This is the first in the series to allow character choice before each stage. Zero is chosen as often as possible, which leaves X behind gathering dust. The abusable sword physics highlight Zero's superiority, especially when it is used while standing on the ground. Bosses fall very quickly, even when they have 127 health. See Game Resources and the Author's comments for an explanation of how these tricks work.

There is about 5 minutes of action in this run, which consist mostly of flying through levels and a boss rush on the hardest difficulty mode, Xtreme.

This run is 9.41 seconds faster than the previous run.

We also have a run which completes all stages.