Remember the days when games were tough and finishing one was the exception rather than the rule? Well 9 could be a return to those golden days according to producer Hironobu Takeshita.

Speaking to Kotaku Takeshita said "Mega Man 9 is very hard, we didn't want to do Mega Man, but easy. We want players to get better, we want them to remember.

He went on to add "I've always tried to challenge players, and I think there are gamers who miss being challenged by games."

The produced Mega Man 9 should be out later on this year on Wii, and 360.

By Paul Newcombe