

Suddenly, a purple-haired Reploid arrives and introduces himself as Lumine, the director of the Jakob Project. As X approaches the elevator, the doors open, revealing an entire army of Sigmas. One night while X is out on patrol, one of the elevators breaks off and comes crashing down to Earth. To escape the carnage, humans have begun migrating to the Moon as part of an initiative known as the "Jakob Project", which involves an orbital elevator built in the Galapagos Islands. In late 21XX, the Maverick Wars continue with no end in sight. Mega Man X8 abandoned the 3D gameplay of Mega Man X7 for a 2.5D approach. Defeating their bosses will earn that player character its special weapon which differs between each character. The gameplay of Mega Man X8 is similar to the other games in the series, in which the player must complete a series of stages. During the course of game play the motivations of these captors comes into focus, and it is up to the heroes, led by X, to stop them. The plot of Mega Man X8 focuses on the abduction of a next-generation "Reploid", Lumine from the construction site of a space elevator, and the subsequent pursuit of his captors. It was re-released for Windows via Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on Jworldwide and Jin Japan as a part of Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 ( Rockman X Anniversary Collection 2 in Japan). The European version featured a completely different logo, which was also used on many other games of the Mega Man Series On Decemit was released on PlayStation Network in Japan. The PS2 version, as well as a Microsoft Windows iteration, were released in Japan and Europe the following year. It was first released in North America on December 7, 2004. It is the eighth and final game in the Mega Man X series. Mega Man X8, known as Rockman X8 ( ロックマンX8) in Japan, is a video game developed by Capcom for the Sony PlayStation 2 console.
