Rumormill: MegaMan X9

[Ztrl]

Remember the thoughtful efforts of our affiliates MegaManX9.com that would hint Capcom to make a sequel to the X series? It looks like it finally paid off!! Due to the success of Rockman 9, a new X series game is coming out... in Super Famicom (SNES) style! o.o

An anonymous tipster sent us an e-mail, hinting that a couple of screenshots was recently uploaded to a Capcom Press folder. Hard to believe, but the quality was so surreal and so amazing, we were at loss for words.


"I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky..."


"Hidden treasure? Neat, I better take a look arOUND."


"Ugh, these platforms... Hey, I better not be facing some Spike Raptor boss in here...!"

We were also told, that the theme of the game, and the title, is focusing on the continued removal of old-generation repliroids. The title that was given to us was "Rockman X9: Repuriroido no Shimetsu!", which means "Repliroid Extinction!".

It puts us at the point where Rockman X8 ended with a mysterious shiny piece being infested on Axl's head circuits. Closing in on the year 22XX, after Axl's recovery, new threats started to arise, where the reproduction of copy chips are showing up at a tremendous rate, and thus being able to breed new generation repliroids to replace the old. Can X, Zero and Axl find out who's behind this and stop any irregular crimes in the process?

Some features that would show up is a Database showing off all the characters and bosses that has shown up in the X series so far, along with a Time Attack mode to show off your records on leaderboards.

And it's been mentioned that Life Ups, Sub Tanks and Capsule upgrades are coming back in their original form, without having to buy them from some kind of shop feature.

DLC has been mentioned as well. What they were exactly is yet unknown, but we hope it's the same treatments as Rockman 9 or something more surprising.

The game is rumored to come out on PlayStation Network, X-Box Live Arcade and Wii Ware. The release date and price wasn't mentioned, but we hope it will be ready before the big anniversary.

Source: www.rockmanpm.com/

[Peytral]

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Oh god, I'm having a fangasm. This is gonna be awesome. About time we get a new MMX game.

[swimstud600]

Looks legit, and pretty damn amazing. I can't wait till they give us a release date if this is actually real, but I am skeptical. Those screens would be pretty easy to fake. Could be nothing more than a fan trying to get everyone excited in hopes that Capcom will notice how much everyone wants it and prompt them to make the game, its what some guy did to try and get Golden Sun 3.

But if this is real, this is a personal prediction but I'm gonna call Axl being the one behind mass producing more new gen reploids but hiring 8 regular mavericks so he, X and Zero can kill them and he can cover his tracks. Then you'll kill him in the end. What I'm really interested in is if Sigma will come back or not.

[Professor Fann]

This is simply a wonderful piece of news. But I can't but help agreeing with Swim - these shots can be made fake easily (anyone recall those Legends so-calls?) - and the only way to even prove this piece credible is that Capcom officially announces the game itself.

I think they will have to make a new villain. Otherwise what Lumine said on the moon in X8 after the trio defeated Sigma would be considered as plot-wise exaggeration or ... eh, maybe Capcom would know better by now how to fix their plots. It would be unbelievable, to me, if Lumine did succeed in corrupting Axl, and as Swim said, and Axl goes making all these new bots.

[Ztrl]

The only reason tat I posted this here was because of the Axl sprite. I've never seen a 16-bit Axl so well done. Yes I know it is possible that some spriter out there did it, but all of the sprites I've seen for him this is definitely the closest to Capcom quality.

[swimstud600]

And I agree, it is well done. It is clearly an edit of X, look at the head and the legs and you'll see they just added on a bit, but it is the best Axl I've seen as well and I wouldn't put it past Capcom to make the Axl sprite an edit and take the lazy way out rather than scratch him a new one. So I wouldn't discredit this based on the sprites.

But look at your calenders, you'll notice that tomorrow is April 1st. It'd be great if this were real but I really think its either a joke or an attempt to get Capcom's attention so they'll make X9 for real. But as of now there is no mention of X9 on Capcom's website so for now I'm gonna say its a fake, but maybe a step in the direction of the real thing.

[Morph]

I personally am not buying it.

Too careful and elaborate, their April Foolings have been.

[Professor Fann]

www.rockmanpm.com

They've just posted the newest ... and like Morph said, it's a fake. The anonymous poster has apologized for such a joke she has sent.

[swimstud600]

The problem with April Fools is that people are now starting several days early...

But hopefully Capcom takes notice that there is a demand for the game and actually makes a real one.

[Professor Fann]

I think Capcom does know about our passion for X9. And for a good reason, the fake plot is convincing. But ... maybe they're just lazy and which also explains why they're working hard on Star Force.