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Mega Man X Collection is a 2006 compilation game released exclusively in North America for the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2. It is comprised of ports of the first six games of the Mega Man X series, along with additional bonus content.

Overview[]

"Join Mega Man X and Zero as they relive all six of their first Mega Man X adventures! Available for the first time in one incredible compilation, this collection also features the Blue Bomber's action-packed racing game: Mega Man Battle & Chase, never-before-released in the US! Now enjoy a total of seven Mega Man games with remixed soundtracks, original and sketch art, and more!"

Games[]

Differences and extras[]

  • X Collection contains a gallery with illustrations and music that are unlocked by completing objectives in the games.
  • The entire collection shares a new save data system. Mega Man X, X2, and X3 can access this from the password screens.
  • The script of Mega Man X is altered, with X saying "Damn!" after being defeated by Vile in the Opening Stage. The word "have" was also removed from Sigma's final dialogue, making him erroneously say "Why you done this to us?!"
  • Some sound effects are altered, though it is unclear if all changes are intentional or if some are porting glitches. Sting Chameleon's Transparent Movement appears to have a brand new sound effect, which is likely intentional. In the opening to Mega Man X2, X's charging sound lingers all the way until the title screen, which is likely a glitch.
  • Most Japanese voice-overs, such as the "Hadoken!" voice clip and all Mega Man X6 cutscene dialogue, are removed. However, the Japanese boss dialogue remains in X6.
  • The "Vibration" feature for the PlayStation games' DualShock controller was removed from the buttons configuration screen.
  • Mega Man: Battle and Chase is translated from Japanese for the first time - while the game's text is localized, the in-game voices remain in Japanese.

Reception[]

Mega Man X Collection received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 73/100 on PS2,[1] and 75/100 on Gamecube.[2] The game was praised for its high-quality ports of the first six Mega Man X titles, plus the added bonus of Mega Man: Battle and Chase, but criticized for the lack of additional content or substantial changes to said ports.

Trivia[]

  • Mega Man X Collection was originally planned to make more changes to its included games. These included: an English retranslation for Mega Man X6, new English dubs for Mega Man X4 and X6 by the Ocean Group (who previously voiced X8 and Command Mission), restoring the original names for the Mega Man X5 Mavericks and fixing localization errors for the game, and arranged soundtracks for Mega Man X and X2 (similar to the PlayStation port of Mega Man X3). However, these changes were scrapped due to Keiji Inafune wanting to save them for the at-the-time upcoming Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X subseries of remakes. Unfortunately, the Maverick Hunter X series never made it past the first installment, leaving the plans scrapped. Despite this, the back of the game's box advertises "...remixed soundtracks, plus much more!", implying that the planned changes were removed late into the collection's development.[3]
    • When the Mega Man X Legacy Collection was released years later, most of the planned changes for this collection were not used with the exception of restoring the original names of the X5 Mavericks and fixing other localization errors for Mega Man X5.
  • The music played on the game select and options screen cycles between "STAGE SELECT 1" from X4, "STAGE SELECT 2" from X5, and "STAGE SELECT" from X6.
  • Some of the unused tracks from Mega Man X5 found on the official soundtrack release are featured in this collection as unlockable gallery features in the form of either standalone music tracks (Mission Report, Zero Dead, Armageddon) or played during the game's staff roll (Dr. Right).
  • X Collection is the first and only time Mega Man: Battle and Chase and the PlayStation version of Mega Man X3 have been localized for release in North America.

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