Mega Man X2

Mega Man X2 (stylized as MEGA MAN X²), known as Rockman X2 (ロックマンX2) in Japan, is a 1994 <a href="/facts/Action_game/nKkAcggC">action</a>-<a href="/facts/Platformer/KJnmd0Il">platform game</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Capcom/XBPVAyhV">Capcom</a> for the <a href="/facts/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System/uRT5Sa6s">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a> (SNES). The game was released in Japan on December 16, 1994, and in North America and <a href="/facts/PAL_region/j6WvnBn4">PAL regions</a> in 1995. It is the direct sequel to <a href="/facts/Mega_Man_X_(video_game)/FfV6G1XI">Mega Man X</a>, released one year prior. Mega Man X2 takes place in the near future in which humans try to peacefully coexist with intelligent <a href="/facts/Robot/S5mDzWYk">robots</a> called "Reploids", with some of the Reploids going "Maverick" and threatening daily life. The plot follows the android protagonist <a href="/facts/X_(Mega_Man)/6KTz2BVm">X</a>, a "Maverick Hunter" who has saved humanity from the evil <a href="/facts/Sigma_(Mega_Man_X)/6necFA6R">Sigma</a> six months earlier. A trio of Mavericks calling themselves the "X-Hunters" has arisen, intent on destroying X by luring him with bodyparts of his comrade <a href="/facts/Zero_(Mega_Man)/LzcdRXgc">Zero</a>, who died in the conflict with Sigma's right hand robot named Vile.
Mega Man X2 features much of the same <a href="/facts/Action_game/nKkAcggC">action</a>-<a href="/facts/Platform_game/KJnmd0Il">platforming</a> elements as the first installment of the series, following the traditional gameplay of the <a href="/facts/Mega_Man_(original_series)/wCCDMoGL">original Mega Man series</a>. The player is tasked with completing a series of stages by destroying enemies, gaining various power-ups, and winning the special weapon of each stage's boss. Like the first Mega Man X, this game lets the player dash, scale walls, and obtain access to special abilities via optional pieces of armor. Mega Man X2 is graphically similar to its predecessor as well, but Capcom included the <a href="/facts/List_of_Super_NES_enhancement_chips/rQRqbBJd">Cx4</a> in-cartridge enhancement chip to allow for some <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics/zlWW6eaF">3D</a> <a href="/facts/Wire-frame_model/Jly7tJrk">wireframe</a> effects. The development team was instructed to utilize this technology as much as possible when working on the game.
The presentation and gameplay of Mega Man X2 have earned the game a mostly positive critical reception. However, reviewers were dismayed by the lack of changes from the original Mega Man X. The game has since been released on various other platforms.

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Mega Man X2