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PlayStation Win Mobile phone (Zero version)〔 PlayStation Network }} | genre = Action, platform | modes = Single-player | platforms = Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Windows, mobile phones, PlayStation Network (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable) }} ''Mega Man X4'', originally released in Japan as , is a video game developed by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the ''Mega Man X'' series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The two versions were released simultaneously in Japan on August 1, 1997. A North America release followed sometime thereafter, while Europe received only the PlayStation version on October 13, 1997. Taking place in the 22nd century, the ''Mega Man X'' series is set in a society populated by humans and intelligent robots called "Reploids". A military taskforce called the "Maverick Hunters" is implemented to suppress the uprising of "Mavericks", Reploids that begin to exhibit dangerous and destructive behavior. ''Mega Man X4'' follows two such hunters, Mega Man X and Zero, as they become involved in a conflict between the Hunters and a Reploid army called the "Repliforce". ''Mega Man X4'' is an action-platform game in the same vein as other installments in the series. The player completes a set of eight stages in any order while fighting enemies, gaining power-ups, and winning the special weapon of each stage's boss. Unlike previous games in the series, ''Mega Man X4'' allows the player to choose between the two protagonists at the beginning of the game: X, who uses traditional, long-range attacks; or Zero, who wields a short-range sword. Critical reception for ''Mega Man X4'' has been generally positive. Critics praised the ability to play as either X or Zero, a concept many found to expand upon the then perceived exhausted gameplay formula of the ''Mega Man X'' sub-franchise during the 1990s. In addition to its console versions, the game was released on Windows worldwide in 1998 and 1999 and on Japanese mobile phones in 2011 and 2012. It was also included on the ''Mega Man X Collection'', a compilation released in North America on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube in 2006. ''Mega Man X4'' was made available on the PlayStation Network as part of the PSOne Classics line on September 2, 2014 in North America and December 17, 2014 in Japan. ==Plot== The plot for ''Mega Man X4'' is presented by both fully animated full motion video (FMV) cutscenes and in-game text. The storyline differs slightly depending on whether the player chooses Mega Man X or Zero. ''Mega Man X4'' takes place in an ambiguous year in the 22nd century (21XX), in which humans coexist with intelligent androids called "Reploids". Following the third defeat of the powerful, "Maverick" Reploid Sigma, A second Maverick Hunting group has arisen, The army, called the "Repliforce", is a strict military regime led by the giant Reploid named General and his second-in-command, Colonel. Some time later, behind the scenes, General has been meeting with a mysterious figure who plots the Hunters' demise, trying to convince General that the Hunters are dangerous, and would turn on him in an instant, and that his best course of action would be to destroy them. General dismisses the figure, unwilling to betray the Humans. Zero, meanwhile, is plagued by a recurring nightmare: a mysterious figure awakens him, calling him a "masterpiece", then ordering him to destroy an unknown target before fading away. As Zero tries to stop the figure, he is paralyzed by a horrible pain, which is followed by visions of carnage. Mayhem breaks out, however, when the Sky Lagoon, a massive floating city, is sent crashing down onto the city below it, killing millions of civilians, humans and Reploids alike. The game begins here where either X or Zero is dispatched to investigate possible causes of the disaster only to become entangled in a struggle to save the world. At the crash site, X and Zero encounter Colonel, and attempt to bring him back to base unarmed for investigation. Colonel denies Repliforce's involvement in the Sky Lagoon destruction, and refuses to disarm out of pride, retreating. Zero also encounters Iris, Colonel's kind-hearted sister, who was caught in the mayhem but is otherwised unharmed, and sends her to Maverick Hunter HQ. The Repliforce thus begins a movement to claim independence from the Human government and create a nation for Reploids only. Back at Maverick Hunter headquarters, X is greeted by a rookie Hunter named Double, while Zero rendezvous with Iris. Double and Iris outline the locations of eight Reploid leaders who have sworn their loyalty to Repliforce's coup. The two characters act as X and Zero's mission operators respectively. Once four of the eight Mavericks are defeated, Colonel issues a challenge to X and Zero, confronting them in a duel, which he either escapes from after defeat (X) or is interrupted by the intervention of Iris (Zero). Once the eight Mavericks are beaten, X and Zero are sent to a space port where Colonel guards Repliforce's launch into outer space. Colonel dies after the battle, and the two protagonists infiltrate the Repliforce's space station, a weapon capable of destroying all human life on Earth. X must fight Double, who was acting as a double agent to gain information from the Hunters. Zero is forced to battle Iris, who is torn between the ideals of her brother and justice Zero attempts to uphold. Once Double, Iris, and General are defeated, Sigma reveals himself as the mastermind of creating the conflict between the Maverick Hunters and Repliforce and announces his intention to once again wipe out humanity. Additionally, in Zero's scenario, Sigma reminds Zero of the time that Sigma led the Maverick Hunters, and of a vicious battle between the two that ended with Sigma becoming the Maverick that he is today. In the end, Sigma is beaten, General sacrifices his body to destroy the space station, and X and Zero escape safely from the station and head off to Earth. The final scene depends on who was used to complete the game. As X speeds away from the Final Weapon in a shuttle craft, he thinks back to the battles he had endured: a misunderstanding Colonel, Double's betrayal, and Sigma himself. Zero contacts X and tells him to come back to Earth to rest. X, with his thoughts weighing heavily on him, begs Zero to promise to take care of him, should he himself go Maverick. Zero hesitates, then tells him not to be ridiculous. In Zero's final scene, he is wrought with pain and guilt for being unable to save any of the Repliforce members, and laments the death of Iris. He then wonders to himself if all Reploid-kind is fated to become Mavericks in the end. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mega Man X4」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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