Mega Man X2

Mega Man X2 is the second game in the Mega Man X series and was released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo in 1994. The game featured the same graphics as the first game, but was enhanced thanks to the use of the "Cx4" graphics chip (installed in the cartridge). The chip allowed for "semi-transparencies" and 3D effects.

Release Dates
Super Famicom/SNES:


 * Worldwide: December 16, 1994

"Mega Man X Collection," GameCube and PlayStation 2:


 * Worldwide: January 10, 2006

Story
It has been a while since the destruction of Sigma and the Mavericks, but it appears that the Mavericks haven't been eliminated. X, being the new Maverick Hunter leader, goes off to a factory to take care of the Mavericks.

After beating the factory's only finished giant robot, X soon discovers that while Zero sacrificed himself for the safety of X, but his body still exists &mdash; but in more than one piece. Three self-proclaimed "X-Hunters," Agile, Violen, and Serges, find Zero's parts and use them to lure X into their death traps. But if X doesn't retrieve the body soon, it will surely be used for horrible purposes...

Mavericks

 * Wheel Gator
 * Bubble Crab
 * Flame Stag
 * Morph Moth
 * Magna Centipede
 * Crystal Snail
 * Overdrive Ostrich
 * Wire Sponge
 * Agile
 * Violen
 * Serges
 * Sigma

Armor
Helmet Part, in Crystal Snail's stage.
 * When activated in a suspicious place, it will target a place near a secret to indicate the presence of one.

Body Part, in Morph Moth's stage: Use the Spin Wheel to cut through a wall. The Helmet Part will make this much easier.
 * X can now absorb energy-based attacks to fill up an Explosive Armor gauge. When full, it can activate a full-screen blast that kills all enemies and damages bosses.

Arm Part, in Wheel Gator's stage: Look for a vertical passage. You must use the Leg Part to air-dash onto a vertical beam jutting out of the ceiling, and then air-dash off of that to the vertical passage. Climb up the wall to reach the Arm Capsule.
 * If X charges his buster for a while, he will charge up both of his arms, and he can fire two consecutive blasts.

Leg Part, in Overdrive Ostrich's stage: Use the Spin Wheel to cut through a section of the ground. The Helmet Part will target the floor X is going to want to investigate.
 * Allows X to air-dash if he has not dash-jumped into the air. Just dash while in the air to activate it.

Enemy Guide
List of Mega Man X2 Enemies

Walkthrough
Click here to see a step-step walkthrough for the game.

Secrets

 * Shoryuken

Trivia

 * The Armor Part could be considered the first Giga Attack in the series, as it is identical to the others: It requires a gauge to be completely charged up to be executed, and it damages the entire screen, similar to the Falcon Armor's Giga Attack.