Mega Man X Legacy Collection
52 Achievements
20-25h
It Ain't Ova Till It's Nova
Use Nova Strike to score the final hit against a boss in Mega Man X4.
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How to unlock the It Ain't Ova Till It's Nova achievement in Mega Man X Legacy Collection - Definitive Guide
When at character select, highlight X and press the following button sequence:
, , , , , , , , while holding and press . Now go to Web Spider's stage and get to where usually the Leg upgrade capsule is (found in stage 1, go all the way to the right until you have to drop down. Eventually, you will see four streams of water going down where you have to go left to slide further down, don't! go right up the little step to find the capsule), will now present you with the Ultimate Armor and infinite Nova Strike. Finish up the stage and defeat the boss with Nova Strike in the stage after.
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This can be done by equipping the Body armor parts, which installs the Nova Strike as a sub weapon. This sub weapon is charged by taking damage and is limited to a single use at a time. Alternatively, you can unlock the Ultimate Armor which has unlimited Nova Strikes.
The Ultimate Armor is unlocked by selecting X on the character screen. Then, press , , , , , , , , then press and hold + then until X is selected and the game begins. You will know the code works because the under armor bits of X’s design will appear purplish instead of blue/green. Once you find your first Armor Capsule, X will get the Ultimate Armor in its entirety.
Once you have access to the Nova Strike, fight any boss and weaken it until it’s close to death. Then use the Nova Strike to get in the final hit. You have to time it carefully, if you’re not using the Ultimate Armor, because you will get only one shot. Otherwise, with the Ultimate Armor, just spam the Nova Strike.