Megaman is a character most gamers know. Throughout the years, Megaman has been the poster boy for devilishly difficult but endlessly rewarding games that have defined those who are willing to work at improving their game. However, Megaman had slowly started to appear in lacklustre, and eventually, plain bad games (*cough* MM X7 *cough*). I, unfortunately, haven't gotten into the old games, though this is definitely near the top of my (extensive) To-do list. I most recognize Megaman from the actually good Battlenetwork games, though they are both spin-offs and non-canon. However, I thank those games, because otherwise, I would never haveknown who Megaman is.

-Hero, saviour...legend.

But as previously mentioned, Megaman's days (especially in 2D) as king had all but disappeared. Luckily, Capcom knew how to address the problem, how to get back to form, how to restore Megaman to his former glory: go back to square one; literally. Sporting graphics and sound like right out of the 8-bit era, gameplay à la Megaman 2 and a difficulty that would make Mirror's Edge blush, Megaman 9 is everything a retro-lover could ask or. I won't go in too much detail, as that is what reviews are for, but Megaman 9 is a game that no-one with more than a passing interest in tough but awarding gameplay should miss out on.

-Even the box art goes back to the controversial, nonsensical '80s

Rarely has last-gen been so sweet, yet so wonderfully nostalgic. This is the epitomy of how to revive a character from its doom (Sonic, I'm looking at you). I must say that I applaud Sega here as well, as they are coming out with a new hi-def Sonic side-scroller on consoles. I'm actually psyched.
Anyway, that's all I have to say of the matter for now, but Megaman 9 is one of the quintessential games of this generation of gaming. Get it, or be square!

-Hornets: yellow, stripey, deadly.