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Mega Man X3

Mega Man X and his trusty partner Zero have a new force to reckon with. Who or what has caused a riot of Mavericks to break out in the experimental utopia known as Doppler Town? Named after the scientist…

30 November 1995

Mega Man X3 is an adventure developed by Minakuchi Engineering, released 30 November 1995 on New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Mega Man X3 is

Mega Man X3 is an adventure game developed by Minakuchi Engineering and released in 1995. It was published by Capcom. It is available on New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Legacy Mobile Device. It runs on DoJa.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Zero, who had returned as an irregular hunter, became the commander of the Zero Special Forces Unit and continued to sweep up irregulars together with X, who was active as the commander of the 17th Elite Unit, and other hunters in the unit. At the same time, Dr. Doppler, a scientist-type repliloid, conducted research that revealed the fact that the computer virus "Sigma Virus" was the cause of irregularities, developed a special antibody virus, and proposed that it be injected into repliloids. As a result, the number of irregularities decreased. Furthermore, Dr. Doppler declared that he would build "Doppeltown," a peaceful city where humans and replicants could coexist, and he gained the…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mega Man series

Mega Man X3 is the 27th of 226 entries we hold in the Mega Man series. The next entry was Mega Man in 1995.

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What it launched against

Mega Man X3 launched on 30 November 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Rayman.

Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rayman.

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When did Mega Man X3 come out?
Mega Man X3 was released on 30 November 1995 for New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Legacy Mobile Device.

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