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Onyxmeth on 19 September 2008
http://wii.ign.com/articles/911/911715p2.html

IGN Ratings for Mega Man 9 (Wii)
Rating Description
out of 10 click here for ratings guide
7.0 Presentation
Dated by design, but also exactly what Capcom was going for. The story is lame, some of the master robots look really silly, but it's all intended. Lots of options and fan service to check out.
3.0 Graphics
A true "period piece" in gaming. Hardcore will love it, but when put against other download games, it won't look pretty. We wouldn't have it any other way though. Classic, and dated by design.
8.5 Sound
The throwback, 8-bit riffs are classic. Awesome music. Again, dated, but by design.
9.0 Gameplay
You can run, jump, and fire straight. Despite its simplicity though, Mega Man 9 is a mastery of 2D platforming. A few balance issues with guns and level difficulty can be found at times though.
8.5 Lasting Appeal
It's a short game, but like its 8-bit inspirations, it's also timeless. Once we beat it, we started again. Fun time trials, challenges, future downloadable content, and awesome level work overall.
8.6
Great		 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)


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super_etecoon on 19 September 2008

Great review. Dammit....Monday can't come soon enough.



DMeisterJ on 19 September 2008

Another stellar IGN review.

Good thing that their final score isn't an average eh?



pichu_pichu on 19 September 2008

great score, a real ouch for graphics though...



Kurakasa on 19 September 2008

Is this for real :P



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sc94597 on 19 September 2008

This is one of those times that it is good Ign doesn't averag their scores. Great Review though.



super_etecoon on 19 September 2008
pichu_pichu said:
great score, a real ouch for graphics though...

Not really.

The graphics are intended to look that bad.  The producer even had to tell his development team to tone it down a bit half way through the making of the game.  They were animating on an SNES level....and that wasn't the intent of this project.

 



.jayderyu on 19 September 2008

Graphics should have been rated higher. Graphicly based on intent the graphics are just right out awesome. I don't see how it rates a 3 unless your rating it based on what you want which is more of an opinion than how good the graphics really are. Same with presentation. It's getting dropped for a lame story? The game needs a good story. I thought the game would be the game.



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Words Of Wisdom on 19 September 2008
super_etecoon said:

Not really.

The graphics are intended to look that bad.  The producer even had to tell his development team to tone it down a bit half way through the making of the game.  They were animating on an SNES level....and that wasn't the intent of this project.

They don't look bad to me...



Onyxmeth on 19 September 2008

For those complaining about what IGN gave the graphics, story, etc. They happen to mention that it was all intentional and none of it affected the final score, so what's the gripe? They just want to make people aware of what it looks like in case they aren't Mega Man aficionados like the rest of us are.



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