Once your character is at full health, any health energy they pick up while in this state will go into the Sub-Tanks and act as a reserve when needed, but must be used manually. They start off empty, and must be refilled as you go along. Throughout the game you will also find Sub-Tanks, which work like Energy Tanks in the classic series in some respects. The more souls each character collects, the higher their ranking will eventually become, allowing them to equip more special parts given by the rescued reploids. Be warned, once these reploids are infected, they are gone forever. Saving these reploids will often reap massive rewards, such as Quick Charge, 1/2 damage, etc. You can either destroy the DNA first or go for a quick rescue, whichever is more appropriate for the situation. In this game there are also helpless reploids, and the Nightmare DNA often stalks them and seeks to turn them into an enemy. You'll want to try and get them as soon as the Nightmare DNA dies because these souls will quickly degenerate into nothingness. These enemies, when destroyed, leave behind a Nightmare Soul, which are collected and used as currency. Throughout the stages, you will find 'Nightmare DNA'. This game also introduced a new gameplay element. In addition to this, there are capsules hidden throughout the game that will give X a piece of armor, and there are two sets of armors to find in this game, just like in Mega Man X5. Each stage has a Heart Tank to acquire, which will raise the maximum life bar of the character who picks it up. Each stage also has an alternate or 'nightmare' area that often leads to many great rewards, and are usually altered, more difficult versions of a path. Each special move will deal more damage to a certain Maverick boss, creating a set 'order of weaknesses'. Like past games, you go through the eight stages in any order you desire, and at the end of each, there is a Maverick boss to defeat, each with their own ability. After beating the intro stage, you have access to the main 8 stages of the game. You can also play as Zero once you get him back. This game really felt like throwing in a ton of spikes too, so beware. Falling into a bottomless pit, river of lava, or spikes will kill you instantly.

And like all Mega Man games, X6 is a platformer that requires some pixel-perfect jumps. This gives you a limited flying ability, but the charge shot's power gets toned down. You have an intro stage and even start off with the Falcon Armor from X5. THE GAMEPLAY: Mega Man X6 plays a lot like Mega Man X5.

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