Mega Man 9 (Wii)

I'd forgotten how brutally tough old school games could be but Mega Man 9, the new yet decidedly retro game from Capcom, quickly set me straight. A wonderful throwback to the glory days of the NES, Mega Man 9 looks, sounds and plays like the classic Mega Man games of old. But that's definitely a mixed blessing because it's also freaking hard.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Yes, Capcom did a masterful job of recapturing the old school vibe-you'll swear you were back in 1987 when you play this game-but it's so freaking difficult that it's downright discouraging. Still, with its low price and faithfulness to the franchise's roots, it's definitely worth the download.

The Blue Bomber Returns

I'll warn you again: navigating the devious trap-filled levels and killing off the cleverly designed bosses in Mega Man 9 requires some serious skill; it almost feels like the developers were purposefully trying to make the game unbeatable. Several GamePro editors sat down one day, intent on beating the game; hours later, we walked away without having even beaten one stage. Even reaching the boss fights on certain stages require ridiculous feats of gaming prowess. I finally found one stage where I could consistently reach the end-Splash Woman's underwater fortress of doom-but the slippery mermaid robot proved too hard for my pathetic gaming skills. It wasn't until the game glitched (or did it find compassion for our plight?) and gave Features Editor Dave Rudden every single power-up that we were finally able to bring her down.

Mega Man 9 (Wii)

Expect broken controllers

Hardcore gamers will no doubt want to take on Mega Man 9 just for bragging rights-good luck getting the achievements though: some of them just plain ridiculous-but what about the average gamer who's just looking to recapture some old school NES magic without getting their robotic asses handed to them over and over again? For these poor gamers, Mega Man 9 might be more trouble than it's worth.

I'm still going to recommend you check out the title, though, because it shows that Capcom cares about its loyal fanbase and because it's such a well executed throwback to the series' roots. Besides which, it's DLC so it isn't like you're going to break the bank on it. However, with that said, I'm going to give you fair warning now that your gaming mettle will be tested and that, more likely than not, you will probably fail, over and over again.

PROS: Faithful throwback to the series' roots. A definite treat for fans of classic gaming.
CONS: It's freaking hard. Your gaming mettle will seriously be challenged by this one.
Mega Man 9 (Wii)
Mega Man 9 (Wii)

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sammykewlguy

I am glad that I'm not the only one that thinks this is a HARD game! It really is, even more than any Mega Man I've ever played. That being said, I have made some great progress (Concrete Man and Galaxy Man, both with the MegaBuster). But it's so old school, it's just amazing how much it captures old school Mega Man. It's really fun. I love the score, and I love the level designs. Now if only I could master a few more levels...yeah, they don't give you the slide or a chargeable MegaBuster, so that's a big part of it's difficullty.

THEALFOOO

After playing this game, I felt like I was 11 years old again! That classic really brought me back to those days I was playing my NES. The real challenge in this game is that enemies attack you from practically all sides and blasts come practically everywhere. However, being an experienced MegaMan player, I did not find the difficulty THAT hard. This game isn't nearly as difficult as some of the ones I have played before for example: Battletoads. This is the type of game you really have to be fully aware of your surroundings, though nothing else is required in stragedy. Bosses like hornet man and splash woman are really cool! And you can download additional content through the Nintendo WFC.

Lunchbox

kudos to Capcom fore releasing this - it's genius. I'm going to suck at it too though - it took me forever to play those old school Mega Man games.

TribeMindMD

Hmm... I'm going to have to give this a try... I think the only game that I found too hard for me to finish was the original Metroid... But I never played any of the Mega Man games, so... ::shrug::

greensabre

I'm bad enough at Mega Man that I'll probably just save my money. I just got Mega Man 2 on VC, so I'll stick with that for now.

KenTheGreat1

YES! It's like I'm a kid again! Oh, that classically, ridiculously difficult Nintendo gameplay, how I missed it -- can't wait for the X360 version!

sammykewlguy

Wow, about an hour after my first post saying how HARD this game was, I beat all 8 bosses. HERE'S THE SECRET: Use your bolts to buy the E tanks and take out a few bosses with the buster. Yes, it's THAT SIMPLE! You can easily save up a ton of bolts. Problem solved!!!

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