They put a lot of love into this artbook. Which is odd, given how the director and others gave up on this franchise since X6. The art directors have snippets of information and old sketches here and there. They even have a plethora of info for X7, X8, Command Mission and a trading card game.
There's also a fascinating and sad observation in this with how much love x1, x2 and x4 had put into them and watching the Capcom trend of churning out soulless sequels and the teams working their best to make a game in less than a year between. Also hilarious with the backstory of the American translator team turning all the boss names in X5 into guns and roses references.
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Mega Man X: Official Complete Works Paperback – January 1, 2009
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- With a dozen games of his own, Mega Man X’s popularity comes close to rivalling even the classic Mega Man series. The original blue bomber’s futuristic counterpart has won over fans with his unique gameplay and dynamic designs, and now the artwork of this fan-favorite series is collected for the first time. Mega Man X: Official Complete Works features character designs, box art, promo art, and many rarely seen art pieces. Zero, Sigma, Axl, and all of X’s unique robotic animal bosses are packed into this gorgeous collection.
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Print length144 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherUdon Entertainment
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Publication dateJanuary 1, 2009
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Reading age13 - 16 years
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Dimensions8.2 x 0.5 x 11.2 inches
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ISBN-101897376804
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ISBN-13978-1897376805
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- Publisher : Udon Entertainment (January 1, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 144 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1897376804
- ISBN-13 : 978-1897376805
- Reading age : 13 - 16 years
- Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.2 x 0.5 x 11.2 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2020
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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2010
Mega Man X: Official Complete Works is actually a half of the 336-page Japanese art book "R20" which was published in March 2008 to celebrate Mega Man's 20th anniversary. It's nice to have Capcom translate the book into English. The other half is
Mega Man: Official Complete Works
This book retains the paperback format, low gloss pages and layout. The cover has a glossy embossed Mega Man X printed against a matte cover. It's very beautiful and X pops out nicely. This book has 144 pages compared to the Mega Man volume which has 200 pages.
There are both good and bad in releasing the original book as two volumes in English. The bad, of course, is the higher price. The good is the it's thinner and more friendly to the book spine. By comparison, my 320-page " SF20: The Art of Street Fighter ", also from Capcom, has slight creases when I open the book wide.
The art inside is arranged by chronological order. The book is filled with colourful character designs, sketches and illustrations from game covers, manga and other merchandise. The variety is amazing. The pages are packed with so many versions of powered up Mega Man X, the bosses and enemies.
The designs are beautiful and detailed. I've never actually played Mega Man X before so this book isn't as nostalgic as the other volume, but whatever you can think of is probably found in this book.
Accompanying the designs are lots of quotes from the Japanese artists. They talk about the characters, ideas, and you can gain some interesting insight into their working environment. There are 8 artists doing the designs and they are Ryuji Higurashi, Hayato Kaji, Keisuke Mizuno, Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Shinsuke Komaki, Haruki Suetsugu, Sho Tsuge and Yoshihisa Tsuda.
This book is a great tribute to the Mega Man X franchise, highly recommended to all fans.
If you like this book, check out Mega Man: Official Complete Works also.
The full list of game titles included are:
* Mega Man X to X8
* Mega Man Xtreme
* Mega Man Xtreme 2
* Mega Man X: Command Mission
* Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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This book retains the paperback format, low gloss pages and layout. The cover has a glossy embossed Mega Man X printed against a matte cover. It's very beautiful and X pops out nicely. This book has 144 pages compared to the Mega Man volume which has 200 pages.
There are both good and bad in releasing the original book as two volumes in English. The bad, of course, is the higher price. The good is the it's thinner and more friendly to the book spine. By comparison, my 320-page " SF20: The Art of Street Fighter ", also from Capcom, has slight creases when I open the book wide.
The art inside is arranged by chronological order. The book is filled with colourful character designs, sketches and illustrations from game covers, manga and other merchandise. The variety is amazing. The pages are packed with so many versions of powered up Mega Man X, the bosses and enemies.
The designs are beautiful and detailed. I've never actually played Mega Man X before so this book isn't as nostalgic as the other volume, but whatever you can think of is probably found in this book.
Accompanying the designs are lots of quotes from the Japanese artists. They talk about the characters, ideas, and you can gain some interesting insight into their working environment. There are 8 artists doing the designs and they are Ryuji Higurashi, Hayato Kaji, Keisuke Mizuno, Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Shinsuke Komaki, Haruki Suetsugu, Sho Tsuge and Yoshihisa Tsuda.
This book is a great tribute to the Mega Man X franchise, highly recommended to all fans.
If you like this book, check out Mega Man: Official Complete Works also.
The full list of game titles included are:
* Mega Man X to X8
* Mega Man Xtreme
* Mega Man Xtreme 2
* Mega Man X: Command Mission
* Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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Has good illustrations. But I wish it had as much content as the regular Mega Man Complete Works art book. It does have less content, but I mainly wish it had the profile views section, which Mega Man did have. If you could only get one of the books, get the regular Mega Man one instead. I still like the book and will be keeping it, it is still an above average quality art book. I was expecting more of Mega Man Official Complete Works 2.0 with this art book, it was not advertised as such and so I cannot really complain about it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019
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This is something that's worth having in print (I tend to be a junkie with the kindle). The artwork is superb and the creators of this series really outdid themselves.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020
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Aside from playing the collection game, this helps me bring back the good old days. I like the fact there are so many art styles in there too.
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Gave as gift.
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2010
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In simple terms: the book covers extensively all the designs of the major reploids and mavericks made with short comments of the illustrators, so it's a nice source for official illustrations and not depending on poor quality scans that are scattered over the web.
However, if you are more into the backstory and concept of the videogames, or details such as the original names of the characters in japanese, this may not be the book for you. It's a fast reading, more visual oriented source of material. For anyone who has always enjoyed the artwork for the X series, this should be a must buy.
However, if you are more into the backstory and concept of the videogames, or details such as the original names of the characters in japanese, this may not be the book for you. It's a fast reading, more visual oriented source of material. For anyone who has always enjoyed the artwork for the X series, this should be a must buy.
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Pascal
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-own book for fans of the X series
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2020Verified Purchase
As with the other Complete Works, the Mega Man X Official Complete Works book is another must-own for any fans of the franchise.
Similar to the classic series' book, the front cover features a multitude of artwork portraying X and his friends, along with certain Mavericks (and a surprise shot of Wily!) in different ways and types of artwork. The back cover shows X and Zero in front of characters reminiscent of X5 and X6. I've had the book for now nearly 10 years and it is still living up it up as it was new, with a slight, if even noticeable, discoloration on the edges of the covers.
Totaling 144 pages, the content seen in the previous entry (Mega Man Complete Works) is back again for the X series. Artwork, images, descriptions, early sketches are all present. They span across several titles of the franchise, from X all the way to X8, and once again they did not forget lesser known entries such as Command Mission, Xtreme 1 & 2, or Maverick Hunter X.
Alongside the artwork are, once again, a multitude of notes from the development team, allowing a more in-depth view of the series and franchise as a whole. This is definitely a must-own for all of the information it provides.
Similar to the classic series' book, the front cover features a multitude of artwork portraying X and his friends, along with certain Mavericks (and a surprise shot of Wily!) in different ways and types of artwork. The back cover shows X and Zero in front of characters reminiscent of X5 and X6. I've had the book for now nearly 10 years and it is still living up it up as it was new, with a slight, if even noticeable, discoloration on the edges of the covers.
Totaling 144 pages, the content seen in the previous entry (Mega Man Complete Works) is back again for the X series. Artwork, images, descriptions, early sketches are all present. They span across several titles of the franchise, from X all the way to X8, and once again they did not forget lesser known entries such as Command Mission, Xtreme 1 & 2, or Maverick Hunter X.
Alongside the artwork are, once again, a multitude of notes from the development team, allowing a more in-depth view of the series and franchise as a whole. This is definitely a must-own for all of the information it provides.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-own book for fans of the X series
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2020
As with the other Complete Works, the Mega Man X Official Complete Works book is another must-own for any fans of the franchise.Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2020
Similar to the classic series' book, the front cover features a multitude of artwork portraying X and his friends, along with certain Mavericks (and a surprise shot of Wily!) in different ways and types of artwork. The back cover shows X and Zero in front of characters reminiscent of X5 and X6. I've had the book for now nearly 10 years and it is still living up it up as it was new, with a slight, if even noticeable, discoloration on the edges of the covers.
Totaling 144 pages, the content seen in the previous entry (Mega Man Complete Works) is back again for the X series. Artwork, images, descriptions, early sketches are all present. They span across several titles of the franchise, from X all the way to X8, and once again they did not forget lesser known entries such as Command Mission, Xtreme 1 & 2, or Maverick Hunter X.
Alongside the artwork are, once again, a multitude of notes from the development team, allowing a more in-depth view of the series and franchise as a whole. This is definitely a must-own for all of the information it provides.
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Mauricio Ortega
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente libro, compra obligada para los fans de la franquicia.
Reviewed in Mexico on August 6, 2019Verified Purchase
Si eres fan del arte de videojuegos, y más de MegaMan en su fase "X" es compra obligada. Aunque el libro no es tan extenso como el de MegaMan, de todas maneras el arte y las entrevistas incluídas son excelentes.
Alexander Lind
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super Artwork für ein zeitloses Spiel!
Reviewed in Germany on November 28, 2019Verified Purchase
Ich bin seit dem SNES Zeitalter ein riesiger MegaMan X Fan, der von teil 1 - 8 alles durchgespielt hat. Teil 1 - 3 sogar unzählige male. Dieses Buch war und ist für mich ein must have! Es ist super verarbeitet, hat sehr viele Informationen und vor allem auch cooles artwork integriert. Für jeden MegaMan X Fan eine klare Kaufempfehlung.
DarkSnake
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buen libro
Reviewed in Mexico on February 23, 2019Verified Purchase
Un buen libro con muchas ilustraciones y bocetos del trabajo creativo de megaman x, el unico pero es que me parecio delgado en comparacion con el libro de megaman que cuesta casi igual.
Fernando Leobardo Silva González
5.0 out of 5 stars
PFFFFF
Reviewed in Mexico on June 7, 2019Verified Purchase
Que magnifico libro, que calidad de producción, contenido que no veras en ningún otro lado






