Mega Man X Blasting Onto iOS

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Mega Man X Blasting Onto iOS

Capcom's much-snubbed little blue hero is finally getting another game release, but it's not quite the big release fans keep hoping for.

Contrary to appearances, <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114656-Capcom-Mega-Man-Is-A-Key-Brand>Capcom claims it still loves Mega Man and that he's part of a "key brand." Even though Mega Man Legends 3 was canceled, he's still getting a game (sort of) released this year: Mega Man X is about to launch for iPhones in Japan.

Japanese magazine Famitsu got to check out the game, though, and it's not quite a direct port of the beloved SNES title:

The site says that the iOS version is based off the current feature phone version of the game. In addition to touch panel support, it adds GameCenter support for a ranking mode. You'll find 80 challenges for showing off your (touch screen) Mega Man skills to the rest of the world.

Mega Man X is due to be released sometime this month on the Japanese App Store. No word, though, on whether it'll be released in the West.

Source: Andriasang

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[Snotnarok]

They already brought Megaman X to PSP via a fun remake, but then they didn't continue their little remake series which would have been awesome being it had a whole anime episode in it.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Ew... that art style looks like a flash fan game.

 

[Marshall Honorof]

I could get behind this. The art style is attractive, and at this point, I'll be happy with whatever new Mega Man X games Capcom wants to throw our way.

That being said, I'd especially appreciate an Android port.

 

[Luciano Silva]

I missed it when megaman was capcom's mascot.

 

[twaddle]

well this may be new to the rest of the world, but to those of us who own a copy of the game and have discovered the magic of emulators, you are extremely late to the party.

 

[Vryyk]

This doesn't look very good, I still want to see Megaman rebooted as a gritty first person shooter.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

Looks like a bad flash game. No thank you.