noname2200 on 03 July 2009
justin's mini-reviews:
Mega Man 9 was the first title I purchased for WiiWare, and is a perfect example of what should be done with the service. People complain about the difficulty, but if they'd known anything about Mega Man in the first place, they should have expected that. I do have one complaint about the difficulty. That may sound contradicting to what I just said, but let me explain. Previous Mega Man's we're difficult because of enemy placement in areas that we're already hard to manuever. Mega Man 9 is difficult because it's littered with instant kill spikes in every level. One false move and one less Mega Man. As a MM veteran though, I appreciated the challenge I found in this title. So few games these days provide old school difficulty. It may be tough to learn, but once you're able to blast through levels with effortless finesse it gives you a sense of accomplishment and reward hardly found off Nintendo's first console.
Capcom knew who they were catering to when they put in the Time Trial mode and online leaderboards. Trying to beat your fastest time in Galazy Man's level is so addicting. Thinking of ways to shave seconds off your time is only limited by your creativity with the tools Mega Man is provided. Tornado man's power to give yourself a little extra boost in your jump is simply genius.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is something I only started playing recently. As a someone who enjoyed the first one I can say that it is very interesting to see a sequel to FFIV. I can't help but like falling back into the world. I grew up with these characters, and Square knew to aim squarely at the nolstagic hearts of players like me.
Depending on your perspective, the fact that much hasn't changed with how the game is played can be a good or bad thing. They've added a new functionality to fights where, depending on the cycle of the moon, the character is stronger in some aspects of the fight and weaker in others.
I have to delve deeper into the game before I can make a concrete decision, but so far the game is looking good. Not great, by any means, but still good.
