Mega Man X5
Mega Man returns for more wild action in MEGA MAN X5. This time around, terrorists have attacked an asteroid colony and turned off its artificial gravity. Now, it is up to Mega Man and his friend Zero to…
Mega Man X5 is a platform developed by Capcom, released 30 November 2000 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Mega Man X5 is
Mega Man X5 is a platform game developed by Capcom and released in 2000. It was published by Acer TWP. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Years after the Reploid Wars, all seems peaceful in the world. But peace was not meant to last forever. When the "Eurasia" space colony is attacked by an unknown virus, the call goes out! X and Zero are called back into action to help destroy the colony, which is now on a collision course with Earth, and is expected to collide into the planet in only 16 hours! At the same time, Sigma, the archenemy of the Maverick Hunters, shows up again...
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 X5 is the 62nd of 226 entries we hold in the Mega Man series. The next entry was Mega Man Battle Network in 2001. Its critic score of 50 is 27 points below the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.
How it was received
Mega Man X5 holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 6% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 22 points below the year average. Players rate it 63, 13 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
Mega Man X5 launched on 30 November 2000, within three weeks of Pokémon Crystal Version, Counter-Strike, Phantasy Star Online and The Operative: No One Lives Forever. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Pokémon Crystal Version, Counter-Strike, Phantasy Star Online, The Operative: No One Lives Forever.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Mega Man X5 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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