Quote:Posted by Christian Kontul at 08:08:57 AM on 09.25.2003.

Capcom announced today a new role-playing game set in the Mega Man X universe, titled Mega Man X: Command Mission. In development for both the Nintendo GameCube and the Sony PlayStation 2, Command Mission takes the characters from Mega Man X7 and throws them into an RPG.

In addition to Mega Man, Zero, and Axl, a new female reploid will join the party. Command Mission's progression is broken up into "Battle Stages," with the heroes returning to base after one is completed. The overall goal is to infiltrate Gigantis Island, where the evil Liberation Army headed up by General Upsilon resides. Put a stop to their madness, and everyone goes home happy.

Mega Man X Command Mission borrows the cel-shaded visuals featured in Mega Man X7. While adventuring, the perspective is over-the-shoulder, while battles have an open 3D environment similar to the Final Fantasy games. Character turns in combat will be determined by an order list, which changes from battle to battle. Action elements, like button combinations for special moves, mix things up during fights, as well.

Capcom will release Mega Man X Command Mission in Japan in 2004, with a North American date following soon after.

Source: GameSpot