Game entry

Mega Man X

1993 · Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Action-adventure · DOS, Super Nintendo, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, iOS · Capcom

Mega Man X is ranked no. 344 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,747 and 70% of duels won.

World rank

no. 344

ELO score

1,747

Wins

70%

Duels played

175

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About Mega Man X

Mega Man X, known as Rockman X in Japan, is the first game of the Mega Man X series. It was the first spin-off of the classic Mega Man series and made its debut on the Super Famicom/SNES, initially released in 1993. It was ported to the PC in 1995, and to Android and iOS devices in 2011. It was re-released as part of Mega Man X Collection in January 2006, then later re-released in Mega Man X Legacy Collection in July 2018. The game takes place in the year 21XX (early 22nd century), a century after the conclusion of the classic Mega Man series, and stars a new main character named X.

The community says

The dash changed everything for me, though some levels still feel like a slog without it.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,747 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Hotline Miami 0% 6 duels played · 47 points behind
against Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 50% 4 duels played · 26 points ahead
against Journey 67% 3 duels played · 121 points behind
against Super Mario Bros. 3 33% 3 duels played · 125 points behind
against It Takes Two 0% 2 duels played · 30 points behind

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xkshlerin

The dash changed everything for me, though some levels still feel like a slog without it.

Susan_82

Le dash change tout, oui, mais je trouve que ça déplace juste le problème vers d'autres niveaux mal calibrés sans lui.

Gamboa25

Lo que más me llama es que frente a Journey, que vive del asombro tranquilo, este vive de la frustración que se convierte en dominio, dos maneras totalmente distintas de hacerte sentir algo al final del nivel
QuestDragon93

Still one of the tightest platformers ever made, easily.

ArcadeMaster

Tight suena bien hasta que un jefe te obliga a memorizar el patrón entero, ahí ya no es tan ligero.

claire72

Tight is the word, no argument here (still remember the exact frame where the dash clicks).
Pagac35

What strikes me next to something like Journey is how differently the two treat momentum, one flows and the other demands precision, and honestly both approaches earn their place.

LootRex2

Recuerdo perderme más en el nivel de hielo que en cualquier otro, ni sabía si era el juego o yo el torpe
CoopRider14

Face à Uncharted 2 dans les duels, il perd souvent au charisme mais gagne largement en rejouabilité, ce qui devrait peser plus lourd dans le classement.

BossNinja1986

Replying to NeonRider1987

Maybe, though I still replayed it alone plenty of times as a kid, no sibling involved.

NeonRider1987

¿No te parece que esa rejugabilidad viene justamente de crecer con él, más que del juego solo?
FrameLegend2010

Frente a Uncharted 2 parece otro planeta, claro, pero en su propio terreno de plataformas con acción sigue siendo una referencia que pocos igualan realmente.

QuestRex2

J'ai l'impression que le comparer à Uncharted 2 n'a pas vraiment de sens, ce sont deux façons différentes de jouer.

IronRunner

Référence, je veux bien, mais 283e ça reste TROP bas pour ce niveau de finition.

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