
This game has the most armors in an X series game yet:. Zero can now obtain X's armor pieces via Dr. It's even possible to unlock the Ultimate Armor and Black Zero without having to use cheat codes! Lost of collectible power ups for both X and Zero. Highlights include the intro stage themes, Burn Dinorex's theme, the final stage theme (Zero Stage 2), and the X vs. One of the best looking Mega Man X titles, since it uses similar sprite artwork to X4. For example, Tidal Whale/Duff McWhalen's stage theme is a remix of Bubble Crab's stage theme from Mega Man X2. Tons of callbacks from both X and even classic titles. Unlike X4, however, you can choose to play any stage as either X or Zero instead of being stuck with either one for the whole playthrough. Like last time, players can choose to play as either X and Zero, each with their own abilities. Awesome bosses, like Izzy Glow/Shining Firefly, Mattrex/Burn Dinorex, the X vs. Magma Dragoon from Mega Man X4 makes a cameo appearance as a training boss. An incredible story with both the tragic loss and friendship.
Mega Man X5 was intended to be the final game in the Mega Man X series, with Mega Man X and Zero finally defeating Sigma and Zero's defeat was left on a cliffhanger as a set up for the Mega Man Zero series, but Capcom desisted to create a new X game. The game was later rereleased as part of the Mega Man X Collection for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube in 2006, as well as the Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam in 2018. It was first released for the PlayStation for Japan in 2000 and in North America and PAL territories the following year. It is the sequel to Mega Man X4 and is the fifth main installment in the Mega Man X series. Mega Man X5 (known in Japan as Rockman X5) is a video game developed by Capcom.