<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	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
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
console	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
that	O
began	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1993	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
both	O
humans	O
and	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
,	O
robots	O
capable	O
of	O
thinking	O
,	O
feeling	O
,	O
and	O
growing	O
like	O
their	O
human	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
protagonist	O
X	O
,	O
an	O
android	B-Application
member	O
of	O
a	O
military	O
task	O
force	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Maverick	O
Hunters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
partner	O
Zero	O
,	O
X	O
must	O
thwart	O
the	O
plans	O
of	O
Sigma	B-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
Maverick	O
leader	O
wishing	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
human	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
more	O
advanced	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
,	O
series	O
artist	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
involved	O
reinventing	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
through	O
gameplay	O
expansion	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
mature	O
storyline	O
while	O
still	O
maintaining	O
the	O
basic	O
concepts	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
NES	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
that	O
came	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standard	O
action-platform	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	O
character	O
and	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
eight	O
,	O
initial	O
stages	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
makes	O
radical	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
previous	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
attempt	O
to	O
augment	O
the	O
aging	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
longterm	O
commercial	O
success	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PCs	B-Device
)	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
included	O
in	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
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
download	O
service	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
remake	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
''	O
Mega	O
Mans	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
due	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
iam8bit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
unspecified	O
time	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
(	O
21XX	O
)	O
and	O
approximately	O
100	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
ruins	O
,	O
Cain	O
finds	O
a	O
large	O
capsule	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
highly	O
advanced	O
robot	O
with	O
human-level	O
intelligence	B-Application
and	O
emotions	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
free	O
will	O
,	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
world	O
has	O
never	O
seen	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
robot	O
was	O
buried	O
while	O
running	O
a	O
30-year	O
diagnostic	B-General_Concept
program	O
to	O
ensure	O
these	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cain	O
decides	O
to	O
duplicate	O
X	O
and	O
,	O
within	O
several	O
months	O
,	O
completes	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
replicate	O
android	B-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Reploid	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
who	O
can	O
think	O
,	O
feel	O
,	O
learn	O
,	O
and	O
grow	O
exactly	O
like	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
robot	O
,	O
named	O
Sigma	B-Application
,	O
heads	O
the	O
Hunters	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
before	O
ultimately	O
becoming	O
a	O
Maverick	O
himself	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Hunters	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
whom	O
join	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
loyalty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sigma	B-Application
seizes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
island	O
,	O
driving	O
out	O
all	O
human	O
occupants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
,	O
guilt-ridden	O
at	O
having	O
helped	O
design	O
such	O
a	O
dangerous	O
race	O
,	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
remaining	O
Hunter	O
,	O
Zero	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
Sigma	B-Application
at	O
any	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
involving	O
a	O
Maverick	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
highway	O
,	O
X	O
encounters	O
Vile	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
Maverick	O
working	O
for	O
Sigma	B-Application
who	O
pilots	O
a	O
mechanized	O
tank	O
called	O
"	O
Ride	O
Armor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
proceeds	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
and	O
exterminate	O
eight	O
of	O
Sigma	B-Application
's	O
most	O
powerful	O
Mavericks	O
,	O
then	O
rendezvous	O
with	O
Zero	O
outside	O
Sigma	B-Application
's	O
stronghold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
more	O
determined	O
than	O
ever	O
,	O
X	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Sigma	B-Application
,	O
destroys	O
the	O
Maverick	O
leader	O
,	O
and	O
escapes	O
the	O
island	O
fortress	O
as	O
it	O
explodes	O
and	O
sinks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
Sigma	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
X	O
merely	O
destroyed	O
a	O
temporary	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Sigma	B-Application
's	O
spirit	O
lives	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sigma	B-Application
then	O
says	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
gather	O
new	O
,	O
stronger	O
bodies	O
to	O
do	O
his	O
bidding	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
would	O
see	O
X	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
consisted	O
of	O
2D	O
platform	O
games	O
that	O
focus	O
on	O
run-and-gun	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
principles	O
as	O
its	O
precursors	O
but	O
with	O
many	O
added	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
clearing	O
Storm	O
Eagle	B-Application
's	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
stage	O
will	O
cause	O
electrical	O
outages	O
in	O
Spark	O
Mandrill	O
's	O
power	O
plant	O
stage	O
which	O
removes	O
several	O
hazards	O
throughout	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
's	O
abilities	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
previous	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
running	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
chargeable	O
arm	O
cannon	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
X-Buster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
elements	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
stages	O
contain	O
Armor	O
Part	O
Capsules	O
,	O
which	O
display	O
a	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
message	O
from	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
when	O
approached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
certain	O
conditions	O
are	O
met	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
capsule	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
which	O
gives	O
X	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
"	O
Hadouken	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
attack	O
used	O
by	O
characters	O
(	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Ken	O
,	O
Akuma	O
,	O
Sakura	O
,	O
Gouken	O
)	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
at	O
Capcom	O
which	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
long-running	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
artist	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
a	O
planner	O
as	O
Inemuryar	O
)	O
recounted	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
required	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
brainstorming	O
for	O
its	O
storyline	O
and	O
content	O
where	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
branch	O
out	O
from	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
while	O
still	O
maintaining	O
their	O
fundamentals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Inafune	O
typically	O
designed	O
the	O
protagonist	O
while	O
his	O
protégé	O
Hayato	O
Kaji	O
handled	O
the	O
supporting	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
their	O
roles	O
were	O
reversed	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
Kaji	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
Rippa	O
H.K	O
)	O
illustrated	O
the	O
protagonist	O
X	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
a	O
difficult	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
presented	O
with	O
much	O
more	O
freedom	O
than	O
he	O
was	O
accustomed	O
with	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
larger	O
palette	O
of	O
colors	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
felt	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
had	O
always	O
represented	O
a	O
classic	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
formula	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
hero	O
earns	O
his	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
 '	O
abilities	O
;	O
the	O
armor	O
parts	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
supplement	O
this	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
When	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
came	O
out	O
,	O
I	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
redesign	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Inafune	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
wanted	O
a	O
totally	O
different	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
additionally	O
wanted	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
to	O
be	O
much	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wanted	O
to	O
accomplish	O
this	O
with	O
Zero	O
's	O
"	O
hardcore	O
"	O
personality	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
Sigma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sigma	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
as	O
a	O
once-good	O
character	O
suffering	O
an	O
"	O
unforeseen	O
error	O
"	O
that	O
leads	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
altered	O
the	O
franchise	O
tradition	O
of	O
having	O
themed	O
boss	O
characters	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Man	O
"	O
moniker	O
by	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
anthropomorphic	O
animal-like	O
androids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
and	O
pixelization	B-Algorithm
for	O
these	O
eight	O
bosses	O
were	O
divided	O
among	O
three	O
illustrators	O
:	O
Inafune	O
did	O
Storm	O
Eagle	B-Application
and	O
Chill	O
Penguin	O
;	O
Kaji	O
did	O
Spark	O
Mandrill	O
,	O
Launch	O
Octopus	O
,	O
and	O
Sting	O
Chameleon	O
;	O
and	O
Kazunori	O
Tazaki	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
Ikki	O
)	O
did	O
Flame	O
Mammoth	O
,	O
Armored	O
Armadillo	O
,	O
and	O
Boomer	O
Kuwanger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Alph	O
Lyla	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomozawa	O
wrote	O
two	O
songs	O
,	O
these	O
being	O
Storm	O
Eagle	B-Application
and	O
Spark	O
Mandrill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwai	O
and	O
Horiyama	O
would	O
later	O
compose	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	O
and	O
X4	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
using	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
instrumentals	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
soundtrack	O
released	O
by	O
Suleputer	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
allowed	O
Capcom	O
to	O
continue	O
releasing	O
NES	O
titles	O
well	O
into	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
for	O
an	O
SNES	B-Application
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
first	O
made	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
6	I-Application
in	O
the	O
spring	O
1993	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Club	O
Capcom	O
fan	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
a	O
March	O
1993	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
magazine	O
interview	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
Joseph	O
Morici	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
"	O
Super	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
was	O
originally	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
fairly	O
large	O
memory	O
configuration	O
and	O
a	O
battery	O
backup	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
been	O
widely	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
magazines	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
including	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Play	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
German	O
version	O
of	O
Total	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
summarized	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
cart	B-Protocol
with	O
classic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
and	O
tons	O
of	O
hidden	O
items	O
and	O
power-ups	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
great	O
control	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
challenging	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Websites	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
and	O
1UP.com	O
retrospectively	O
held	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
a	O
successful	O
milestone	O
in	O
transitioning	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
from	O
its	O
increasingly	O
stale	O
existence	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Elston	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
X	O
was	O
a	O
total	O
reinvention	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
perfectly	O
executed	O
update	O
that	O
had	O
fans	O
anticipating	O
its	O
release	O
with	O
a	O
fervor	O
the	O
franchise	O
had	O
n't	O
seen	O
since	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	B-Application
days.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
criticism	O
from	O
some	O
publications	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
criticized	O
how	O
little	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
changed	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
theme	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
and	O
NES	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
58	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
Power'''s	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
100th	O
issue	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
,	O
number	O
103	O
in	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
for	O
its	O
200th	O
issue	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
11th	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
its	O
August	O
2008	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GamesRadar	O
and	O
ScrewAttack	O
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
similarly	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
greatest	O
16-bit	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
twelfth-best	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
list	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
15th	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
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
the	O
game	O
28th	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games.Mega	O
Man	O
X	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
sold	O
1.165	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
41st	O
best-selling	O
Capcom	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
more	O
mature	O
storyline	O
and	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
extensions	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
helped	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
cadre	O
of	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
seven	O
direct	O
sequels	O
and	O
three	O
related	O
titles	O
:	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Command	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
video	O
game	O
spin-off	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
began	O
in	O
2002	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
handheld	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
immense	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
debuted	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Rozner	O
Labs	O
to	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
and	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
six-button	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
a	O
separate	O
PC	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
republished	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
republished	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
service	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
next	O
five	O
direct	O
sequels	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
&	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
,	O
was	O
compiled	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
thumb|left|The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
villain	O
Vile	O
to	O
battle	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
or	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
between	O
2005	O
and	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
debated	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
remake	O
stays	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
basic	O
storyline	O
,	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
graphical	O
overhaul	O
with	O
3D	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
a	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yoshikawa	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
illustrations	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
resemble	O
both	O
toys	O
and	O
the	O
designs	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
changes	O
,	O
many	O
power-ups	O
in	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
armor	O
capsules	O
,	O
are	O
relocated	O
to	O
different	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
few	O
extras	O
including	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Day	O
of	O
Sigma	B-Application
"	O
(	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
storyline	O
prequel	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
unlockable	O
mode	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
Vile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
accumulating	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
82%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
bundled	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
compilation	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
onto	O
FOMA	O
and	O
i-mode	O
compatible	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
remake	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
iOS	I-Application
(	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
)	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
features	O
touch	O
controls	O
,	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
challenge	O
mode	O
with	O
80	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	O
NES	O
Classic	O
Edition.Mega	O
Man	O
X	O
was	O
announced	O
for	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
worldwide	O
and	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
also	O
possesses	O
an	O
optional	O
high-resolution	O
filter	O
to	O
create	O
higher-resolution	O
graphics	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Day	O
of	O
Sigma	B-Application
OVA	O
from	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
1	O
and	O
2	O
launch	O
July	O
24th	O
-Capcom	O
Unity	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
physical	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
re-release	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
published	O
by	O
iam8bit	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
Mega	O
Mans	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
will	O
be	O
limited	O
to	O
8,500	O
copies	O
,	O
with	O
7,500	O
produced	O
in	O
opaque	O
light	O
blue	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
1,000	O
in	O
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