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Mega Man 9 PlayStation 3
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77 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: [Playstation Network] In the year 200X, as the advanced science of the era has created industrial robots that co-exist with humans. However, an evil genius, Dr. Wily, plots for world domination and creates his own robot army to take over mankind. Luckily for humanity, Dr. Light outfits one of his domestic robots "Rock" to fight Dr. Wily’s creations and Mega Man is born.Set after the events of Mega Man 8, multiple riots have sprung up all over the world. Whilst many people suspect that this is another plot from Dr. Wily, Dr. Light is stunned to recognize that some of the robots rioting on the TV screen are his own creations. Even more stunning, Dr. Wily appears on television to proclaim that Dr. Light is the evil mastermind behind these latest catastrophic incidents and it’s up to Mega Man to clear his creator’s name. The original 2D classic Mega Man returns, bringing the series back to its roots with retroaction-platform gameplay and NES-inspired old school graphics. Relive the Mega Man experience with maniacally themed environments, a host of power-ups, and classically-inspired bosses, each with their own unique weapons and weaknesses. [Capcom]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Experimenting with Black Hole Bombs and other special weapons is great fun in Mega Man 9, a welcome departure from recent entries in the series, where an enhanced Mega Buster made other weaponry less relevant.
  2. DarkStation
    90
    If you liked the old Mega Man games then you probably already bought this, but if not do it immediately, and if you have never played one before, it's a good time to start.
  3. Games Master UK
    70
    This is bound to find a hardcore following, but it's frustratingly tough. [Dec 2008, p.84]
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. OddA
    10
    This is has all that is needed to make a great game. Gameplay = 10/10 Story = 9/10 (Classic Megaman story, Love it!) Graphics = 10/10 (They managed to do EXACTLY what they were aiming for) Replayability = 9/10 (10/10 compared to other MM games, 8/10 compared to modern games) The little bonus = Nr. 1. It's a Megaman game! (FINALLY) Nr. 2. Who did NOT take something around your arm and pretend it was a gun when you were a kid? WHO? No one, that's who. This game let's you use that fantasy to save the world!!… Expand
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  2. phoenixspartans
    5
    It was great that mega man returned old school but that doesn't give it an excuse that the story had to be so dull and repetitive. The music and the stages were great but there was limited game options. It wasted 4 hours of my life and I haven't even finished it yet. I would've gave it 7 if it came with the warning: THIS GAME CAN BE EXTREMELY BORING! YOU CAN ONLY PLAY THIS GAME IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LIFE!… Expand
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  3. growup
    3
    Okay, this game is old school garbage...actually a step back for mega man...for critics to sing glory to this is just rediculous, surely we can all just go download a ROM for an oldschool megaman or just hook up our old nintendos (some blowing required)...it's the same old megaman we've played over and over again. STALE. get with the times.… Expand
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