Mega Man X5 was ported to the Microsoft Windows as retail packages in 2002 in both Japan and North America. Critical reception for the game was lukewarm, with many reviewers agreeing that the stale gameplay formula will only further satisfy diehard fans of the series. However, the game only offers limited number of stage attempts before the player must deal with the colony.Īccording to Capcom producer Keiji Inafune, Mega Man X5 was originally intended to be the final game in the Mega Man X saga.
Like its predecessors, Mega Man X5 is an action-platform game in which the player controls either protagonist through a series of eight, selectable stages and wins the special weapon of each stage's boss. It is up to X and Zero to stop Sigma once again and save the planet from destruction. To make matters worse, Sigma has set the space colony Eurasia on a 16-hour collision course with Earth. After the events of Mega Man X4, the Maverick leader Sigma has been revived and seeks to unlock the true power of the former Maverick Zero and destroy the hero X in the process. Daily life is under a constant threat of these Reploids going "Maverick" and participating in dangerous and deadly crime. Mega Man X5 is set in the 22nd century in a world where humans coexist with humanoid androids called "Reploids".
It was first released for the PlayStation in Japan on Novemand in North America and PAL territories the following year. It is the fifth main installment in the Mega Man X series.
Now developer and publisher Capcom is siding with traditionalists for the "Mega Man X5" version included in July 24th's PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch reissue of the "Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2.Mega Man X5, known as Rockman X5 ( ロックマンX5) in Japan, is a video game developed by Capcom. Thus Spike Rosered became Axle the Red in reference to the band's singer Axl Rose, Crescent Grizzly became Grizzly Slash (lead guitarist Slash), Tidal Whale was localized as Duff McWhalen (bassist Duff McKagan), and Dark Necrobat became Dark Dizzy (rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin).ĭrummers Steven Adler and Matt Sorum made it into the game as Squid Adler (instead of Volt Kraken) and Mattrex (replacing Burn Dinorex), contributor Michael Monroe's nickname, High in the Sky, was acknowledged through Spiral Pegasus's new name The Skiver, and keyboardist Dizzy Reed was referenced through Shining Hotarunicus, aka Izzy Glow.īut straight translations of the Japanese names were left in the game's English language instruction manual, revealing just how far the localization strayed from the "Mega Man X5" team's original intent, and causing longstanding controversy within the franchise's fan community. When the "Mega Man X Legacy Collection" launches in late July, it'll be without a set of references to iconic rock band Guns N' Roses inserted into the game's original English translation.įirst released in the year 2000 to a Japanese domestic audience (and enthusiastic importers), "Mega Man X5" was originally translated into English with the inclusion of names that paid homage to rock band Guns N'Roses for the game's eight pivotal Maverick enemies.Īnd, though usually a five or six-piece, changes in the GNR line-up over its five-album career meant that there was plenty of material to work with.