MENACING CHALLENGES AWAIT THE BLUE BOMBER AS CAPCOM ANNOUNCES MEGA MAN ZERO 4 FOR THE GAME BOY ADVANCE

- New Gameplay System and Intense Action Enhances Latest Entry in ‘Zero’ Series -

E3, LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2005— Capcom(C), a leading worldwide developer and publisher

of video games, today announced Megaman Zero 4 for the Game Boy® Advance video game

system. Featuring new gameplay elements that elevate the handheld series to new heights,

Megaman Zero 4 maintains the tradition of delivering an exciting 2D action game that chronicles the dramatic ‘Zero’ saga. Megaman Zero 4 is scheduled for release throughout PAL territories

this autumn.

After falling under the evil rule of Dr. Weil, Neo Arcadia has collapsed into a state of chaos and

confusion. Zero discovers this disastrous turn of events when he and his friends come to the

rescue of a band of humans fleeing Neo Arcadia. Now it’s up to our hero Zero to resolve this

terrible conflict between humans and reploids to restore peace and security to the land. With new

systems to seize enemy weapons and create strengthening chips, plus new Cyber elf programs

to introduce new abilities, this is the most exhilarating action to ever coming to the Game Boy

Advance.

Megaman Zero 4 boasts the following features:

• Four Brand New Systems Implemented For Enhanced Gameplay:

o New “Weapon Seizing” System – By skilfully defeating enemies, players can collect

various weaponry and parts from their opponents to use as sub-weapons

o New “Weather Changing” System – As you progress through the game, players have

the ability to change the weather, concurrently altering the level of difficulty and maps.

When it snows, dangerous spikes are now covered, making it easier to proceed onward.

Hidden routes are revealed when the weather clears.

o New “Item Recipe” System – By combining the parts that are taken away from defeated

enemy Reploids with items that are found throughout the game, you can create new chips

and equip them.

o New “Elf Customizing” System –Customize your own Cyber elf to best suits your

unique fighting style. Utilize up to three types of elf abilities: ‘Nurse-type’ regenerates

Zero’s health; ‘Animal-type’ improves movement and provides back-up attacks; ‘Hacker-

type’ increases movement and fighting techniques.