Mega Man 9 is a-go!

[New Era Outlaw]

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5149/mm9logoeu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


For the longest while, Mega Man fans, after experiencing a slew of games in the Mega Man Universe, finally get a return to the series that started it all, with the long awaited Mega Man 9.

However, while most games tend to churn out sequels with the latest in hi-resolution graphics and surround sound to feed off of the power of next gen consoles, MM9 does quite the opposite- it's actually going back to its roots by returning to the 8-bit style. It will also be the first Mega Man game to feature a female Robot Master.

It will be available for download for the Wii Virtual Console, Playstation Network and X-Box Live respectively.

You can see a gameplay trailer here:
Source: http://wii.ign.com/articles/888/888041p1.html

[Arcdac]

About damn time is all i have to say XD

[New Era Outlaw]

Hey, guys. Remember how God-awful the box art was for the American releases of Mega Man 1 and 2?

Well, apparently, Capcom caught on to that, so, in memory of the game going back to its roots, here's some 'boxart' for the game:

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/425/blurbmegaman9boxart2008fc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Yup. Soak it allllll in.

[scaR]

sell guns capcom?

[New Era Outlaw]

It's a bit of a 'joke' cover made by Capcom, somewhat in memory of the God-awful art that plagued the American covers in Mega's first outing.

I'm sure the genuine cover wouldn't look so grody.
But, as a Mega Man dude, I'd have to admit....that cover's pretty funny.

[Arcdac]

lol wait wait wait. He have ah gun and he buster XD ?

[New Era Outlaw]

In any case, I'm hoping that this game ties up the loose ends that occur between the end of the Mega Man series and the start of the X series. I think a lot of people are looking for some form of closure here, myself included.

[scaR]

Mega Man had a storyline? O rly..

[Geese]

pew pew pew

[Arcdac]

they said it wouldnt tie them in.

Anyway i think X is a totally different maverick hunter rather than an upgrade.

[New Era Outlaw]

they said it wouldnt tie them in.

Anyway i think X is a totally different maverick hunter rather than an upgrade.

He is. Keiji Inafune said that X and Mega Man are two completely different entities.

In any case, I wasn't really referring to that type of tie in.
I was talking more along the lines of what happened to all of the original Mega Man series characters (Roll, Bass, Protoman, etc) before the X series took place. To date, only the fate of Dr. Light was really alluded to in some form (Maverick Hunter X makes it quite clear he died of sickness/old age).

Some suspect a cataclysm was responsible (Zero kills everyone before being sealed away), but I pretty much doubt it.