The Mega Man series is a Helen of Troy of sorts as far as video game franchises go. It's easily capable of going head to head with the Mario series as far as number of spinoff series go. Between the X series, Battle Network series, Zero series, Starforce series, and ZX series, gamers have had plenty of Mega Man titles to play, but none from the original series that established the roots of solid platforming action. Mega Man 9 is a return to the series origin, taking a drastic step back not only into the original series, but into some of the first titles.
