	O
out	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
promising	O
the	O
protagonist	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
Zero	O
if	O
he	O
can	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
succeed	O
,	O
X	O
is	O
informed	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Cain	O
that	O
the	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
have	O
attacked	O
Maverick	O
Hunter	O
headquarters	O
and	O
stolen	O
any	O
collected	O
parts	O
and	O
the	O
control	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
X	O
annihilates	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
,	O
Sigma	O
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
behind	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
the	O
dash	O
is	O
a	O
permanent	O
ability	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
an	O
armor	O
upgrade	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
capsule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
extra	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
stages	O
contains	O
an	O
optional	O
entrance	O
for	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
,	O
should	O
the	O
player	O
select	O
that	O
stage	O
when	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
locate	O
and	O
acquire	O
numerous	O
hidden	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
characters	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
at	O
Capcom	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
artists	O
Hayato	O
Kaji	O
and	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
designers	O
Sho	O
Tsuge	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshihisa	O
Tsuda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
had	O
either	O
been	O
heavily	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
or	O
were	O
completely	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
was	O
"	O
hands-off	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tsuda	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
Inafune	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
bring	O
Zero	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
simply	O
because	O
he	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
shame	O
"	O
to	O
keep	O
him	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
Inafune	O
had	O
mostly	O
relinquished	O
his	O
character	O
design	O
duties	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
refused	O
to	O
allow	O
any	O
drastic	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
illustration	O
of	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
antagonists	O
,	O
the	O
X-Hunters	B-Application
,	O
were	O
present	O
as	O
several	O
illustrations	O
within	O
Inafune	O
's	O
sketchbook	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
aesthetic	O
features	O
were	O
combined	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Sigma	O
's	O
design	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
;	O
the	O
three	O
designs	O
were	O
then	O
fleshed	O
out	O
as	O
three	O
separate	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
has	O
an	O
in-cartridge	O
enhancement	O
by	O
Capcom	O
called	O
the	O
Cx4	O
chip	O
,	O
a	O
digital	B-Architecture
signal	I-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
which	O
allows	O
for	O
limited	O
3D	O
graphical	O
effects	O
like	O
rotation	O
,	O
enlarging	O
,	O
and	O
shrinking	O
of	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
held	O
weekly	O
meetings	O
devoted	O
to	O
utilizing	O
the	O
chip	O
to	O
its	O
maximum	O
potential	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
was	O
chiefly	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuki	O
Iwai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
instrumentals	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Music	O
Generation	O
:	O
Rockman	O
X1	B-Device
~	O
X6	O
compilation	O
released	O
by	O
Suleputer	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
and	O
2012	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
in	O
2013	O
–	O
2014	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
(	O
Rockman	O
X	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
worldwide	O
and	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
primarily	O
positive	O
by	O
virtue	O
of	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
persistently	O
enjoyable	O
gameplay	O
model	O
which	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
GamePros	O
Chris	O
Nicolella	O
called	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
"	O
improved	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Halverson	O
of	O
GameFan	O
likewise	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
level	O
designs	O
and	O
judged	O
the	O
new	O
armor	O
abilities	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
GameSpot	O
editors	O
Christian	O
Nutt	O
and	O
Justin	O
Speer	O
were	O
appreciative	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
attempt	O
at	O
expanding	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
all	O
aspects	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
called	O
"	O
involving	O
...	O
with	O
engaging	O
characters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
one	O
series	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
serious	O
overhaul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
31st-best	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Following	O
up	O
the	O
explosive	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
was	O
no	O
small	O
task	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
website	O
abstracted	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
accomplished	O
the	O
job	O
admirably.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
57th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
is	O
not	O
much	O
change	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
yet	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
great	O
.	O
</s>
