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Mega Man X4 is the fourth game in the Mega Man X series. This game was originally released on August 1st, 1997. It was also re-released on January 10th, 2006 as part of the Mega Man X Collection
for the Nintendo GameCube and Playstation 2.

Story

Following the third defeat of Sigma, Cain Labs issued an initiative to create a supplementary military force to complement the Maverick Hunters. Called the Repliforce, it was a strict military army led by (the) General and his second-in-command, (the) Colonel. Six months later, Cain Labs evaluated Repliforce and found them to be unstable and potentially dangerous. To make matters worse, behind the Maverick Hunters' backs, General had been meeting with a mysterious figure who insisted that the Hunters were a "significant threat" to the Repliforce's independence.

A large fiasco occurred in Sky Lagoon, a floating city; the place was sent crashing into a city below it, killing thousands of civilians, human and Reploid alike. X and Zero spotted Colonel in the aftermath, and started to consider a connection between the disaster and Repliforce's odd activities. Shortly thereafter, Repliforce was proclaimed Mavericks, and, despite General's promises of peace, a large-scale war broke out between the military factions, dragging X and Zero into battle once again... but who REALLY made the Sky Lagoon fall... and who was that strange figure?

Characters

X
Zero
Iris
Double
Colonel
General
Sigma

Gameplay

At the beginning of the game, the player chooses to play either as Mega Man X, or as his friend Zero. Though both of them go through the same stages, they operate differently, and get different challenges from the terrain. They must avoid obstacles like falling debris and spikes, and destroy enemy robots to reach the end of the stages.

X wields a plasma cannon on his arm (X-Buster) that he uses to attack from a distance. It can be charged to fire stronger shots. He can dash to go beneath enemy shots, or also to jump twice as far as he usually can, letting him get to hard-to-reach places. When he defeats one of the eight bosses, he will gain a new weapon for his Buster, which fires an attack similar to one of the boss'. They have limited ammo, however, which is shown by an energy bar next to his health bar. In some stages, X will find capsules that contain upgrades that greatly enhance his capabilities.
Zero is more melee-oriented, and must get up close and personal with his foes. Though he is more prone to being damaged than X, his Z-Saber's power and accuracy compensate. Now all of his moves are weapon-based, so he learns different skills from the bosses, such as ones that increase his movement skills (such as double-jumping and air-dashing). From other bosses, he gains battle techniques (like those seen in Street Fighter).

New Features

The gameplay is similar to the previous installments of the X series, but there are some important changes:

The player plays as either X or Zero, and follows only the actions of his/her character for the duration. Some events change depending on the character (for example, X must fight Colonel when 4 bosses are defeated, but Zero is spared the combat for an anime cutscene).
There are only two Sub Tanks to find, but they fill with more energy than before. Also, they are filled with every health item found, not just when X or Zero has full HP.
Two new Tanks have been added: a Weapon Tank, which will fill all of your Special Weapons up; and an EX Tank, which increases your default lives from three to five, should you have to start over or reset.
This is the second X game to use full motion video, in the form of anime-style cutscenes. The Japanese and European Playstation/Sega Saturn versions of Mega Man X3
were the first to do this, but those scenes were not as integrated into the story as the ones in X4. Some fans have expressed the opinion that the English dubbing is subpar, as X has an "effeminate" tone, and Zero speaks as if he were out of breath.
This is the first X game where your characters have conversations with the bosses before the battle begins.

Repliforce And Mavericks

About The Repliforce

Web Spider (Web Spidus)
Storm Owl (Storm Fukurowl)
Frost Walrus (Frost Kibatodos)
Jet Stingray (Jet Stingren)
Slash Beast (Slash Beastleo)

About The Mavericks

Split Mushroom (Sprit Mushroom)
Cyber Peacock (Cyber Kujacker)
Magma Dragoon (Magmard Dragoon)

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