<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
ZX	O
is	O
set	O
two	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
to	O
recover	O
powerful	O
ancient	O
artifacts	O
called	O
"	O
Biometals	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Pseudoroids	O
,	O
evil	O
robots	O
made	O
to	O
harness	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
Advent	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Zero/ZX	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
25XX	O
,	O
humans	O
and	O
Reploids	O
-	O
sentient	O
androids	O
initially	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Cain	O
prior	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
-	O
now	O
coexist	O
peacefully	O
,	O
successfully	O
restoring	O
Earth	O
's	O
former	O
nations	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
technological	O
efforts	O
of	O
Slither	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
decade	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Vent	B-Application
or	O
Aile	B-Application
(	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
gender	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
)	O
loses	O
his/her	O
mother	O
to	O
a	O
Maverick	O
raid	O
on	O
an	O
amusement	O
park	O
and	O
becomes	O
orphaned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He/she	O
is	O
taken	O
in	O
by	O
Girouette	B-Application
(	O
Giro	B-Application
for	O
short	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
Giro	B-Application
Express	O
(	O
Girouette	B-Application
Express	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
delivery	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giro	B-Application
is	O
contacted	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
person	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
package	O
containing	O
Biometal	O
Model	O
X	O
to	O
a	O
rendezvous	O
point	O
in	O
a	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vent/Aile	O
and	O
Giro	B-Application
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Mavericks	O
after	O
meeting	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vent/Aile	O
escape	O
the	O
area	O
while	O
Giro	B-Application
covers	O
their	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
he/she	O
meets	O
with	O
Prairie	B-Application
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Guardians	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
meeting	O
is	O
cut	O
short	O
when	O
a	O
Maverick	O
attacks	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
X	O
lends	O
its	O
strength	O
to	O
Vent/Aile	O
,	O
allowing	O
him/her	O
to	O
"	O
Megamerge	O
"	O
and	O
transform	O
into	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Model	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
Giro	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Model	B-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
they	O
board	O
an	O
airship	O
deemed	O
the	O
Guardian	O
's	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duo	O
meet	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Slither	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Serpent	B-Application
,	O
and	O
his	O
Reploid	O
guardians	O
,	O
Prometheus	O
and	O
Pandora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serpent	B-Application
reveals	O
his	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
Biometal	O
and	O
says	O
that	O
he	O
's	O
also	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
possessing	O
Model	O
W	O
.	O
He	O
expresses	O
his	O
intent	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Model	O
W	O
Core	O
,	O
and	O
leaves	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
possessing	O
a	O
weakened	O
Giro	B-Application
with	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Model	O
W	O
.	O
A	O
fight	O
ensues	O
,	O
mortally	O
wounding	O
Giro	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giro	B-Application
hands	O
Model	B-Application
Z	I-Application
over	O
to	O
Vent/Aile	O
during	O
his	O
dying	O
moments	O
and	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
Cyber	O
Elf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
"	O
double	O
mega-merging	O
"	O
with	O
both	O
Model	O
X	O
and	O
Model	B-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
he/she	O
uses	O
the	O
form	O
Model	O
ZX	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
the	O
Guardians	O
,	O
including	O
Vent/Aile	O
,	O
must	O
recover	O
eight	O
Biometal	O
fragments	O
and	O
stop	O
Serpent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
four	O
of	O
eight	O
Biometal	O
pieces	O
,	O
the	O
Guardian	O
HQ	O
comes	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
Mavericks	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Prometheus	O
,	O
with	O
Vent/Aile	O
aiding	O
in	O
the	O
defenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
retrieving	O
all	O
eight	O
Biometal	O
pieces	O
and	O
their	O
passwords	O
,	O
Vent/Aile	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
secret	O
location	O
and	O
find	O
Model	O
W	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
Vent/Aile	O
is	O
stalled	O
by	O
Pandora	O
and	O
the	O
Biometal	O
is	O
moved	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Vent/Aile	O
receive	O
a	O
signal	O
from	O
Model	O
W	O
,	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
Slither	O
Inc	O
.	O
Head	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vent/Aile	O
set	O
off	O
to	O
destroy	O
Model	O
W	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
battling	O
through	O
Slither	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Vent/Aile	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
Serpent	B-Application
,	O
who	O
feeds	O
the	O
Model	O
W	O
core	O
with	O
several	O
innocent	O
Cyber	O
Elves	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
fuses	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vent/Aile	O
suddenly	O
reverts	O
to	O
human	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
realization	O
that	O
the	O
hatred	O
of	O
the	O
Mavericks	O
that	O
he/she	O
has	O
kept	O
inside	O
his/her	O
heart	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
thing	O
needed	O
to	O
unleash	O
Model	O
W	O
's	O
full	O
power	O
,	O
thus	O
resulting	O
in	O
his/her	O
temporary	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
gaining	O
courage	O
from	O
the	O
Biometals	O
,	O
he/she	O
merges	O
into	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
and	O
challenges	O
Serpent	B-Application
to	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
tower	O
collapses	O
,	O
destroying	O
Model	O
W	O
and	O
killing	O
Serpent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vent/Aile	O
reunite	O
with	O
Prairie	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Guardians	O
,	O
and	O
vow	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
peace	O
and	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
contains	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
Vent	B-Application
or	O
Aile	B-Application
to	O
transform	O
into	O
different	O
forms	O
using	O
Bio-Metals	O
whose	O
appearance	O
and	O
abilities	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
X	O
,	O
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Four	O
Guardians	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
four	O
where	O
their	O
abilities	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
obtain	O
special	O
items	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
stage	O
and	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Dual-Screen	O
feature	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
ability	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
Omega	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
boss	O
,	O
alongside	O
four	O
"	O
Mutos	O
Reploids	O
"	O
from	O
both	O
Zero	O
3	O
(	O
Blazin	O
 '	O
Flizard	O
,	O
Childre	O
Inarabitta	O
,	O
Hellbat	O
Schilt	O
,	O
and	O
Deathtanz	O
Mantisk	O
)	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
(	O
Pegasolta	O
Eclair	O
,	O
Sol	O
Titanion	O
,	O
Fenri	O
Lunaedge	O
,	O
and	O
Noble	O
Mandrago	O
)	O
who	O
all	O
each	O
occupy	O
a	O
hidden	O
room	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
accessed	O
by	O
inserting	O
the	O
GBA	O
cartridge	O
of	O
either	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
GBA	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Zero/ZX	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
release	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
had	O
received	O
some	O
minor	O
updates	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
previous	O
dual-screen	O
features	O
were	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
support	O
screen	O
which	O
is	O
positioned	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
and	O
the	O
feature	O
for	O
unlocking	O
the	O
Mutos	O
Reploids	O
is	O
now	O
performed	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
Link	O
Mode	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
when	O
accessing	O
this	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
face	O
them	O
by	O
selecting	O
either	O
the	O
Zero	O
3	O
or	O
Zero	O
4	O
link	O
to	O
face	O
against	O
the	O
4	O
bosses	O
from	O
that	O
respective	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
adds	O
metroidvania	O
concepts	O
into	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
exploration	O
elements	O
than	O
the	O
main	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
of	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
January	O
2006	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
Capcom	O
created	O
an	O
official	O
teaser	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
promised	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
a	O
male	O
character	O
,	O
Vent	B-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
female	O
character	O
,	O
Aile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockman	B-Application
ZX	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
-ZX	O
Tunes	O
-	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
remastered	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
series	I-Application
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
consists	O
of	O
2	O
Discs	O
called	O
Aile	B-Application
and	O
Vent	B-Application
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
hero	O
and	O
the	O
heroine	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
131:37	O
minutes	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
most	O
sources	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth-best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
at	O
33,652	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
Advent	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
