Zero
Find Zero with the teleporters and fight him. He will
join you after he is defeated.
Easy attack with Zero
Press [Attack] and "Dash" continuously with
Zero.
Zero's best attacks
First, you have his normal three slash combo. This
is best used with the first two slashes repeatedly and is done
by tapping [X]x2, wait until he begins to put his weapon
away about a second later, then tap [X]x2 again. Keep doing
this as many times as needed. Instead of using his spinning jump
slash which engulfs his whole body, use his normal jump slash
without the double jump. Ensuizan, however, is one of his best
attacks. It is basically the jumping spin slash wherever you want
it.
After gaining the Fire attack for Zero, just attack as you normally
would except tap his slash attack two times and on the third time
use his Fire attack.
Slash combo with X
This trick can be done with any of X's armors except
the Shadow Armor. Go to the controller configuration screen and
turn on the "Auto-Fire" feature. Play the game normally.
Whenever you want to make slashing combos, make sure you are not
directly next to a wall and have a comfortable position for "Dash"
([R1] recommended). Hold "Slash" as soon as the saber
touches the ground, but before it starts to get small, press "Dash".
This will cancel the slash and start a new one. You can use this
technique to perform slash combos similar to Zero's from Megaman
X4 and Megaman X5.
Stronger Z-Saber slash
When using the Blade armor for X, instead of pressing
[Triangle], use [Up] + [Square].
Nightmare effects
Each effect is neutralized in almost in all cases by
the same weapon it comes from. In the case of the raining magma,
blow it up with ShouenZan or Magma Blade. For iced floors, use
Hyoroga/Ice Burst. For gnats, use Yammark Option. For iron blocks,
use Metal Anchor/Rakukojin. For soul spirits, use Laser Shield.
Finally, red crates can be blown up with SentsuiZan/Ground Dash;
black and blue ones can be moved with the same weapon. The rain
and the spotlights cannot be neutralized.
Amazon Area, Laser Institute: Metallic gnats (very pesky)
Amazon Area, Magma Area: Metallic gnats
Inami Temple, Amazon Area: Normal rain (slows you down)
Inami Temple, Central Museum: Normal rain
Magma Area, North Pole Area: Magma rain. Also, some walls break
an allow access to secret area.
Magma Area, Weapon Center: Magma rain.
Weapon Center, Amazon Area: Spotlights (dispiriting and very difficult
to maneuver with)
Weapon Center, Inami Temple: Spotlights
Laser Institute, North Pole Area: Soul spirits (attacking soul
clones of Zero/X, respectively)
Laser Institute, Inami Temple: Soul spirits
North Pole Area, Recycle Lab: Iced floors
Recycle Lab, Magma Area: Iron blocks
Recycle Lab, Weapon Center: Iron blocks
Recycle Lab, Central Museum: Iron blocks
Central Museum, Recycle Lab: Red, blue and black crates
Central Museum, Laser Institute: Red, blue and black crates
Blade Armor parts and locations
Boots: Amazon area. After falling into the first cave you will
notice a path behind a Praying Mantis Maverick at the bottom of
the drop.
Helmet: Central Museum. In one of the random totem pole areas.
X-buster: Weapons Center. After defeating the gigantic Maverick,
a portal will appear. Once inside the portal, go left instead
of right.
Armor: Laser Institute. At one point in the level, you will see
a laser activated door in the floor. Direct the laser to it and
open it. Inside will be a large system of lasers to correct. Once
finished. you will open another door in the floor. Drop down and
go left (you can go through the wall). Jump across the ledge beyond
the wall to find the capsule.
Blade Armor special abilities
The Blade Armor can perform a powered Mach Dash by
pressing [X]x2. The longer you hold [X] and/or the
D-Pad, the farther he will dash in that direction. It special
attack is firing two waves of two Z-Sabers in the direction he
is facing.
Falcon Armor special abilities
Its special attack is a fully charged X-Buster blast
that falls all over the screen.
Shadow Armor parts and locations
Body: In Rainy Turtloid's stage, when you get to the inside of
the tree trunk, there are five narrow passages with spikes on
the ceiling and floor. Three are on the left side and two are
on the right side. The upper right passage leads to the Shadow
Armor body program. You will need the Blade Armor and use the
Mach Dash to get through the narrow passageway. Make sure to release
[Right] or you will walk into the second set of spikes. Repeat
this to go through the second set of spikes.
Leg: You find this in Blizzard Wolfang's stage. Shortly, after
passing the area with vertical avalanches and pillars of ice you
have to stand on, you will reach a downward slope to a ladder.
Above the ladder is a ledge. Zero can double jump to that ledge.
X with the Blade Armor can Mach Dash straight up and land on the
ledge.
Arms: You find this in Blaze Heatnix's stage. After the second
mini-Boss Donut Mechaniloid, you will get to a vertical area with
an upper and lower door. You will notice the ceiling is quite
high above the upper door.
Head: If you have not come from Metal Shark Player's stage, you
will need the Blade Armor's Mach Dash ability to get to the armor
capsule. You must climb either the left or right side of the vertical
chamber. Once you see the left or right ledges, dash jump off
the wallm then Mach Dash upwards and land on the ledge. Continue
to climb up, and you will see the capsule.
There is another way to get the body part of the Shadow Armor
in Rainy Turtloid's stage. Before going to Rainy Turtloid's stage,
go to the "Parts" section of the stage selection menu
and equip the Hyperdash and D-Barrier parts on X. Go to Rainy
Turtloid's stage with the Falcon Armor. Enter the tree trunk and
find the upper-right passage. Instead of trying to dash in the
air to get through the set of spikes, go back to the ledge. Then,
wait until one of the many bats with bombs follow you. Make sure
you get hit by it directly in front of the spikes. After you are
hit you will have about four or five seconds before you stop flashing
(are invincible), dash rapidly forward. You will first see a Reploid
that needs to be rescued. Either rescue her and die, or keep going
and find the armor capsule. It is recommended that you wait to
rescue her until you get the Shadow Armor, as it makes you invulnerable
to spikes.
Shadow Armor special abilities
The Shadow Armor has Hydroga as its special jump. It
also allows you to touch, walk on, and climb on spikes without
getting hurt. Its giga attack is Z-Saber becoming released and
circling around him. Shadow Armor can perform Hydroga, by pressing
[Up] + [X].
X's armor special abilities
Zero can perform a double jump by pressing [X]
at the top of the first jump. The special attack is a Raynoka
Blast fall from the top left to the top right of the screen.
X's Ultimate Armor special abilites
Its special is the Invincible Dash. Press [X],
then [X] again. You will be invincible while performing any
part of it, and it does not use GigaAttack energy.
Easy Nightmare Soul gain
After defeating all eight Mavericks, go to a stage
that you can get to the teleporter fairly quickly and easily (such
as Infinity Mijinion). Get to the Boss (not the main one, the
one where you fight Zero or High Max). You should find Dynamo
there. Get next to him and use the Meteor Rain attack (Ensuizan
for Zero) twice. Dynamo should drop a Nightmare Orb worth 200
Souls. You can make him do this three times before he goes away
for a total of 600 Souls. You can do this as many times as you
needed.
Defeating Blaze Heatnix
Immediately as the battle starts, magma flows up from
the bottom of the screen. Find a ledge. After you hit Blaze Heatnix
a few times, the lava recedes and comes down from the top of the
screen. You now have the little space below the ledges; so use
Meteor Rain to kill Blaze Heatnix quickly.
Defeating Gate
Use the Magma Sword on Gate when he throws his spheres.
Hit the spheres so that they explode and turn into smaller spheres.
They will hit him back.
Note: To reach Gate, defeat all eight bosses, or enable the "X's
Ultimate Armor" code and defeat him the first time you fight
him after the Crazy Maverick. Whenever you defeat High Max, Gates
stage will automatically be open. The best way to pass the spikes
at the start of Gate's level is to use the Zero or the Shadow
Armor. When in the second area in which magma apperas from the
bottom of the screen, run under the opening in the ceiling and
use Hydroga with Zero or the Shadow Armor. When you are by the
wall, grab it and climb. The Gate Sub Boss #1 is weak against
Metal Anchor and Giga Attacks. If you can get X up to him, use
the "Storm Eagle" trick for heavy damage.
Defeating the Giant Maverick
For the first battery. equip AutoCharge, then dodge
until you are fully charged. When fully charged, shoot the little
red gem. On the way to the second battery, a tracking system targets
you. If it locks on, wait until it shoots, then jump. For the
second battery, use the same tactics as done against the first,
except there are lasers that shoot at you from the side walls,
and the targeting system is still activated.
Defeating High Max
After getting Zero, go through the teleporters and
find High Max with Zero. Make sure to have both Sub-tanks full
before facing him. Use the Sharks weapon with Zero. Take your
time facing him -- it takes awhile to figure out his attacks and
how to get close to him.
The following trick requires the Ultimate Armor and Zero in your
party. Charge up Ultimate Armor X's Buster and fire it at High
Max while he is blinking. Then, immediately use the Giga Crush
on him. Three or four hits are required to kill him. When you
win, you can skip all the Bosses and go directly to Gate's level.
After acquiring Zero, choose the Falcon Armor at the character
selection screen. Go to the teleporters to High Max. Before he
fires the three waves of energy balls, hit him with a fully charged
Buster Shot. This will make him vulnerable. Afterwards, hit him
with any special weapon (they take off the same amount of damage
on him). After you hit him, he will either chase you with a shield
on or fire a huge ball. To dodge the shield chase, just duck.
To dodge the ball, jump on the wall and over it or him. Repeat
these steps until High Max is defeated. You do not need to find
all of Dr. Light's armor parts to defeat him. After you win, an
intermission sequence will begin and you will have access to a
new level, the Secret Laboratory.
Use the following trick to defeat High Max with Zero and no sub
tanks. This strategy requires that you obtain more than half the
heart tanks for Zero. It also helps if you have a sub-tank. When
the fight begins, dash to the other side of High Max, making sure
he fires four fireballs by the time you are at the corner, and
four more while you climb up the wall. Then, dash to your left
and use Magma Blade to paralyze him. Next, jump and attack him.
He will get injured and fly up. When he descends, he will do one
of two things. If he appears to be charging a ball with his fist,
double jump over him and then use Magma Blade while he is in the
bottom corner of the field. Use the Z-Buster, as it takes more
damage. If he surrounds himself with something, he will be invincible.
This takes a lot of damage, so stay away from corners as you will
receive no damage if you duck. Repeat the process until his life
is low. He will surround himself with some fireballs and bombard
you non-stop with them. Just jump and keep performing Ensuizan
([Down] + [Triangle]) This will result in some damage
and eventually he will die, as he only does this attack when low
on health. Note: Do not try to fight High Max in Blizzard Wolfgang's
stage as it will be more difficult and you cannot to jump on the
walls because of the ice.
To defeat High Max with the Shadow Armor, get close to him and
hit him with a charged attack. This makes defeating High Max in
the final level fairly easy, and any other time you face him.
To defeat High Max with Zero (whether Nightmare or not), you must
first obtain the weapon from Blaze Heatnix. Get close to High
Max then use Shoezan ([Up] + [Attack]). This will stun
him. Then, just attack, either with his Jumping Spinning Slash,
his Jumping Slash, or his combo. It should not take too long to
defeat him, and if you dodge High Max's attacks well, you should
not need anymore than just Zero with the Shoezan.
Defeating Infinity Mijinion
Note: Zero is required. First, destroy the doors that
power Illumina. Then when the crystal appears, keep running to
the right. You will reach Infinity Mijinion's Boss doors. Then,
just use Zero's Z Blaster until Mijinion has been defeated.
Infinite Mijion's weakness is the X-Buster that Zero has. Do not
try to use specials. Instead, turn on Rapid Fire. When the battle
starts, just start blasting (pressing [Square] recommended).
When you blast him against the wall, jump over the opponent in
front of you, as he is a fake, and blast the one by the wall.
Defeating Rainy Turtloid
Equip the Blade Armor and Ultimate Buster part. Fire
the Ice Weapon and Mach-Dash up. You will fire icicles and one
will hit Turtloid in the head, freezing him and causing heavy
damage. The fully-charged ice weapon is Turtloid's only weakness;
the Ultimate Buster, which fires all fully-charged shots, makes
this a lot easier. if you do not have it, use Quick-Charge instead.
Defeating Zero
The Z Saber that you are given as a secondary weapon
is his weakness. Zero's special attacks will be neutralized and
he fades out and reappears on the other side of the screen.
Defeating Bosses
Commander Yammark: Ray Arrow
Ground Scaravich: Yammark
Blaze Hentnix: Ground Dash
Blizzard Wolfang: Magma Blade
Rainy Turtoid: Ice Burst
Metal Shark Player: Meteor Raiin
Shield Shelden: Metal Anchor
Infinity Mijinion: Guard Shell
Dynamo: Meteor Rain
High Max: Magma Blade
Gate Boss 1: Metal Anchor
High Max: Magma Blade
Gate: Invinsible Dash or Shadow Armor Giga Attack
Sigma 1: Metal Anchor
Sigma 2: Ground Dash
To easily defeat any Boss or mini-Boss, enable the "X's Ultimate
Armor" code. Get to the Boss and use Giga Attack two or three
times. Also, use this strategy to defeat High Max. Hit him with
a charge shot while he is flashing, then immediately use Giga
Attack on him. Do this three or four times to kill him.
Storm Eagle appearance
Play as X, and charge up the Metal Anchor all the way.
When released, a metallic version of Storm Eagle from Megaman
X1 will rain down on your enemies.
Sting Chameleon appearance
When fighting Metal Shark Player as Zero, he will use
a move and Sting Chameleon from Megaman X1 will appear
and attack.
Magna Centipede appearance
When fighting Metal Shark Player, he will sometimes
call Magna Centipide from Megaman X2.
Blast Hornett
When fighting Metal Shark Player, he resurrects Reploids
from previous MegaMan X games to help him. He will rarely
call up Blast Hornett from Megaman X3. Blast Hornett fires
a large wave of mechanoid hornets at your character when he is
summoned. After a few waves he will disappear.
Keep the charge in the Magma Blade
Equip the Falcon Armor then enter any stage. Select
the weapon and charge it. Then, release [Square]. Hold [Square]
just before the birds appear and you will keep the charge. Note:
This only works when X is in the Falcon Armor.
Getting the Shadow Armor's Body
When trying to get into the part with all the spikes,
jump then wait until you are in between the top and bottom rows
of spikes to use the Mach Dash. You should use X to do the Mach
Dash after jumping and release all buttons at the time so you
do not hit the second row of spikes. After making past the first
row, rescue the Reploid and repeat the procedure for the next
row of spikes. Do the same thing to get out.
Transporter to High Max/Dynamo in
the Inami Temple
In the tree, there are passages with spikes. There
are three on the right, and two on the left. Go to bottom one
on the left and do the Mach Dash (Invisible Dash for X's Ultimate
Armor) and you will fly into it.
Virus advantages
When playing as X, if you get hit by the Sigma Viruses
you obviously will lose health. However, when playing Zero, he
will gain full health if this happens. This is very useful when
running very low on health when playing Zero.
Super high jump
While you are using the Shadow Armor or have the Ice
Attack with Zero, hold [Up] and press [Jump] while you
are dashing. You will do the normal high jump, but you will be
dashing as in a Dash Jump.
Stop roof from lowering in Metal
Shark's stage
You can stop the lowering roof by getting the big robot
and walking through the level. At one point you will see a large
garbage pile. It is the tallest one. Jump up there and get out
of the robot. The roof will only go down until it hits the robot,
and you can easily make it to the lower area.
In the area where the ceiling comes down, you get the robot suit.
Go all the way to the top of the junk and jump out with [X]
+ [Up]. The ceiling will try to crush you, it but will not
be able to. Instead, it will stop and go up immediately after
it is touched. This guarantees that you will not get crushed by
it on the top level.
Blue portals
At some areas, you will see a blue warp portal. Go
inside to unlock many things in game. The first time is where
you meet Nightmare Zero; it unlocks Zero as a player. The second
time is where you meet High Max again; it auto unlocks the Gate
stage. The third and many times afterwards is where you meet Dyamo
from Megaman X5, as you would always meet him if you still
go in the blue portal.
Glitch: Mispelling
When you are save your file, the word "Writeng"
will appear instead of "Writing".
