Mega Man Xtreme 2

About This Game

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, Mega Man Xtreme 2 is an action-platform game that has the same gameplay as other Mega Man games with the added ability to switch between player characters X and Zero, and the "DNA Soul" system, none of which is present in earlier Mega Man X games. The player is tasked with completing a series of side-scrolling stages by avoiding obstacles and destroy end-stage bosses. Stages are typically linear, and present traps and enemy robots to combat, whereby the player can collect DNA Souls and items that refill health, ammunition, and extra lives; power-ups that improve the player's maximum health; and armor parts that grant X new abilities. Defeating the Maverick boss at the stage's end will earn the player a special weapon that can be used to more easily defeat other bosses, each of which is vulnerable to a unique weapon. After each stage, the DNA Souls gathered in the stage will accumulate; the player can use these to purchase additional upgrades from Iris. These upgrades improvements on speed and power to health-recharge and shielding.

History

Mega Man Xtreme 2 was developed and published by Capcom. Artist Haruki Suetsugu designed the characters and Japanese package art for the game; he expressed joy over being able to illustrate Iris, having not been able to do so since Mega Man X4. Because Mega Man Xtreme 2 was intended to be set in earlier time than the earlier game, he modified Iris' outfit, removing her beret and giving her a uniform that would exude a youthful "schoolgirl look". Berkana and Gareth were drawn as a witch and a knight respectively to tie with the medieval theme of the villains in the first Mega Man Xtreme. Gareth's lion companion, for which Suetsugu was given specific design instructions, is not present in the game. Mega Man Xtreme 2 was first announced in Japan in March 2001.