Mega Man ZX Advent
2007 video game
Mega Man ZX Advent is a 2007 action-platform game developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS. Part of the Mega Man franchise, the game is a sequel to Mega Man ZX. The game was first released in Japan on July 12, 2007; in North America on October 23, 2007; in Europe on February 29, 2008; and in Australia on March 5, 2008.
ZX Advent follows two new protagonists, Grey and Ashe, as they battle with various enemy "Mega Men", the infamous Model W, and their own destinies. The gameplay sees a multitude of expansions, including twice as many playable forms. The North American localization also includes a full English voice cast.
During a livestream hosted by Inti Creates, it was divulged that a third Mega Man ZX entry dubbed "ZXC" had been in development, and that ZX series scenario writer Makoto Yabe had written numerous story details in preparation for that game before being cancelled, and Mega Man 9's movement had actually been imported from the playable character of that game.
The game was re-released as part of the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, on February 25, 2020, and February 27, 2020, in Japan, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows.
Plot
Setting
Mega Man ZX Advent takes place 4 years and 8 months after Mega Man ZX. Despite the destruction of Slither Inc., Maverick raids (attacks by Reploids or robots that cause chaos) continue to occur. The world is in an era known as the Tech Rush, driven by the legal Hunter's Guild and illegal Raiders both seeking valuable ancient technology.
The Biometals, artifacts that can imbue the forms and abilities of ancient heroes into chosen individuals known as "Biomatches" or Mega Men, previously gathered by the protagonist of ZX have been stolen and given to new Biomatches in an effort to advance the "Game of Destiny", a competition orchestrated by Master Albert of the Sage Trinity, where Mega Men would supposedly fight each other to become "Mega Man King". However, this was a ploy in order to feed innocent souls and their negative emotions to "Model W", the first Biometal, in order to awaken its power and enable Albert to "reset the world." However, a new Mega Man (the protagonist, who can be either Ashe or Grey), not chosen intentionally by Albert, emerges with Biometal Model A, a backup Biometal created by Albert with the ability to transform into various entities by absorbing their DNA through "A-Trans".
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