Megaman 9
Well my first impressions.
The game is great!, difficulty, level design and everything i have seen so far is awesome, no mega buster or slide (so far) which makes it feel like the first two megaman games.
Robot Masters look more original this time, at least not as lame as they were on the last games, my favorite is definitely Splash Woman (although she was easy).
The difficulty like i said is alright, it's a bit hard, like MM 1 perhaps or a bit harder, but is not as frustrating to drop the game (not like Ghost n' goblins lol).
Music is okay, megaman games always had great tracks and this one is no exception, Splash woman, magma man and mostly tornado man tracks are great (the last is well known as it is the same from the trailer).
Levels are inspired and doesn't feel dull at all, the same with some new robots, most of the stages have few old enemies in fact. I haven't seen a Megaman with this great level design since MM 3, i think it's that good!
You can collect "screws" (the same as chips from Game Boy Megaman games/Rockamn & Forte ) to get Roll to sell you some useful items (1-ups, e-tanks, a version of Beat that saves you from falling into a pit or spike protection etc), which makes the game feel like something new, as well as the useful save feature.
I still have a lot to say about this game, so far i have just played through 6 stages and unlocked few random challenges.
Yes!, with challenges, downloadable content and time attack this game looks like it will have some great replay value! (some challenges include beat the game 10 times or even 3 times on a day... that level of replay value).
So far i rate this game 10/10 ...okay 9.5/10 while i find some flaws which i don't see anywhere. This game gets the Nesgamer's seal of approval.