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Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X is a remake of the original Mega Man X that was released for Super Nintendo. The game builds upon the original, adding newly rendered 3D character models, totally new environments and gameplay features, while keeping the game a side-scrolling platformer. Bonus features include a second playable character and a thirty minute video explaining events taking place before the game.

From Capcom: The year is 21XX. A mysterious robot named X has become the model from which further robots, called Reploids, were created to aid mankind. Unfortunately, some of the Reploids turned against the humans and were given the name Mavericks. In response to this, the Maverick Hunters, an elite squad of Reploids, was formed to combat these renegade Reploids and calm was restored until one of the Maverick Hunters, a powerful Reploid named Sigma, turned against the peacekeepers. Now X and his fellow Maverick Hunter friend, Zero, must prevent Sigma from executing his evil plans to destroy humanity.

Review Round-Up

IGN: 8.0
“Maverick Hunter X will satiate old-time fans, yet it packs enough new content to draw new players. It's a little on the short side, but it's intense, fun and very challenging.”

GameSpot: 8.1
“The same excellent gameplay from the SNES era is unmolested here; the graphical upgrades are wonderful; two unique playable characters and a bonus movie give this game some solid value; voice acted cutscenes and storyboard-style vignettes.”

GameSpy: 9.0
“It's easily one of the best games available for the PSP, and it might even earn the Blue Bomber a few more fans.”

GamePro: 7.0
“The game has its moments of fun, so long as you don't mind trial-and-error repetition. Boss fights can often devolve into a one-way expletive-shouting match between you and your PSP, especially if you don't know the best order to fight them.”

Aggregate Rating: 8.1