Introduction

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is not my doing! These robots are Dr. Light’s creations.

It is the year 20XX, and the world breathes a collective sigh of relief now that Mega Man has once again put an end to Dr. Wily’s plans for world domination.

But then...Robots start going wild all over the world! Could this be Dr. Wily up to his old tricks!?

Mega Man: “Dr. Light! It’s your robots!”

Dr. Light: “You’re right, those are the robots I created!”

Dr. Wily: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is not my doing! These robots are Dr. Light’s creations. This proves he’s had evil designs on the world all this time!”

[Playing a recorded video]

Dr. Light: “It’s time I turned my efforts to world domination. Why don’t you join me, Dr. Wily!”

Dr. Wily: “I can’t join you. I’ve changed my evil ways. You need to stop this nonsense!”

[Recording ends]

Dr. Wily: “I, Dr. Wily, have created my own robots to stop Dr. Light. But only your donations can help me complete them. Once my robots are finished, they will save the world!”

Roll: “We got another! The phone is ringing off the hook!”

Auto: “People keep calling Dr. Light to complain! What should we do?”

Mega Man: “For starters, I’m going to do something about those robots!”

Dr. Light: “Thanks, Mega Man! Be careful out there! You haven’t done this in a while!”

Mega Man 9, aka Rockman 9: The Ambition’s Revival!!, was released 11 years after Mega Man 8. Despite being available on the latest gaming hardware (Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Sony PlayStation 3), Capcom chose to return the Classic series to its roots and reproduce NES-era graphics.

The gameplay was reverted back to the simpler days of Mega Man 1 and 2, wherein Mega Man could not slide or charge the Mega Buster.