When comparing MEGA MAN 9 vs Megaman & Bass, the Slant community recommends Megaman & Bass for most people. In the question“What are the best Megaman games?” Megaman & Bass is ranked 2nd while MEGA MAN 9 is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Megaman & Bass is:
The colors in the levels are vibrant and the design of the characters are well done making for one of the better looking Megaman games in the series.
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Pros
Pro Versatile weapon mechanics
The game's weapons (Concrete shot in particular) allow for clever movement and attack mechanics useful for speedrunning, or even just for fun finding multiple solutions to puzzles.
Pro Fantastic soundtrack
Pro Sticks to tried and true formula with modernized offerings
Mega Man 9 was created to offer an experience similar to the earliest of Mega Man games in looks and difficulty. The graphics look as though they belong on the NES as well as the gameplay as this game is tough as nails. There are some modern offerings such as DLC and a ranking system for the worlds players.
Pro Art design one of the best of the series
The colors in the levels are vibrant and the design of the characters are well done making for one of the better looking Megaman games in the series.
Pro Smartly disguised easy and hard mode
Through having the choice of Megaman or Bass at the beginning of the game the developer has hidden an easy and hard mode depending on which character is chosen.
Cons
Con Extremely diffiicult
This game is hard, very much so that it will take a seasoned player to do well right off the bat. For some this may be too frustrating having to repeat levels over and over again until the memorize them in order to advance without dying.
Con Difficult due to porting to GBA
The GBA version as well as the Virtual Console version (an emulation of the GBA game) has large sprites (due to the resolution of the GBA screen) that make many parts of the game frustratingly difficult.