Brent L

If it only cost $500 they'd be making a ton of them every single month since they would be able to make so much off of them. It would be like a never ending money machine for Capcom.

Anyway, I bought it earlier tonight and...well, it's an instant blast to the past. It's like I went back to the late 80's or early 90's and my mom and dad bought me the latest Mega Man game for the NES. Either that, or it's like I found a long lost Mega Man game at a yard sale, whatever.

This is so good, so perfect. I totally miss games like this, even if my skill level for games like this isn't what it used to be since I haven't consistently played games of this sort in many years. I even had trouble with the Galaxy Man stage and boss fight, at least until I got the hang of it. Heck, I got the "kill 100 enemies" achievement, or whatever it's called, before I even beat the Galaxy Man stage.

There's really not much more to say about the game itself. It's a classic Mega Man game through and through from what I've seen so far. Now just give me more please. Either more Mega Man, or more "classic" NES and SNES type games.

cartman

I've always wished that they'd kept making SNES games even up to today. It's still my favorite system of all time and I love and miss the style of game that the SNES had (good looking 2D's in every genre).

I hope the success of MM9 can bring more of this type of revival. I'd especially love a new StarTropics game (more like the first, not the second).

Brent L

Ha, StarTropics is one of the games that I actually had in mind. Give me a new ST game, something along the lines of Crystalis, and more.

Michael Corvin

The disappearing blocks on Sparkman's stage are brutal. I got through the first couple sections without a hitch then it gets crazy.

Haven't beaten any other bosses yet but I can say that:

Concrete Man: Mega Buster and Black Hole do not work on him, at least effectively.

bee_01

It's funny how Capcom was getting ripped back in the day for dumping Mega Man after Mega Man game on the NES, and now people are begging for them to do it again.

That said, Capcom should do it as long as it brings in the bucks.

Michael Corvin

When they release a decade of shit sequels, it's easy to long for the days of yore.

slop101

I hope you got Wario World Shake It for your Wii then, because that's exactly what it is.

steebo777

F**k this game is tough! Fun, but damn I wish there was an option for difficulty levels.

Kelkee

Go and play Super Ghouls and Ghosts.

Any difficulty complaints should cease after that.

steebo777

Totally agree with that, that game pisses me off in 2min flat.

Kelkee

In my mind I have actually beaten SGG on SNES when it was first released. My cousin and I rented it and wasted a weekend playing thru it.

When the game started over after beating the final boss, ... well I havent played it since.

So the Mega Man series is not so tough afterwards. You just have to get used to the punishment, frustration, and the growing sense of relief that you may feel by zinging your controller thru your TV set.

RichC2

I could imagine if it only cost $500, that would be like 15 developers spending 1 hour on it .

Michael Corvin

There is. For an extra couple hundred points you can download two more difficulty levels. Ass-hard and insane.

Brent L

I know why some would complain about the difficulty, but come on, this is Mega Man. The difficulty is part of what makes the series so great.

Michael Corvin

Yeah, I don't think it's much more difficult than previous games, it's that we haven't been used to this type of gaming in a long time. Couple that with the fact that you are in the dark on a boss path and weapon knowledge and it makes it seem harder than it is.

UncleGramps

Now that's funny. My first instinct once I got the Black Hole Bomb was to go after Concrete Man. I made it to him but couldn't beat him either. I'd say great minds think alike, but we were both wrong.

I haven't made it up to any other bosses, but I have some ideas on who to go after next. Much of the fun of these games is figuring out which weapon works on which boss, so maybe we should use spoiler tags for any explicit "Weapon X works on Boss Y!" info?

And I agree, the Plug Man disappearing blocks are certainly a pain in the ass. The major problem is that you have to rely on trial and error, which can be frustrating when the checkpoints are few and far between. Still, it wouldn't be a Mega Man game if it wasn't a challenge.

pinata242

Ice beats Fire! Thunder beats Ice! Scissors beat... Thunder?

Michael Corvin

The invisible floors are annoying for trial and error, but I noticed that they are quite easy to distinguish when you come to them. I think it was Plug Man's stage, but

slop101

I replayed some of the older ones, and their checkpoints weren't nearly as annoying as there are in this new one.

UncleGramps

Yeah, some of the weapon/boss combinations in past games were a bit odd. Shouldn't fire melt ice instead of ice beating fire? Does water put out fire, or does fire vaporize water? And what do leaves beat?

mhg83

I'm loving this game! I've only been able to get past the second boss/level, but man is it satisfying when you finally beat a robot master

The challenge of beating the game without taking damage is something that seems utterly impossible to obtain. But I think theres a method. At the shop you can buy a power up that takes half damage off the enemy. If the player were to finish the game multiple times it just comes down to memorizatrion and an extremely slow pace. Plus there are youtube playthroughs one can watch and study carefully.

AndyCleveland

yeah, that has been my 2nd favorite wii game, right behind mario galaxy

ltrain

So I played for several hours this weekend and was finally able to get through the initial eight levels. I'll be the first to admit that I used IGN's walkthrough guide to figure out the best order to tackle the bosses. After several failed attempts, I just didn't have the patience anymore with the trial and error method. (What the heck did we do before the internet?)

One of the biggest things that helped me was purchasing a few E Tanks from the item shop before starting each level. It doesn't make the levels any easier, but it gives you a second chance when you get to the boss at the end of a level.

Wily's castle seems insanely hard from what I've played so far. I'm trying to get through it on my own though and not rely on IGN too much.

Michael Corvin

You know, the E tank idea is a great one now that you mention it. You can use them to get through the stage, and test your weapons on the boss to see what works & what doesn't. Once you figure it out, just reload the last save prior to loading that level and using them. Of course you have to do the level again as well as the boss, but sounds like a good way to get through the game.

DarthPrime

I'm down to my last boss before Wily (Hornet Man). The hardest stage so far for me was Tornado Man.