Mega Man X4 is a platformer that Capcom released in Japan on 1 August 1997 for both the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. It was first planned as a Saturn exclusive for June 1997 before being delayed and made multi-platform. Keiji Inafune and Yoshinori Takenaka produced it, Toshihiko Horiyama composed the music and Xebec produced the anime cutscenes.
Players can choose between X and Zero, and Zero was redesigned as a samurai-style warrior. In Japan a Special Limited Pack came with an Ultimate Armor X figure. The road to North America was bumpy: Sony Computer Entertainment America first refused the release, reportedly because of a policy against 2D games.
The Western versions renamed seven of the eight Mavericks and swapped the Japanese vocal songs for other tracks. In 2018 the game was included in Mega Man X Legacy Collection, known in Japan as ロックマンX アニバーサリー コレクション.12
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Mega Man X4English Wikipedia infobox: 25 September 1997; the article body says 1 August 1997. | PlayStation | 1997 | Capcom | 1 |
| NA | Mega Man X4Infobox: 1 October 1997; the article body suggests early August. | Saturn | 1997 | Capcom | 1 |
| NA | Mega Man X CollectionCompilation; also on GameCube. | PlayStation 2 | 2006 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ロックマンX4Rokkuman Ekkusu Fō | PlayStation | Aug 1, 1997 | Capcom | 2 |
| JP | ロックマンX4Japanese Special Limited Pack included an Ultimate Armor X figure. | Saturn | Aug 1, 1997 | Capcom | 2 |
| EU | Mega Man X4The Saturn version was not released in Europe. | PlayStation | Oct 13, 1997 | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | 1 |
| JP | ロックマンX4 | Windows | Dec 3, 1998 | Capcom | 2 |
| JP | ロックマンX4Mobile phones (au, docomo), X version; Zero version 5 January 2012. | Other | Dec 1, 2011 | Capcom | 2 |
| JP | ロックマンX4Game Archives on PlayStation Network; withdrawn 13 December 2019. | PlayStation 3 | Dec 17, 2014 | Capcom | 2 |
| WW | Mega Man X Legacy CollectionSteam; also on Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. | Windows | Jul 24, 2018 | Capcom | 3 |
| JP | ロックマンX アニバーサリー コレクションConsole versions; the Japanese PC version came out on 25 July 2018. | Switch | Jul 26, 2018 | Capcom | 2 |
Also known as: ロックマンX4 JP2Rockman X4 JP1Rokkuman Ekkusu Fō JP2ロックマンX アニバーサリー コレクション JP2Mega Man X Legacy Collection WW3
Box art by region
NA Mega Man X4 
EU Mega Man X4
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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TextInternational
Seven of the eight Mavericks were renamed outside Japan, for example Web Spidus became Web Spider, Cyber Kujacker became Cyber Peacock and Storm Fukuroul became Storm Owl.4
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AudioInternational
The Japanese opening song Makenai Ai ga Kitto Aru and ending song One More Chance, both sung by Yukie Nakama, were replaced with different tracks in the Western releases.4
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GraphicsSaturn
The Saturn version has extra music intros with proper loops and ripple effects in two stages, but uses dithering instead of many transparency effects.4
Translations
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English Official
Capcom1997PlayStation · Japanese versionReleased · complete
The official English version includes English voice acting, which critics widely disliked.1
Where to play legally today
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Steam Purchase
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Mega Man X4, with Mega Man X, X2 and X3
Checked: 2026-10-133store.steampowered.com
Reception
The PlayStation version sold 197,385 copies in Japan in 1997, and the North American Greatest Hits release sold at least 350,000 units. Critics liked the choice between X and Zero and the boss design, though many found the 2D gameplay tired; Electronic Gaming Monthly ranked it No. 78 on its list of the 100 best games. The Windows port received much worse reviews.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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