Game Flow[edit]
The main game is played in the following order:
- Start Sky Lagoon as the intro stage.
- Return to base and get to choose Maverick stages in any order.
- After completing any four stages, the player is forced to visit Memorial Hall.
- After defeating all Maverick bosses, complete Space Port, and Final Weapon (twice in different parts).
Notes[edit]
A couple of notes to note about:
- Like all Mega Man X games, you can re-visit the 8 standard levels at almost any point.
- Certain Hearts, Tanks, and Upgrades may require re-visits to obtain them.
- The Volcano is the only location where you can bring the Ride Armor to fight the boss.
- The Rising Fire and Ryuenijin are the only weapon required to complete the game.
Here is the rundown on item locations before you select your levels of completion:
| Location Maverick |
Heart Location | Items | Weakness | Gained Weapon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Web Spider |
Area 2 Need Rising Fire or Ryuenjin |
Leg Upgrade | Twin Slasher Shippuuga |
Lightning Web Raijingeki |
| Cyber Space Cyber Peacock |
Area 1 Get an S on 1st race Soul Body or Kuuenzan recommended |
E-Tank Reserve (Area 1) Get an S on 2nd race Head Upgrade (Area 1) Get an S on 3rd race |
Soul Body Ryuenjin |
Aiming Laser Rakuhouha |
| Air Force Storm Owl |
Area 1 Use the Ride Armor to quickly get it |
Arms Upgrades (Area 2) need Lightning Web |
Aiming Laser Rakuhouha |
Double Cyclone Tenkuuha |
| Volcano Magma Dragoon |
Area 2 | Armor Upgrade (Area 2) Need Head Upgrade & Twin Slasher |
Double Cyclone Raijingeki |
Rising Fire Ryuenjin |
| Marine Base Jet Stingray |
Area 1 | Sub-Tank (Area 2) | Frost Tower Hyouretsuzan |
Ground Hunter Hienkyaku |
| Bio Lab Split Mushroom |
Area 2 use falling platforms to quickly get it above |
None | Lightning Web Raijingeki |
Soul Body Kuuenzan |
| Military Train Slash Beast |
Area 2 Use Ride Armor to break blocks |
None | Ground Hunter Raijingeki |
Twin Slashers Shippuuga |
| Snow Base Frost Walrus |
Area 1 Need Rising Fire or Ryuenjin |
EX-Tank need Lightning Web W-tank Break the ice |
Rising Fire Ryuenjin |
Frost Tower Hyouretsuzan |
Suggested order[edit]
Before checking below, please check above on the chart.
As X[edit]
The levels can be chosen in order and there are a lot of ways to accomplish the completion at the easiest ways possible. keep in mind the following:
- The Jungle has the Leg Upgrade that brings advantage to mobility.
- Be cautious of defeating the 4th Maverick of your choice. After you complete 4 of the 8 stages, not only will you be unable to select levels, but you are forced into a boss fight with no walls and must defeat it to proceed. Its weakness is Frost Tower.
| Maverick | Notes |
|---|---|
| Magma Dragoon | Get the heart. Use the Ride Armor to defeat boss. |
| Web Spider | Get the Leg upgrade. Use Rising Fire to get heart. Carefully fight this boss. |
| Split Mushroom | Get the heart quickly. Use Lightning Web on boss. |
| Frost Walrus | Get the heart (Use Rising Fire). Get the EX-Tank (Use Lightning Web). Use Rising Fire on boss. |
| INTERMISSION | Use Frost Tower on boss. Use the leg upgrade to dodge its attacks. |
| Cyber Peacock | Get an S Rank on the levels, using Soul Body. You should get the Heart, Energy Upgrade, and Head Upgrade if successful. Use Soul Body on the boss. |
| Storm Owl | Get the heart quickly with the Ride Armor. Get the Arms Upgrades (use Lightning Web). Use Aiming Laser on the boss. |
| Jet Stingray | Get the heart and Sub-Tank on higher areas of the levels. Use Frost Tower on the boss. |
| Slash Beast | Get the heart using Ride Armor. Use Ground Hunter on the boss. |
| RE-VISITS | Go back to Volcano to get the Armor upgrade (use a charged Twin Slasher). Revisit any other missing items. Refill your tanks, lives, and Nova Strike gauges at Snow Base. |
As Zero[edit]
Two of Zero's "weapons" actually are skills that deal no damage, therefore the Maverick order has to be different.
The regular Z-saber deals slightly more damage to Web Spider than to most other Mavericks, while Slash Beast is the hardest boss, even with all other powerups.
This order may be challenging since you need to defeat Magma Dragoon first, which is hard even with Ride Armor. However, it also ensures that the stages do not need to be re-visited (or up to once, in case two of the hearts are too hard to get without Kuuenbu).
In case someone is trying a "No miss" run, starting with Marine Base (Jet Stingray) is also good, since it is a bike stage and easier to crush into walls.
| Maverick | Weakness | Items | Re-visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magma Dragoon | Raijingeki | (Heart) | - |
| Web Spider | Shippuga | Heart (need Ryuenjin) | - |
| Split Mushroom | Raijingeki | (Heart) | - |
| Cyber Peacock | Ryuenjin | Heart, Sub-Tank (easier with Kuuenbu) | - |
| Storm Owl | Rakuhouha | Heart | - |
| Frost Walrus | Ryuenjin | Heart (need Ryuenjin), W-tank, EX-Tank (need Kuuenbu) | - |
| Jet Stingray | Hyouretsuzan | Heart, Sub-Tank | - |
| Slash Beast | (Raijingeki) | Heart | - |