Review
There honestly can't be too many people out there who haven't experienced at least one Mega Man game by now, and Mega Man X5 follows the same formula as previous entries in Capcom's successful series. If you were never fond of these titles, there isn't anything new or different in Mega Man X5 to change your mind.
The gameplay is mostly unchanged from previous Mega Man X games, with the dash and dash jump moves that first appeared in Mega Man X4 making a return appearance. Mega Man and Zero are both playable characters and offer different experiences. Zero, for example, requires you to get closer to enemies in order to eliminate them, making things more difficult.
The movement of the two characters is identical, however, and you'll have to run around, jump, and dash jump to make it over the various obstacles in your way, from bottomless pits to spikes and other assorted dangers, all while blasting colorful robots in your path.
The focus on bosses has always been more prominent in the X series than the original Mega Man titles, and here it's no different: you'll have to challenge all manner of faunal behemoths to advance, from mechanized badgers to robotic whales.
These battles are more diverse than the original Mega Man boss battles, but this only means they involve remembering two or three patterns instead of one. The fights can certainly be challenging, but they don't offer new twists to the series.
The selection of weapons you can acquire is decent, but each variation in X5 is one we've seen already, maybe even several times, in the franchise's timeline. Ditto for the extra items and attacks, which will all seem extremely familiar to those who have played previous Mega Man games.
In short, Mega Man X5 is challenging, offers crisp controls, and has all the aspects that fans look for in this series without tinkering with the proven formula. On the other hand, it is essentially the same platform shooter that has been released four times already, but with new levels and bosses.
Graphics 
There aren't really any improvements over the last game, but it looks nice.
Sound
The sound does little to distinguish itself from previous versions, but is again strong enough to move the game along.
Enjoyment
Mega Man X5 is unremarkable, but still a decent platform action game that will appeal to many people.
Replay Value 
Once you have completed the game, you're done, but you'll find yourself able to come back to it in the future.
Documentation
The layout is a bit confusing, but the instruction manual is decent enough in explaining what's going on with the game.
