Mega Man X: Command Mission

Mega Man to the power of X

The classic cyborg hero gets a big, bad reboot with a speed-based, turn style role-playing adventure.

Help Mega Man X stop the Rebellion in the famous reploid's first console RPG.

Features

• First Mega Man X RPG
• Three-person battle system
• More than 50 missions

What's not to love about Giga City? Fresh air, plenty of sun, beautiful buildings. Hey, life is good. But The Rebellion wants to change all of that. Their treacherous plot: seize control of Giga City by fomenting a riot that pits the fair burg's citizens against each other.

Axl, Zero and a host of new characters join X on his first RPG quest. As members join X's party, they'll combine for special battle techniques as the enemies get tougher and tougher.

Although this RPG doesn't lend itself to free-roaming exploration, the battle system involved leads to entertaining fights. The turns you and your opponents take are based on attributes such as speed. The faster you are, the better chance you have of getting an extra shot in before an enemy does.

This Cross Order System shows the upcoming turns in graph form at the bottom of the screen. The graph gives you all the info you need to map out your strategy on which enemy to go after. Each vertical bar represents a character in battle and that character's health. Extra defensive stands and item and weapon attributes affect your character's ranking in the fight order. If an enemy is surprised or vice-versa, the attacker has a better chance of getting two hits or actions in early.

Some of the combat options of the Cross Order System reward you for equipping the right combination of weapons. Force Metal offers a limited number of powered up attacks. When you equip Force Metal, your attributes could go up or down depending on what the power of the Force Metal. For example, X's main Force Metal allows him to recoup 10% of his life once if his life goes down to zero in battle. Others can increase your character's speed or hit ratio.

When up against a tough opponent or boss, activate your Force Metal to inflict a few turns of damage. When your time using Force Metal is up, you'll need some time to recuperate, so be careful how often you use this power.

In situations where you're outnumbered, use the Action Trigger weapon to do damage to all enemies at once. Your Action Trigger runs off of a meter, so you need to let that meter replenish before you can use it again.

When you attack all opponents at once, they usually get an extra turn before your next attack. You'll find many more team attacks and combos within the game. If you're familiar with other team-based RPGs, you shouldn't have any problem grasping the battle concepts in Mega Man X Command Mission.

Bottom Line

In Mega Man X Command Mission, the Blue Bomber makes a successful transition to the RPG realm.

Source:

www.nintendo.com – Nintendo GameCube

MEGA MAN X TAKES COMMAND

Play as the hero from the Mega Man X series in his first role-playing adventure! Joining Mega Man are Axl and Zero - teammates from the X series. Plus, master five new playable characters, including a mysterious female reploid. Your mission is to infiltrate Giga City Island and stop the rebellion started by General Epsilon and his Liberion Army. Customize your characters using experience points and combine attacks to defeat scores of treacherous enemies.* Play as Mega Man X to gather up a team to stop the rebellion. * Perform "Final Strike" for a devastating combo attack by three characters. * Three character battle system - new to the X series. * "Action Trigger" allows player to input special commands to perform special moves. * Game includes Mega Man® X8 playable demo.

Source:

Back of Case - PS2 (US)

MEGA MAN X TAKES COMMAND

Play as the hero from the Mega Man X series in his first role-playing adventure! Joining Mega Man are Axl and Zero - teammates from the X series. Plus, master five new playable characters, including a mysterious female reploid. Your mission is to infiltrate Giga City Island and stop the rebellion started by General Epsilon and his Liberion Army. Customize your characters using experience points and combine attacks to defeat scores of treacherous enemies.

• Play as Mega Man X to gather up a team to stop the rebellion.
• Perform "Final Strike" for a devastating combo attack by three characters.
• Three character battle system - new to the X series.
• "Action Trigger" allows player to input special commands to perform special moves.
• Connect your Nintendo GameCube™ to your Game Boy® Advance to detect hidden "Treasure Coin" items.

Source:

Back of Case - GameCube (US)