Mega Man ZX
From SDA Knowledge Base
Resources
General information
Beating the game allows the player to skip every cutscene (press Start). Beating the game with both characters allows you to keep model X after acquiring ZX. Both pieces of information are permanently stored on the cartridge, they cannot be deleted at all. Being able to keep model X is a significant advantage. Therefore, every run from such a cartridge may be seen as a "New Game+"-type run.
According to the comments on the TAS, playing Aile saves a few frames compared to playing Vent.
Mission order
The TAS uses the following mission order. Missions which are activated automatically are not included.
| # | Mission name | Boss | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass the test | n/a | C |
| 2 | Locate Giro | Fighter Jet | B |
| 3 | Search the Plant | Hivolt | E |
| 4 | Fight the Mavericks | Fistleo | G |
| 5 | Find the Survivors | Lurerre | F |
| 6 | Save the People | Hurricaune | I |
| 7 | Attack the Excavators | Flammole | K |
| 8 | Recover the Disk | Leganchor | J |
| 9 | Secure the Biometal | Purprill | H |
| 10 | Protect the Lab | Protectos | L |
When selecting a mission, the order in which those missions appear in the list, counting from the top, is:
2 1 / 1 2 1 2 / 3 2 1 1
The slashes represent an intermission. Only applicable to the above route.
Boss strategies
The more often you hit a bosses' weak spot, the less Biometal energy the acquired BM will have. However, the fight will be shorter. It doesn't matter what level you get when re-matching them in the endgame though.
Hivolt
Recommended level: 2
Fistleo
Recommended level: 2?
Lurerre
Recommended level: 2?
Model X may be faster than using FX + Overdrive. If you hit her weak spot she may use her shark attack which takes a ludicrous amount of time. And she is invincible during that attack.
Hurricaune
Recommended level: 2?
While climbing Area I1, you can see a large E-crystal on the right. Break it using LX's saber to get free BM energy for the fight.
Prometheus
Recommended level: n/a
Remember that he is weak to HX. Getting rid of one ghost flame during that attack is easier than keeping all four around, but you will lose one opportunity to attack.
Flammole
Recommended level: 2?
Leganchor
Recommended level: 4
Use FX and aim at her head. Should take seven seconds or something like that.
Purprill
Recommended level: 1
Spam ZX's screw attack (Hold up while in air and press B). He won't know what hit him. Use a charged buster shot to throw him off the ceiling before he can throw his bombs if necessary.
Protectos
Recommended level: 1
Aim X's charged buster shots at his belly.
Pandora
Recommended level: n/a
Good question.
Prometheus & Pandora
Recommended level: n/a
Attack Prometheus like before, get as many hits on Pandora as you can while she is attacking.
Serpent 1
Screw attack + Charged shots. Stay close to him at all times so you can avoid his V shots.
Serpent 2
Keep HX sabering his weak spot. In phase 2, when he uses his gravity virus, HX dash upwards to evade those coming in your direction and get some free hits. In phase 3, look at his mouth to find out where to move in order to evade the virus. Definitely use overdrive against his weak spot in this phase.
Area strategies
Area L (Defend the Lab)
Use charged ZX shots to take out the satellite dishes in the first three rooms. In the fourth room use HX to move quickly to the exit. You will have to take damage from the enemies on the floating platforms. -
