Mega Man ZX Advent | |
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Developer(s) | Inti Creates |
Publisher(s) | Capcom |
Director(s) | Ryota Ito Yuujirou Hayakawa |
Producer(s) | Takuya Aizu Takeshi Horinouchi Keiji Inafune |
Designer(s) | Kinshi Ikegami Masahiro Mizukoshi Satoru Nishizawa |
Programmer(s) | Akihiro Shishido |
Artist(s) | Makoto Yabe (character) |
Writer(s) | Makoto Yabe Kinishi Ikegami |
Composer(s) |
Ippo Yamada Masaki Suzuki Ryo Kawakami Kōji Hayama Luna Umegaki Akari Kaida |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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Genre(s) | Action, platform, Metroidvania |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (minigames only) |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 78% |
Metacritic | 78 out of 100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
1UP.com | B |
Eurogamer | 6 out of 10 |
Famitsu | 31 out of 40 |
GameSpot | 7.5 out of 10 |
IGN | 8 out of 10 |
Nintendo Power | 8.5 out of 10 |
Play | 8.5 out of 10 |
Mega Man ZX Advent, known in Japan as Rockman ZX Advent (ロックマンゼクスアドベント?), is a video game developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is the sequel to Mega Man ZX. Taking place a few years after the events of the first game, Mega Man ZX Advent follows two new protagonists, Grey and Ashe, as they battle with various enemy "Mega Men", the infamous "Model W", and their own destinies.
The title plays very similarly to its predecessor with a multitude of expansions, including twice as many playable forms. Also different from its predecessor is the North American localization which now includes a full English voice cast. However, the European localization includes a partial English voice cast and Japanese UI selectable via Firmware. The game was first released in Japan on July 12, 2007. The North American version was released on October 23, 2007. It was released in Europe on February 29, 2008, and in Australia on March 5, 2008.
Advent features a very large cast of characters both new to the series and returning from the first ZX, including the two main protagonists, eight Mega Men, the Sage Trinity, and eight Pseudoroids. A majority of the cast is playable by copying their forms with A-Trans, and thus, these characters are outlined in detail below in the corresponding sections.
Humans/Reploids chosen as the Biometals' "Biomatch" are regarded as Mega Men (regardless of the person's gender). Several enemy Mega Men appear throughout the course of Advent who possess the Biometals used from the first ZX. By defeating them in battle, Grey/Ashe is able to copy their forms via A-Trans, but they never actually attain the Biometals.
The eight Pseudoroids can also become playable upon destroying them in battle. Although the Biometal forms all use similar abilities (such as dashing and wall climbing), the Pseudoroid forms vary greatly in basic movement and abilities. There are two Pseudoroids to represent each element (fire, ice, and electricity) and two with no element, akin to the first ZX title.