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Hands On: 'Mega Man 9'

Posted by John Manalang - Saturday, July 19, 2008 9:00 AM

Don't be surprised if you see the Blue Bomber shoot off tic-tacs in his latest, upcoming game, Mega Man 9. Capcom has graced the many retro-game lovers by giving their beloved franchise the classic look and feel we have been missing since we fell in love with the series on its first installment (that's right, love, spread a little).

And we bring you hands on demo of the game's E3 build. Hit the jump.

Classic Look, Classic Play: Remember the time when you first drop in Woods Man's stage in Mega Man 2 for the NES? Well folks, this game is pure nostalgia. We played a stage in the demo that looks similar to Woods Man's stage and it was absolutely refreshing. Like hearing a certain tune that takes you way back in your early days, Mega Man 9 will play that exact symphony for you. The classic sprites was exactly the way you remembered and the controls still remain the same since Mega Man 2.

We had our d-pad, a button to shoot and a button to jump - that's it. The game didn't implement any special slide moves, wall jumps or charge shots. Not only that, familiar enemies are back as well, including those little dudes with the yellow hats that peek out and shoot Mentos at you. The game also had the mid-level sub-bosses that required a great amount of expertise and pattern for you to defeat. As far as platforming elements, some enemies would still lead you to many, many deaths as you try to leap over a gap and suddenly an enemy would pop up and attack you - leading the little blue guy to a pit of death. Also, the vanishing blocks are back with the same sound effects! The Capcom rep said that Mega Man 2 was the leading influence in developing this latest installment, as many considered that it was the series's best.

Mega Man 9 is due out later this year as a download for the WiiWare, Playstation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. Check out the trailer below.

 

 

 


Comment(s)


Posted by collinE - Saturday, July 19, 2008 9:19 AM
Wow, that looks good.

Posted by Tasomo - Saturday, July 19, 2008 9:51 AM
Finally...a Mega Man game that looks to actually be fun. Haven't seen that since 8.

Posted by Al_Coholic - Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:03 AM
Excellent, this game will jam. The first Megaman game I'd ever played was Megaman X back in 1993 when I was just 5. Ever since then I've become a Megaman junkie. I still play both the Megaman and Megaman X series.

Posted by Noirsamurai - Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:06 PM
My childhood flashed before my eyes, oh how cute i must get it.

Posted by kily4love - Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:18 PM
Wow this is great news for them. I wish them all the best. I saw a popular game about this on * m u l t i r a c i a l l o v e.c o m * and shared all the love with my friends.

Posted by deathsdelivery - Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:34 PM
@kily4love

Nobody here cares about the crap site you keep spamming on here, your comments before spamming does'nt even make sense.

Anyway, can't wait to get some classic MM playing in.@Al_Coholic, you make me feel old as dirt.

Posted by Ageman20XX - Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:08 PM
Why would a Square-Enix rep comment on a MegaMan game? :S

-Age
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Posted by PM4573R - Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:24 PM
wannafeel real old deathsdelivery? my first megaman was mm2 back in 2nd grade. im glad they didnt botch this one up like the last bajillion ones. i quit playin mega man after they made him 3d or the x's, cant remember which came first.

Posted by Darkshadowkg - Saturday, July 19, 2008 4:44 PM
we all hate you kiley4love

Posted by atrueamerican76 - Saturday, July 19, 2008 7:55 PM
there have only been 9 mega man games????? i thought it was closer to like 42!

Posted by jcb231 - Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:21 PM
There have only been 9 in the main series. There have been numerous spin-offs, but with the exception of the early installments in the "X" series and perhaps the "Zero" series most of them have been crap. And the Zero series didn't even feel like a Megaman game...it was just a handful of decent side scrollers with only tenuous ties to the blue bomber.

Posted by kily4love - Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:56 AM
So funny game, you never know how it works in some special ways, just get some new ideas about it on http://multiraciallove.com where more hot games are shown there!

Posted by Morphballer - Sunday, July 20, 2008 12:00 PM
Yeah, I wouldn't say I've been "missing" the classic look... Regardless, this is still a buy for me.
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Posted by The_little_ninja - Friday, July 25, 2008 10:30 PM
Man that's Amazing.. Mega Man 9!! Wow I'm very impressed.. I figured that They would have some Outstanding Graphics.. Like Metal Gear Solid 4 Graphics... But that Suprises me that they're kickin it Old School man... Wow.. That's going to be one fun game to play man!

Posted by BluesZX99 - Sunday, July 27, 2008 1:48 PM
Wait, finally a good Megaman game again? Who the hell are you and what have you done with Capcom?

Posted by scatman94 - Monday, July 28, 2008 10:53 AM
I Can't wait for this game to come out!

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