<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
numbered	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bass	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
downloadable	O
gaming	O
services	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
XBLA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
10	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
with	O
their	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
21st	O
century	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
android	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
destructive	O
attacks	O
by	O
powerful	O
robots	O
begin	O
occurring	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
creator	O
,	O
the	O
good-hearted	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
is	O
blamed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
arch	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
uninvolved	O
in	O
the	O
incidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
stop	O
the	O
robots	O
,	O
prove	O
his	O
creator	O
's	O
innocence	O
,	O
and	O
reveal	O
Wily	O
's	O
true	O
intentions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
classic	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
both	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
elements	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
initial	O
stages	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
modern	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
features	O
familiar	O
8-bit	B-Application
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
retro	O
"	O
throwback	O
to	O
the	O
earliest	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
its	O
producers	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
and	O
Hironobu	O
Takeshita	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
intentionally	O
made	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
as	O
simple	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
adhere	O
to	O
the	O
likeness	O
of	O
the	O
fan	O
and	O
critical	O
favorite	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
prompted	O
Capcom	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
utilizes	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
8-bit	B-Application
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
take	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
(	O
"	O
20XX	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
greatest	O
android	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
is	O
blamed	O
when	O
several	O
old	O
and	O
outdated	O
models	O
of	O
"	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
"	O
he	O
created	O
suddenly	O
go	O
on	O
a	O
destructive	O
rampage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
nemesis	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
has	O
no	O
apparent	O
connection	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
vows	O
to	O
fight	O
to	O
prove	O
his	O
creator	O
's	O
innocence	O
and	O
expose	O
Wily	O
's	O
true	O
intentions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
begins	O
combating	O
the	O
eight	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
—	O
Concrete	O
Man	O
,	O
Tornado	O
Man	O
,	O
Splash	O
Woman	O
,	O
Plug	O
Man	O
,	O
Jewel	O
Man	O
,	O
Hornet	O
Man	O
,	O
Magma	O
Man	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
Man	O
—	O
Light	O
is	O
soon	O
arrested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
eventually	O
picks	O
up	O
the	O
last	O
Robot	O
Master	O
's	O
memory	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
analyzed	O
to	O
reveal	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
vowing	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
robots	O
survive	O
this	O
expiration	O
date	O
and	O
ultimately	O
reprogramming	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
information	O
can	O
become	O
public	O
,	O
Wily	O
swoops	O
in	O
using	O
his	O
flying	B-Language
saucer	I-Language
and	O
steals	O
the	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
breaks	O
into	O
Wily	O
's	O
robot	O
city	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
guarded	O
by	O
powerful	O
robots	O
Wily	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
crowd	O
's	O
donations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fights	O
and	O
defeats	O
Wily	O
,	O
who	O
immediately	O
begs	O
for	O
forgiveness	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
scolds	O
Wily	O
by	O
reminding	O
him	O
of	O
all	O
his	O
begging	O
from	O
all	O
previous	O
main	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
then	O
discovers	O
that	O
Wily	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
arresting	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Light	O
has	O
fallen	O
ill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
ally	O
Proto	O
Man	O
comes	O
in	O
and	O
warns	O
the	O
hero	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
trap	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
seemingly	O
ill	O
scientist	O
is	O
an	O
impostor	O
previously	O
used	O
by	O
Wily	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
initial	O
news	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
then	O
takes	O
his	O
chances	O
with	O
Light	O
and	O
the	O
impostor	O
shocks	O
him	O
;	O
Wily	O
escapes	O
while	O
he	O
is	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
and	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
"	O
arm-cannon	O
weapon	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
each	O
boss	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
a	O
unique	O
weapon	O
is	O
added	O
to	O
his	O
arsenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
call	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
dog	O
Rush	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
Coil	O
"	O
springboard	O
for	O
jumping	O
higher	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
Jet	O
"	O
for	O
traversing	O
long	O
distances	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
health	O
,	O
his	O
special	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
Rush	O
options	O
are	O
all	O
limited	O
by	O
energy	O
gauges	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
refilled	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
items	O
found	O
throughout	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
items	O
include	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
tanks	O
that	O
refill	O
energy	O
,	O
and	O
one-time-use	O
items	O
that	O
call	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
companions	O
Eddie	O
and	O
Beat	O
for	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
several	O
significant	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
were	O
left	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
slide	O
along	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
charge	O
up	O
his	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
for	O
more	O
powerful	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
using	O
or	O
omitting	O
various	O
elements	O
from	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
time	O
attack	O
mode	O
and	O
50	O
optional	O
challenges	O
where	O
certain	O
requirements	O
should	O
be	O
met	O
to	O
be	O
accomplished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
during	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proto	O
Man	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
slide	O
,	O
can	O
charge	O
up	O
his	O
buster	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
double	O
the	O
damage	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
included	O
in	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
enter	O
a	O
secret	O
cheat	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
company	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
spin-off	O
series	O
and	O
employs	O
many	O
former	O
Capcom	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
six	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
and	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bass	I-Application
,	O
were	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
more	O
advanced	O
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
1998	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
early	O
as	O
2004	O
,	O
Inafune	O
,	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Inafking	O
"	O
,	O
publicly	O
expressed	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
throwback	O
to	O
the	O
super	O
old	O
school	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
creation	O
would	O
highly	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
input	O
of	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Inafune	O
,	O
the	O
simple	O
fun	O
of	O
a	O
classic	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
grandiose	O
and	O
expansive	O
world	O
that	O
the	O
consumer	O
gaming	O
industry	O
has	O
become	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
that	O
match	O
the	O
current	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
believed	O
that	O
pushing	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
quickly	O
criticized	O
for	O
things	O
like	O
being	O
simplistic	O
,	O
outdated	O
,	O
or	O
too	O
expensive	O
"	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
develop	O
such	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
climate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
cited	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
retrogaming	O
services	O
like	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
allowing	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
put	O
together	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
does	O
the	O
game	O
carry	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storyline	O
elements	O
of	O
older	O
games	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
roots	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
resemble	O
how	O
their	O
original	O
games	O
looked	O
and	O
sounded	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
8-bit	B-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
's	O
management	O
was	O
supportive	O
in	O
making	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
downloadable	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
3D	O
instead	O
of	O
8-bit	B-Application
as	O
they	O
thought	O
the	O
latter	O
would	O
only	O
appeal	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
additionally	O
discussed	O
giving	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
8-bit	B-Application
and	O
current	O
generation	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
solely	O
using	O
8-bit	B-Application
eventually	O
won	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
was	O
concerned	O
with	O
surpassing	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
tends	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
most	O
critical	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Hironobu	O
Takeshita	O
referred	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
new	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
in	O
this	O
regard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
consisted	O
of	O
about	O
20	O
people	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
use	O
NES	O
technology	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
that	O
simulates	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
8-bit	B-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
even	O
includes	O
"	O
Legacy	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
emulates	O
the	O
low	O
video	O
processing	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
by	O
partially	O
rendering	O
sprites	O
,	O
thus	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
flicker	B-General_Concept
when	O
too	O
many	O
are	O
on	O
screen	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
considered	O
distributing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
NES	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
without	O
technology	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
and	O
current	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeshita	O
clarified	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
much	O
too	O
large	O
to	O
actually	O
fit	O
on	O
an	O
NES	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Ippo	O
Yamada	O
,	O
Ryo	O
Kawakami	O
,	O
Yu	O
Shimoda	O
,	O
and	O
Hiroki	O
Isogai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
director	O
Yu	O
Shimoda	O
analyzed	O
the	O
audio	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
before	O
beginning	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computers	O
running	O
Music	B-Application
Macro	I-Application
Language	I-Application
were	O
used	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
layers	O
of	O
background	O
music	O
were	O
deliberately	O
designed	O
to	O
drop	O
out	O
when	O
simultaneously	O
heard	O
with	O
certain	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
officially	O
announced	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
during	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
details	O
were	O
first	O
confirmed	O
via	O
the	O
magazines	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
WiiWare	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
with	O
earlier	O
reports	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
XBLA	B-Device
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
PSN	B-Device
editions	O
being	O
denied	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
sites	O
like	O
IGN	O
confirmed	O
it	O
for	O
PSN	B-Device
and	O
XBLA	B-Device
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Gerald	O
de	O
Jesus	O
of	O
iam8bit	O
,	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
domestic	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
as	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
1987	O
release	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
the	O
iam8bit	O
crew	O
disassembled	O
one-thousand	O
vintage	O
NES	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
and	O
inserted	O
mini	O
CDs	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rockman	B-Application
9	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rockman	B-Application
9	I-Application
Arrange	O
Album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
album	O
features	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
songs	O
arranged	O
by	O
Yamada	O
,	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
guest	O
composers	O
from	O
past	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
XBLA	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PSN	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
currently	O
hold	O
aggregate	O
percentages	O
of	O
83	O
,	O
82	O
,	O
and	O
77	O
respectively	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
has	O
received	O
additional	O
recognition	O
from	O
various	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
section	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
scored	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
WiiWare	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
by	O
both	O
readers	O
and	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Platforming	O
Game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
its	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Console	O
Game	O
"	O
on	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2008	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
has	O
considered	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
15	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
as	O
the	O
5th-best	O
WiiWare	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
14th-best	O
PSN	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
financial	O
figures	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
Christian	O
Svensson	O
(	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Business	O
Development	O
)	O
debunked	O
all	O
sales	O
rumors	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
"	O
cautiously	O
optimistic	O
"	O
about	O
its	O
performance	O
on	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
game	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
PSN	B-Device
,	O
and	O
XBLA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
slight	O
change	O
of	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
