Use your legs upgrade to destroy some breakable blocks. Just before the tunnel there will be a pit, jump into it but cling to the wall as you go down.Use the charge shot of Shotgun Ice to create a platform for Mega Man to jump from or use the Boomerang Cutter ability to have it pick it up for you. Located on a small balcony platform on the exposed section of the area.Once defeated, head to the right and grab the Heart Tank. The weakest parts of the snake robot are his head and tail, so use Storm Tornado aimed at those parts or charged Mega Buster shots. Stay on the ship and it will lead you to an underground area where a mini boss lives. There will be a green ship you will have to jump onto and then destroy by shooting the blue orb. Jump into the second one which is the tallest one, and take it to the surface. Head past the second Anglerge, the large angler robot, there will be 2 funnel like tubes.The Heart Tank will be located on a platform above. Equip Flame Wave and drop down to eliminate the Mole Borer with Flame Wave. After players pass the second mine cart, there will be a gap.Players can also use the Boomerang Cutter to scoop it if they wish.Īrmored Armadillo’s Stage (Gallery Stage).Use the dash to jump off the wall to get on the platform. After killing the first Mega Tortoise, there will be a wall you should climb to find the Heart Tank on a ledge.
The following locations and how to acquire them are below. They will permanently increase the energy/health bar of Mega Man X. Scattered throughout the 8 stages are hidden heart tanks that will require special tricks to find them. Mega Buster Upgrade Mega Man X: All Heart Tanks Guide Cannot be missed located about midway in this stage.Chill Penguin’s Stage (Snowy Mountain Stage)
They will permanently increase the abilities of Mega Man X. Scattered throughout the 8 stages are hidden body upgrade capsules that will need you to perform special tricks to find them. Each will help tweak Mega Man stats with either permanently increasing health, increase abilities or help to refill health bars at opportune moments. There three types of upgrades you can gain from different stages in Mega Man X, these include body armor upgrades, heart tanks and sub tanks. Mega Man X: All Body Armor Upgrades, Heart, & Sub Tanks Guide In this guide I will share where to find each item, as well as the tricks you will need to pull off to obtain them. They will act as a separate health bar for Mega Man X and can be used to stockpile energy before a boss or challenging fight. Scattered throughout the 8 stages are hidden sub tanks that will need special tricks and know-how to find them. This design takes the fun out of it for me.Capcom’s Mega Man X will start the game with the very minimal health but there is a way to acquire special gear that will help improve health levels. Then on top of that the excessive difficulty to obtaining certain capsules to begin with. The timer set on the game isn't conducive to exploring levels out of order or using up time to go grab a few upgrades. This also brings up that so many upgrades are hidden behind obstacles that the armor is needed and in many cases not acquired until late game. You have to replay levels multiple times like the slow McWhalen stage more than twice or Rosered's stage once to get the Gaia armor piece then you have to come back with the armor to get the heart.
This is the first game that makes you have all 4 parts before you get the armor.
One of the fun aspects of the X series was collecting items and growing stronger as you went along. This game however has always been on the bottom of my list and I wanted to figure out why. Of the later 4 of 5,6,7,8 it seems 5 is considered the best or second best of the 4.
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