Hidden in stages are valuable Rare Metals, giving you the best abilities to develop. Instead, X8 features a chip development system where you'll develop individual parts for each Hunter to enhance their abilities by collecting Metals. Unlike previous installments of the X series, you won't find ready-to-use items scattered throughout stages. After you get past the trap room where you fight all the Ride Armorskill everything here.Mega Man X8 home. To get this, Ride Armor and Zero are suggested. Melt the ice with either weapon obtained from Optic Sunflower, then switch to X to get the Helmet H armor piece. After defeating the mini-Boss the second time go back up the ledge before going to Avalanche Yeti with Zero. Go up there with Zero, then use Axl to hover over to the left to get the Rare Metal. After you defeat the mini-Boss the second time use Axl and Zero with Palette as navigatorPalette tells you that there is an ice path on the top pf the ledge. After awhile you will rack up a large number of combo attacks. Then, perform the spin attack obtained from Dark Mantis in mid air. If you take any Metal on a stage, the metal counter will drop to the top Enter a level with Zero and look for a the enemy that shoots three rockets at you at the same time.Įquip the D-Glaive and stand far enough from the enemy to where you will not kill him, but will still be able to get him to shoot rockets at you. If it works, you will see the Metal counter get crazy.
Normally you cannot buy it if you do not have more than 50 Metals. Spend all your Metals until you have less than After that, buy the Life Charge Chip. This trick requires a Life Tank, but it does not have to be full. You get the money when you run left, and you must run right or it will not work. To get extra money, just stay in one area and run right and left. This is an easy way to get the other characters and get them maxed out. Then, check anything you have not bought, and you should be able to buy it. Make sure your money is at 0 or it will not work. Successfully complete the game with all of X's metals and all eight armor pieces to get X's Ultimate Armor. Successfully complete the game with all of Axl's metals and use Axl to defeat the final Boss with a double attack to get Axl's White Armor. Palette is similar to Axl, but has no DNA-copy abilities. Alia is similar to X with an X-buster, but cannot use armor pieces. The navigator used most to complete the levels will be unlocked Alia, Layer, or Palette. Successfully complete the game and load your cleared saved file. White Axl can now be purchased at the development shop. Ultimate Armor X can now be purchased at the development shop. Palette can now be purchased at the development shop. Layer can now be purchased at the development shop. Black Zero can now be purchased at the development shop. Alia can now be purchased at the development shop. The Sigma-Blade can now be purchased at the development shop. Cut Man will be your opponent at the end of Optic Sunflower's stage. Start a new game on the normal or hard difficulty setting.