Mega Man X
- Mega Man X – Super Famicom/SNES, PC, 1994
- Mega Man X2 – Super Famicom/SNES, 1995
- Mega Man X3 – Super Famicom/SNES, PC, PlayStation, Sega Saturn 1995,1996
- Mega Man X4 – PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC, 1997
- Mega Man X5 – PlayStation, PC, 2000
- Mega Man X6 – PlayStation, PC (South Korean version only), 2001
- Mega Man X7 – PlayStation 2, PC (South Korean version only), 2003
- Mega Man X8 (Subtitle – Paradise Lost) – PlayStation 2, PC, 2004
Keiji Inafune, wanting to give a new face to the popular character, created the
Mega Man X series in 1993. Set in the future, this series follows the story of Mega Man's successor,
Mega Man X, a new, advanced robot that has complete free will over his actions, thoughts and feelings. This character—often referred to as simply "X"—is also a creation of Dr. Light, put into
suspended animation and uncovered 100 years in the future by a researcher named
Dr. Cain. The
Mega Man X series features more realistic 16-bit graphics and greater freedom of movement. In the
Mega Man X series, the characters grow in abilities and power as the game progresses.
As the series progressed, various other
player characters have appeared, such as fellow Maverick Hunter Zero who has a distant relationship with Dr. Wily of the
Classic series, and a Reploid with an adolescent personality named Axl who has the ability to shape-shift into other Reploids. Zero would later star in his own spin-off series,
Mega Man Zero.
To date, the
Mega Man X series has not reached a definite conclusion, and in fact has been dangling from a cliff-hanger since the eighth title.