As great as our friend the Blue Bomber is, we all know it is the fiendish bosses which make a good Mega Man game. Mega Man 9 like previous games will not disappoint putting you up against such characters as Magma Man, Galaxy Man, Jewel Man, Concrete Man, Hornet Man, Plug Man, Tornado Man and Splash Woman !
Capcom have revealed more information about three of these bosses to IGN. Let’s take a look at some of the fiends you will be up against soon:
Concrete Man:
Created to construct a dam, Concrete Man has integral knowledge of the process and the tools to make it happen. He has stubborn personality and has been known to tell off any lazy robots. Stupid, lazy robots.
Weapon: Concrete Shot
Creates a temporary foothold as soon as it touches the ground. It can also be used to stop enemies in their tracks.
Tornado Man:
Works for the Weather Manipulation Office to help control and stop the formation of large storms all over the world.
Weapon: Tornado Blow
Launches a huge tornado that covers the entire game area. Heavy enemies will take damage, but lighter ones will be blown entirely off-screen.
Magma Man:
Magma Man serves as the safety control robot at a large geothermal power plant. He is able to work in incredibly hot environments and loves to visit hot spas.
Weapon: Magma Bazooka
Shoots a cluster of fireballs that spread out after launching. It can also be charged by holding down the shot button.
If all this wasn't enough for you MyGamerCard has revealed the Xbox 360 achievements. Now you can see the bosses in retro Gameboy style glory:
Seriously what kind of obsessive will learn to complete MM9 without losing a life or using an energy tank? Some of these achievements are just sadistic!
Source: IGN
1. breaderer
12 Aug 2008, 15:04 BST
concrete man? now we need cement man!
2. Tabbyluigi
12 Aug 2008, 15:07 BST
This game just continues to look better and better, we have almost every bit of information we need and now all we need is it's first release date, this will be the best downloadable game ever!!!!!!!!!!
3. Bensei
12 Aug 2008, 15:11 BST
Sounds like those robots were used for peaceful meanings like the ones from MM1
4. Final_Starman
12 Aug 2008, 15:20 BST
Wow. This game continues to look more and more like a game I already own. Wait, wait… How could a robot visit hot spas? Wouldn't it short-circuit or something?
5. Terranigma
12 Aug 2008, 15:22 BST
@BuzzDee
Problem is, knowing too much before launch can spoil the expierence for you. We keep getting more and more Mega Man 9 news and i think that much more could ruin the expierence. Maybe this is why Nintendo are so secretive about there games before they are released.
6. Outrunner
12 Aug 2008, 15:46 BST
Yeah all the info that was given out prior to Brawl's release kind of spoiled the game for me. People tell just not to look ,but it's hard for me lol.
7. Terranigma
12 Aug 2008, 16:06 BST
Same for me Outrunner but i'm getting better. It's also the same for when a film that you want to see gets released. It's so tempting to look, especially for The Dark Knight. I only did that once for a film, Spiderman 3. I looked at an article on Wikipedia about Harry in S3. I only looked at the very end of it but it said about his funeral and that was enough of a spoiler.
8. Bahamut ZERO
12 Aug 2008, 16:19 BST
We know waaay to much. Like Outrunner said, Brawl was less appealing because you knew literally everything before the game came out.
All the need is a boss thats a Knightmare from Code Geass (of course do you copyright it will be TechnoKnight Man)
9. Bensei
12 Aug 2008, 16:21 BST
@Terranigma: Exactly that's the reason why Nintendo decided to announce games with a maximum of 2 Quartals before it's release, and why E³ 2008 from Nintendo was less interesting for Core Gamers (which has also something to do with the NEW E³)
Hey, I just read, Charge Beam confirmed
10. That Guy from Faxanadu
12 Aug 2008, 16:26 BST
Cool designs overall, Magma Man looks as tough as he should, Tornado Man has a genuine j-design with a little bit of originality too.
I´ve done some "fake" designs on Jewel Man, Concrete Man and Splash Woman before real bosses are/ were revealed
http://bjorntecknare.com/pics/concteteman.gif
http://bjorntecknare.com/pics/splash.gif
"1. breaderer United States 12 Aug 2008, 15:04 GMT
concrete man? now we need cement man"
WORD! Cement Man would be the most unbeatable, unstopable boss ever! How could you defeat a boss that fires #&%¤ CEMENT on you?!
11. Terranigma
12 Aug 2008, 16:29 BST
I was wondering why they are so secretive of their games. I mean, they do announce other games outside that rule but they're usually the big games like Brawl and Kart Wii
12. andy836
12 Aug 2008, 16:56 BST
sweet magma man is the coolest so far.
13. Tides of Chaos
12 Aug 2008, 17:04 BST
Does anybody else think Concrete Man looks too fat in his sprite rendition? Otherwise, this is awesome news. I can't wait for this game.
14. Bahamut ZERO
12 Aug 2008, 17:40 BST
@Bensei
You're right actually.
In Magma Man's description, it says you can charge.
So much for the authentic Mega Man 1 experience
15. That Guy from Faxanadu
12 Aug 2008, 18:11 BST
@Bahamut ZERO, Bensei
Heat Man´s weapon can be charged in Mega Man 2, the developers try to make a game designed to looke like a game between MM2 and MM3. I don´t mind chargeable specialweapons, but being able to charge the Mega Buster took away a lot of the challenge. Plus it sounded horrible.
16. Ian Daemon
12 Aug 2008, 18:14 BST
Still looks promising...
17. beastman93
12 Aug 2008, 19:59 BST
@Tides of Chaos
It is 8-bit so the detail is not quite as good but he sorta looks like Gutsman.
18. Peznaze
12 Aug 2008, 20:32 BST
"Stupid, lazy robots!" hehehe
19. Mike
12 Aug 2008, 20:36 BST
I wish this game would come out already! I can't wait to play it.
20. Chipmunk777
12 Aug 2008, 20:42 BST
Awesome!!!
Magma Man looks intense
@beastman93
I was thinking the exact same thing!
21. That Guy from Faxanadu
12 Aug 2008, 21:18 BST
But still, Concrete Man does looks fat, like a remake of Guts Man. A smaller head and chest would be closer to the original design, but it´s still a fair sprite version.
Can´t wait to play this and see the rest of the bosses. Hope they kick my (Mega Mans) ass.
22. Objection_Blaster
12 Aug 2008, 22:49 BST
It always annoyed me that the bosses were named lame things like "Fire-man" or whatever but I guess thats part of the old-school charm now.
23. Tabbyluigi
12 Aug 2008, 22:51 BST
I wounder if Megamman 9 will come in at the Number 1 potistion like Strongbad has just became the most popular WiiWare game. All we can do is hope that it will do as well as Strongbad is doing and when is the Strongbad review gonna be up?
24. Taco_Human
12 Aug 2008, 22:55 BST
Day 1 purchase guaranteed for me
Magma Man looks a lot more badass than Heatman.
25. Hyper Metal Sonic
13 Aug 2008, 00:09 BST
I can't wait for this game!
26. BlackFira
13 Aug 2008, 00:56 BST
magma man will be my first boss to fight. i like fire then any other elemental
27. beastman93
13 Aug 2008, 15:59 BST
So that's Splash Woman then? Meh. But I'm seriously digging Galaxy Man's design right now.
28. Tony
13 Aug 2008, 18:06 BST
Here are my choices for robot masters.
Sweater man- fights Mega Man with mutli-colored yarn.
Honey Man- throws sticky pieces of toast at Mega Man.
Banana Man- ever see what Banana do in Mario Kart, same thing here
Bead Man- Mega Man can be deafeted by slippery beads
Who says you have to be japanese to think up this stuff
29. beastman93
14 Aug 2008, 15:40 BST
@ Tony
lol
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