Mega Man X8
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…
Mega Man X8 is a platform developed by Capcom Production Studio 1, released 7 December 2004 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Mega Man X8 is
Mega Man X8 is a platform game developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and released in 2004. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
In late 21XX, the Maverick Wars continue with no end in sight. To escape the carnage, humans have begun migrating to the Moon as part of an initiative known as the "Jakob Project", which involves an orbital elevator built in the Galapagos Islands. One night while X is out on patrol, one of the elevators breaks off and comes crashing down to Earth. As X approaches the elevator, the doors open, revealing an entire army of Sigmas. Suddenly, a purple-haired Reploid arrives and introduces himself as Lumine, the director of the Jakob Project. He reveals the "Sigma army" isn't what it appears to be; instead, they are new generation Reploids created as part of the project who are immune from…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Mega Man series
Mega Man X8 is the 94th of 226 entries we hold in the Mega Man series. The next entry was Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman in 2004.
What it launched against
Mega Man X8 launched on 7 December 2004, within three weeks of Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and World of Warcraft.
Released around the same time: Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, World of Warcraft.
Official trailer
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