<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
heroes	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
,	O
selectable	O
stages	O
and	O
wins	O
the	O
special	O
weapon	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
's	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
territories	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
retail	O
packages	O
in	O
2002	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
humans	O
coexist	O
with	O
humanoid	O
androids	O
called	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
and	O
Hunters	O
involving	O
heroes	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
seek	O
to	O
protect	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Capcom	O
producer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
for	O
more	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
freely	O
switch	O
between	O
both	O
the	O
shooter	O
X	O
and	O
the	O
swordsman	O
Zero	O
while	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
armors	O
for	O
X	O
—	O
his	O
Ultimate	O
Armor	O
,	O
the	O
upgraded	O
armor	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
two	O
others	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
assembled	O
from	O
capsules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
"	O
21XX	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
unspecified	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
where	O
humans	O
have	O
adapted	O
to	O
life	O
with	O
intelligent	O
android	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
a	O
Reploid	O
mercenary	B-Application
named	O
Dynamo	O
is	O
hired	O
by	O
Sigma	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
space	O
colony	O
Eurasia	O
collide	O
with	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
has	O
three	O
possible	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
to	O
publish	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Zero	O
survived	O
his	O
fight	O
from	O
X5	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
dismay	O
of	O
Inafune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haruki	O
Suetsugu	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
nearly	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
scene	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
fast	O
paced	O
frames	O
that	O
not	O
only	O
reveal	O
the	O
new	O
cast	O
but	O
also	O
retell	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Maverick	O
Hunters	O
were	O
expanded	O
with	O
Signus	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
mature	O
one	O
and	O
apparently	O
sharing	O
connections	O
with	O
the	O
Repliforce	B-Application
from	O
the	O
prequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morikubo	O
found	O
it	O
challenging	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
also	O
debuting	O
as	O
a	O
musician	O
during	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
which	O
he	O
also	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
difficult	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maverick	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
are	O
named	O
after	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
hard	O
rock	O
band	O
Guns	O
N	O
 '	O
Roses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
which	O
displayed	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
uses	O
still	O
images	O
without	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
,	O
the	O
Maverick	O
Bosses	O
names	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
translations	O
of	O
their	O
original	O
Japanese	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Naoto	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
Naoya	O
Kamisaka	O
,	O
and	O
Takuya	O
Miyawaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
features	O
one	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Monkey	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
closing	O
theme	O
,	O
,	O
both	O
composed	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
Showtaro	O
Morikubo	O
and	O
his	O
band	O
Mosquito	O
Milk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
instrumental	O
and	O
vocal	O
music	O
was	O
compiled	O
on	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Music	O
Generation	O
:	O
Rockman	O
X1	B-Device
~	O
X6	O
soundtrack	O
released	O
by	O
Suleputer	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Asia	O
on	O
Retail	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
also	O
released	O
X5	O
alongside	O
X4	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
as	O
an	O
appealing	O
sidescroller	O
though	O
several	O
sites	O
commented	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
contribute	O
new	O
major	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
felt	O
harsher	O
than	O
previous	O
installments	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
enemy	O
placement	O
but	O
still	O
appreciated	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
more	O
checkpoints	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
balance	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
found	O
several	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
reviews	O
with	O
Absolute	O
Games	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
noticeable	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
at	O
46,033	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengeki	O
Online	O
reported	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
215,687	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
listing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
132nd	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
The	I-Device
Best	I-Device
for	I-Device
Family	I-Device
range	O
of	O
budget	O
titles	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy	O
Retail	O
Sales	O
Tracking	O
(	O
TRST	O
)	O
sales	O
data	O
showed	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
February	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	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
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
worldwide	O
and	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
