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Mega Man 9: IT'S OUT NOW

Posted by Bob Mackey

Barring some sort of life-altering world crisis, Mega Man 9 should be available on the Wii's Shopping Channel at this very moment. That's right; a new official Mega Man game now exists in the universe. What did you do to deserve this? Probably nothing; but I'm sure you have 10 bucks, and that certainly makes up for all of the karma.

If you don't own a Wii, you're going to have to wait a few excruciating and interminable days before you can download Mega Man 9 on your XBox 360 or PS3.  But if you really think about it, the Wii is the best platform for Mega Man 9--and this has absolutely nothing to do with the typical snide commentary about the comparatively lackluster graphics of Nintendo's console.  Out of the big three home systems, only the Wii has a controller befitting of Mega Man's 2-D legacy.

To be fair, both Microsoft and Sony are kind of hamstrung by Nintendo's patent on the cross-shaped directional-pad. Sony came up with a functional and creative solution to this problem, but it still pales into comparison to Nintendo's standby. And as for Microsoft, the 360's d-pad looks like someone melted two grey gummy bears onto the controller; this made Bionic Commando: Rearmed much more irritating than the developers intended. I'm desperately trying not to sound like a shill here, but there's still nothing better for 2-D gaming than Nintendo's d-pad.

Achievement Whores may be tempted to wait until the XBox Live Arcade release, which is exactly why Mega Man 9 is an acid test for Achievement Whoredom. If you desperately want to increase your gamerscore, you're going to have to wait until October 1st. October. That's an entirely different month. And just look at these achievements. Is this what you want to do with your life?

In closing, I wish to thank you for showing enough restraint to sit and read this entire blog post. Now go off and buy Mega Man 9 like the excitable little monkeys you are.

Related Links:

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Rob said:

daaaaaaaaaaaamn.  i hate sitting at work and knowing this game exists and i'm not playing it.

September 22, 2008 11:28 AM

Roto13 said:

The Wii Shop isn't updated yet. So no Mega Man 9 just yet.

Give it like an hour or so, though. :P

September 22, 2008 11:35 AM

Roto13 said:

Kay, it's been up for eight minutes. I finished downloading it five minutes ago and now I'm eating breakfast. Then it's oldschool Mega Man time for me! I'm so excited, in case you haven't figured that out from my past comments.

September 22, 2008 12:06 PM

Rob said:

I went home at lunch to play.  Got through Galaxy Man and halfway through splash woman but had to go back to work.  yarrrrgh.

Only played for 30 minutes...but my review is already a 37/10.

September 22, 2008 1:12 PM

Roto13 said:

I beat Jewel Man. Took me a few tries, though.

I love this game.

September 22, 2008 1:18 PM

Bob Mackey said:

Bob reporting: this game is kicking the living shit out of me.  That is all.

September 22, 2008 8:11 PM

Roto13 said:

How much have you managed to do? I got through the eight robot masters (took a lot of trial and error, but that's what makes it fun) and the first two Wily stages (that's only a spoiler if you've been asleep for 21 years). The third stage left me battered, broken, and bruised and the boss completely killed my spirit. I going back to it tomorrow and I swear to god I will finish it.

September 23, 2008 12:47 AM

Bob Mackey said:

Sweet lord--I made it to a few bosses and almost beat splash woman by thiiis much.  I guess I should be thankful for the in-game currency; it ensures that even the sucky will win if they just keep playing.

September 23, 2008 9:56 AM

Roto13 said:

I've heard Splash Woman or Galaxy Man are easiest with the mega buster. I had their weaknesses when I fought them, though. I started with Jewel Man. If you do a little hop when he's running at you, he'll jump right over you.

September 23, 2008 10:16 AM

Demaar said:

Another reason MM9 is best one Wii: It's the most likely console to receive the rest of the series (beyond 8). You'll have almost the entire series on one machine!

September 23, 2008 11:50 AM

Ian said:

This game is great. :)

So far I beat Splash Woman and Galaxy Man (wow, what a great level that was).

September 23, 2008 12:21 PM

Roto13 said:

I totally just finished this game. xP Last few levels and bosses are hard as hell.

September 24, 2008 11:09 PM

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