Mega Man Xtreme 2/Equipment

Upgrades

One upgrade for either X or Zero is hidden in each of the main eight stages.

• X's upgrades:
  • Body Upgrade: hidden in L. Octopus' stage; reduces damage and allows to unleash the "Giga Crush".
  • Legs upgrade: hidden in V. Catfish's stage; allows X to perform mid-air dashes and to break some walls.
  • Head upgrade: hidden in N. Tiger's stage; useful to obtain X's Arms Upgrade, necessary to obtain the Shotokan; X's "Fire Wave" required.
  • Arms Upgrade: hidden in F. Mammoth's stage; allows to super-charge the X-Buster and to charge any special weapon; either X's or Zero's Legs & Head Upgrades required.
  • Shotokan Upgrade: hidden in Berkana's stage; allows to perform Hadouken and Shouryuken; all four X's upgrades are required.
• Zero's upgrades:
  • Leg Crush: hidden in W. Sponge's stage; useful in Extreme Mode only.
  • Head Crush: hidden in O. Ostrich's stage; useful in Extreme Mode only.
  • Zero Final: hidden in T. Rhino's stage; it allows to perform a powerful attack; W. Sponge's "Lightning" required.
  • Defense Upgrade: hidden in B. Hornet's stage; it reduces suffered damage by half; T. Rhino's "Drill Crush" required.

Hearts

One Heart-tank is hidden in each of the main eight stages. The heart increases the maximum HP of the character who collects it by two units.

Sub-Tanks

Two sub-tanks are hidden in two of the eight main stages. Collect yellow DNA-souls and energy capsules to fill them up. Select a sub-tank from the menu to refill the character's energy.

1. Flame Mammoth's stage (either X's Legs Upgrade or Zero's Leg Crush required)
2. Wire sponge's stage

Parts

All the parts unlocked.

Parts can be acquired in exchange for DNA-souls, the "currency" in this video game. A part is unlocked when the characters collect a given number of DNA-souls. After beating any Maverick boss, including the intro stage boss, the characters gain 200 DNA-souls; smaller amounts of DNA-souls (4, 8 or 16) are randomly dropped by regular enemies.

In the table below, default sorting is by unlock value.

Part & Description	Price	Unlock	User	Notes
Energy Saver: use less power	100	200	comm.	Probably the most important part
Bar. Exterder: extended barrier	100	200	comm.
Speed Shot: faster shot	100	200	X
Super Recover: recover more	200	200	comm.	Only affects regular energy capsules
Saber Plus 1: Z-saber +1	200	200	Zero
Buster Plus 1: power shot +1	200	400	X
Buster Plus 2: power shot +2	200	800	X
Ultimate Saber: super slash	800	1000	Zero
Ultimate Buster: charged shot	500	1500	X
Saber Plus 2: Z-saber +2	500	2000	Zero
Hyper Charge: charge quickly	1000	2000	X	It affects X's buster and all X's special weapons
Armor: create armor	2000	2000	X	Also "unlocked" by finding four Upgrade Capsules
Hyper Dash: powerful move	1000	2500	comm.	Necessary in the battle against Sigma (Extreme Mode)
Extreme mode	2000	3000	comm.	Also unlocked by clearing both X and Zero Mission
Boss Attack mode	2000	4000	comm.	Also unlocked by clearing Extreme mode

Capsules

Energy capsule

Weapon capsule

These items are dropped randomly by destroyed enemies. Energy and weapon capsules come in two sizes: small ones restores two units, large ones restore ten units. Some 1-Ups and large capsules can be found in stages at fixed locations.

Fixed location items list:

1. Wire Sponge stage: 1up
2. Overdrive Ostrich stage: none
3. Blast Hornet stage: none
4. Tunnel Rhino stage: E-capsule
5. Neon Tiger stage: E-capsule
6. Volt Catfish stage: E-capsule
7. Launch Octopus stage: E-capsule, W-capsule
8. Flame Mammoth stage: E-capsule

Vehicles

Zero's ride armor

The Ride Armors enhance attack power and endurance, but they cannot get through narrow passages. The Hover Bike areas are played as a scrolling shooter game.

1. Overdrive Ostrich stage: Hover Bike
2. Tunnel Rhino stage: Ride Armor
3. Neon Tiger stage: Ride Armor