I bought Mega Man 10, which is both weird and not weird for me. First, back in my SNES day, I loved Mega Man X and beat 1-3 in that series. I never did get around to playing to original Mega Man games until much later and I hated them all. The games are just too hard and offer little rewards for spending the time to master them. I promised myself I would not buy 10... and I broke that promise.

As a huge Capcom fan, I'm used to pattern memorizations. To me, Lost Planet is the epitome of Mega Man games. The bosses all move in a pattern and you have to learn how to best use the included weapons to beat them all while your health is continually falling. It was hard, but the game had infinite retries and I beat the majority of it on insane (maybe I'll go back and finish that someday). I bring this up because for me, Lost Planet was hard for all the right reasons, and Mega Man is hard for all the wrong ones.

This is why I hate Mega Man:

1. Lives- Why do we need lives anymore?

2. Pits- These wouldn't bother me if it weren't for the enemies that don't pop out until you jump by them, ensuring you fall to your death on your first run through the stage, if not your second third and fourth.

3. Spikes- They're everywhere... and they kill you. Why? I'm f'ing Mega Man! My feet, arms, head, are all made of metal. How are spikes a problem?

4. Infinitely respawning enemies- Leave them of screen for a second and they're back.

5. Stupidly hard final stages

Mega Man 10 doesn't bother me as much though. In fact, I think I really like it. Here is a list of reasons why I like Mega Man 10:

1. Easy mode- Its super easy and lets me experience the whole game in about an hour.

2. Shopping - If your having trouble you can just keep saving up screws and items

3. Bass DLC - He's so awesome!

Looking at the list doesn't seem to make up for the problems I have, but for some reason, this game feels a lot more enjoyable to me. I think it is because it has an easy mode. No... I know its mostly because of an easy mode! The easy mode lets you experience the game and gives you some inside information to prepare you for the much more difficult normal mode. Without that, normal feels like slaming your head on a brick wall.

Of course, if you're real hardcore, there is a hard mode to unlock. Oh, and the achievement for beating the game without taking damage. Good luck on those two.

I can't decide if I would give the game a 7.5 or an 8.0 in a review. Let's just say that I really like the game and think it is well worth the $10 price.