After having played Megaman X4, I really had high expectation for this game, Megaman X5. While most of the gameplay is intact, the presentation of the game is not. One of the most entertaining aspects of the previous X game was watching the animated clips & even the voices that were in the game itself. In this release, the only voice that you hear is the one that says "Ready" as you begin. Beyond that, there's no voices from Zero or X. In the last game, when the characters would jump, get hit, die, or be close to death, they'd either grunt, say something (when they were close to dying), or make some kind of sound while attacking or jumping. Those voices are completely missing.

One of the more annoying aspects of the game are the cutscenes & when Alia talks to you in mid-stage. Again there are no voices, so you have to alwyas read everything & the scrolling of the text was too slow. In some instances there's no music during those scenes.

On the up side, this game is fun. I like the fact that after so many years, they finally give Zero & X the ability to duck & perform ducking attacks. You can also choose your character between stages instead of having to pick just one character for the entire game. They also included different types of armor that you can select.

Overall, this is a fun game, but if you've played Megaman X4, don't set your expectation quite as high for this game. If you're a fan of the Megaman series, you'll still enjoy it. I give it 4 stars for fun, & 3 stars as an overall rating.
After having played Megaman X4, I really had high expectation for this game, Megaman X5. While most of the gameplay is intact, the presentation of the game is not. One of the most entertaining aspects of the previous X game was watching the animated clips & even the voices that were in the game itself. In this release, the only voice that you hear is the one that says "Ready" as you begin. Beyond that, there's no voices from Zero or X. In the last game, when the characters would jump, get hit, die, or be close to death, they'd either grunt, say something (when they were close to dying), or make some kind of sound while attacking or jumping. Those voices are completely missing. One of the more annoying aspects of the game are the cutscenes & when Alia talks to you in mid-stage. Again there are no voices, so you have to alwyas read everything & the scrolling of the text was too slow. In some instances there's no music during those scenes. On the up side, this game is fun. I like the fact that after so many years, they finally give Zero & X the ability to duck & perform ducking attacks. You can also choose your character between stages instead of having to pick just one character for the entire game. They also included different types of armor that you can select. Overall, this is a fun game, but if you've played Megaman X4, don't set your expectation quite as high for this game. If you're a fan of the Megaman series, you'll still enjoy it. I give it 4 stars for fun, & 3 stars as an overall rating.