Rockman ZX; I officially want this game.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-03-06 11:15am

I've been following the progress of Rockman ZX for a while. For those who haven't, it's the first real DS MegaMan platformer (MegaMan Battle Network DS doesn't count, that was a GBA port, and it was an RPG, not a platformer). It appears to be a sequel to the MegaMan Zero series.

For plot information and screenshots and magazine scans and artwork, check these links.
First thread on SD.net

First scans, translated plot

More scans

The art style is definitely based on the Zero series. It seems to take place much later in the future. Read the story translated in the links for more info. These two humans find some kind of 'live metals' that let them take the form of certain reploids from the past. including MegaMan X and Zero (finally, X and Zero together in a handheld game).

We've just had a new trailer released.
http://www.nintendoplayers.com/article. ... icleID=132
It shows brief snippets of game footage, then quickly shows flashes of four other forms we haven't seen before.

Apparently, Harpuia, Fefnir, Leviathan, and Phantom are playable forms as well.

Anyone who has played the Zero series will know exactly what I'm talking about. Anyone who hasn't will scratch their heads.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this game. It looks like it combines the best part of the the X and Zero games. I wonder if you'll be able to steal boss powers...one of the stages looks like the first stage from the original MegaMan X.

Now I just have to decide if I'm going to import or wait for a US release...

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-03-06 12:21pm

Looks kind of like a girl to me...

EDIT: Oh, duh, that's probably because one of the main characters is aparently a girl.

In that case, then they both look kind of like girls.

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2006-03-06 03:00pm

For the Zero series, I only played the Japanese version. I remember that in the American release (of the first game, at least) they'd removed all the bloodspray. If they're going to continue doing that import will definitely be necessary for me.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-03-06 06:52pm

Wait; bloodspray?

Why do robots have blood?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-03-06 07:40pm

Because it's a video game.

Duckie · Post by **Duckie** » 2006-03-06 08:06pm

I remember it being because the robots are such realistic replications of humans that they bleed fluids in the same way as people. No, don't ask what. Maybe it's oil or something.

I can't remember where I read that, but I do remember it as such. I don't know if it's official or fannon or just the rantings of some guy on the Internet who nobody litened to but me.

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2006-03-06 08:28pm

Why do Robots have DNA?

It's the MegaMan X-verse...and apparently they do....and a computer virus became communiable much like a biological virus...

Jim3001 · Post by **Jim3001** » 2006-03-07 03:43pm

Praxis wrote:Wait; bloodspray?

Why do robots have blood?

If you played MMX4, you'd remember that when Double went evil and cut those reploids up, they sparyed blood/oil everywhere.

DarkSilver wrote:Why do Robots have DNA?

It's the MegaMan X-verse...and apparently they do....and a computer virus became communiable much like a biological virus...

X-verse got trippy after 5. Sigma virus, Zero virus Axl's true nature. Its just weird now.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2006-03-08 11:08am

DarkSilver wrote:Why do Robots have DNA?

It's the MegaMan X-verse...and apparently they do....and a computer virus became communiable much like a biological virus...

I think it's a weird translation thing, but I've never gotten that. Maybe the Reploids are really Cylons, I don't know.

Ryushikaze · Post by **Ryushikaze** » 2006-03-08 09:56pm

In japanese, Soul and DNA are used more or less interchangably, since they use the same root.

As for the 'virus', I call it a free floating plasma blob with malicious intent and be done with it. It is in no way, shape, or form, similar to any real world virus I am aware of, aside from the fact that it 'infects' people.