Mega Man 9
Mega Man 9 brings the series back to its old school roots with retro gameplay, music and classic 8-bit style graphics! Mega Man fans, your wait is over! The classic Blue Bomber that debuted in 1987 is back…
Mega Man 9 is a platform developed by Inti Creates, released 22 September 2008 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation 3. It currently starts at $7.44 at Gamesplanet.
What Mega Man 9 is
Mega Man 9 is a platform game developed by Inti Creates and released in 2008. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
It is the year 20XX. Since Dr. Wily's last defeat, the Blue Bomber has seen peace return. Just when people forgot all about Dr. Wily, robots all over the world began going crazy. It soon became apparent that these robots were those created by Dr. Light. As phone calls came pouring into Light's lab, Dr. Wily interrupted all television programs to announce that these robotic riots were not his doing. He then continued to show video evidence that proved Dr. Light's involvement in the recent violent outbreaks. To make matters worse, Wily gave the account number to his personal bank account and announced that he would accept donations to build his own robot army to counter that of Light's. Mega…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 21 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Mega Man series
Mega Man 9 is the 130th of 226 entries we hold in the Mega Man series. The next entry was Mega Man 9: Endless Attack Mode in 2008. Its critic score of 88 is 11 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.
How it was received
Mega Man 9 holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 23 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 61 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Corei3-2130 (3.4GHz Dual-Core), 2048 MB RAM and GeForce GTX 550Ti (VRAM1GB). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $7.44 at Gamesplanet, 63% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Mega Man 9 launched on 22 September 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, World of Goo and Rock Band 2. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, World of Goo, Rock Band 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Mega Man 9 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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