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Mega Man ZX Advent

Mega Man ZX Advent
Mega Man ZX Advent front.jpg
North American box art
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
Release
  • JP: July 12, 2007
  • NA: October 23, 2007
  • EU: February 29, 2008
  • AU: March 5, 2008
Genre(s) Action, platform, Metroidvania
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer (minigames only)
Aggregate scores
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.


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