Enemies caught in the vortex's path will sustain damage, while small energy blasts discharged by enemies will be sucked into the void.Ĭharge it up to release a massive vortex covering the entire screen. This weapon launches an ever-growing purple vortex straight ahead. Try using it when surrounded by smaller enemies to shred their ranks. X sends up a small burst of light before it breaks out, so try to aim carefully to score a hit on moving targets.Ĭharge up the weapon to emit random bursts of light covering a large range around X. Bear in mind that not only with the ability to charge up special weapons, the Ultimate Armor will not drain special weapon energy.Įmit a burst of pure light darting out in eight directions with this weapon. Manually tap Fire for a volley of standard shots, or hold it down and wait for X to charge up energy before releasing a more potent blast.īreak through shielded enemies with a charged shot, and keep in mind that the effect of X's charged shots change depending on which armor variant he currently has equipped.Īs with previous titles, X won't be able to charge up special weapons without first equipping either Buster Parts I or H on the Neutral Armor. X's primary weapon delivers high-impact energy blasts effective in destroying most enemies. X's weapons continue the classic tradition of giving him the ordnance of the Mavericks, as well as offering up enhanced charged shots only useable with his special armor suits. X, Zero and Axl each receive a different weapon with varying traits and as always each boss is particularly weak to one special weapon. The Hunters will each gain a new weapon upon defeating one of the eight Mavericks.