Mega Man X8

by Capcom

Product Features

• Use tag-team strategies by switching between Mega Man, Zero and Axl
• Grab the weapons from the beaten bosses to add to your arsenals
• Take on new abilities with valuable power-up chips or metal from enemies
• Play through over and over, to collect multiple story endings & hidden items
• Classic Mega Man stage design - Finish the stages and sub-quests in any order

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002A6COQ
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 7, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,884 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Mega Man X 8 adds more depth and variety to this classic gaming series. With Earth in ruins after Sigma's invasion, humanity builds a new kind of reploid to colonize the moon. Sigma has corrupted their DNA and made them turn on humans. You and your teammates head to the moon for outer-space adventure of epic proportions!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A step up from X7, September 28, 2006

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B. Singer "Korn_Army" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mega Man X8 (Video Game)

While I do enjoy playing X7, I find myself playing this one more. I think the main reason is X8 doesn't really rely on 3-D all that much. X7 got a little annoying, but the Mavericks were cool. This one, I just find the whole game awesome. Awesome levels, awesome power-ups (I mean come on, you can buy the blade that Sigma uses after beating the game once), awesome Mavericks, and a really cool storyline. Since X7 was the "test-subject" of the new age of Megaman, it had a few flaws. This game noticed those flaws and perfected them. Not at all hard to play, pretty easy controlling makes this game one that you can play over and over again.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything X7 should have been, August 23, 2005

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Adam Bell (Pensacola, Florida) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mega Man X8 (Video Game)

The world of "Mega Man" is becoming more and more convuluted every day, it seems. Five different alternate timelines and sets of characters is enough to make the mind boggle alone, but the fact that most of those timelines feature at least 5 games to their credit is downright daunting.

That said, X8 is a true reward for true fans--if you've stuck by the Blue Bomber for this long and managed to endure hiccups like X6 and X7, then you're probably a worthy candidate for this game. If not, well, as with most Mega Man games, it's really not going to offer much in the way of newness. The basic formula here hasn't changed since Mega Man 8-bit debut on the NES in 1987--pick a boss, go through his stage, kill said boss, retrieve said boss's special weapon, and use it to kick the crap out of the next boss you pick. It's dressed up in a nicer suit now than when the series first debuted, to be sure, but it's the same thing underneath.

Straight-up platform gaming done right is always, by its very definition, a challenge. Such is the case with this game--even on its Normal mode, the learning curve is fairly steep. On Hard mode, unless you know the boss's patterns from rote, it's nearly impossible to get anywhere.

The developers have added a little bit to the title in terms of replayability by inserting scores of secret items in the levels that you'll have to work very diligently to find, but this doesn't do quite enough to make it a lasting experience. The most fun bit by far is that you can save your clear data from a game that you beat into a new file to play the game over again, but this time with your upgraded weapons and such already intact. It's a big help when you start into a game on Hard mode.

The voice acting is actually quite good this time around also. Seems as if Capcom has finally settled on X, Zero, and Axl's voices being fairly teenage in nature--in fact, the only really grating voice in the game is that of one of the new "navigators" (a support character who gives you tips throughout the level).

So the overall point, I guess, is don't pick this up unless you like an old-school challenge. You will, most likely, die. A lot.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Same formula with some interesting changes, March 27, 2006

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Corum Seth Smith (Hendersonville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Mega Man X8 (Video Game)

In broad strokes, this Mega Man X game is like all the others. You have a first level that indicates a problem, then 8 bosses with accompanying stages, and finally, two or three stages with bosses until a final showdown. As usual there are some good songs/music, background graphics, and boss challenges that make the Mega Man series the success that they are.

What is different is that you can pick two Maverick Hunters to go into each stage, just like in 7, however this is relatively new to the "X" games, no pun intended but I'll take it. Also you get "chips" for beating enemies that can be spent to give the three characters upgrades. There are also secret areas in each stage and I had to use the Gamefaqs website to find them all.

X8 is another fun game like all the other Mega Man X games. This time, too, a surprise end boss makes the ending a little different. This is overall a solid effort on Capcom's part.