Swedish magazine Level had a top 25 list for 2008's best games and one of the games on the list was Mega Man 9.
This is the list.
25. Bionic Commando Rearmed -
Remake of the Year24. Boom Blox -
Physics Experiment of the Year23. Bangai-O Spirits -
Technical Solution of the Year22. Spore -
Vision of the Year21. Super Smash Bros. Brawl -
Fan Service of the Year20. Fallout 3 -
Dystrophy of the Year19. Fable II -
Surprise of the Year18. No More Heroes -
Parody of the Year17. Left 4 Dead -
Zombie Apocalypse of the Year16. Soul Calibur IV -
Face Smack of the Year15. Persona 3: FES -
Script of the Year14. Gears of War 2 -
Direction of the Year13. Devil May Cry 4 -
Weapon of the Year12. Professor Layton and the Curious Village -
Puzzle of the Year11. Dead Space -
Crossover of the Year10. Mario Kart Wii -
Level Design of the Year09. The World Ends With You -
Battle System of the Year08. Mega Man 9 -
New Retro of the Year07. Mirror's Edge -
Newbie of the Year06. Rock Band -
Party Game of the Year05. Braid -
One-Man Project of the Year04. NHL 09 -
Comeback of the Year03. Little Big Planet -
"Do It Yourself" of the Year02. Grand Theft Auto IV -
City of the Year01. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots -
Game of the YearFor the moment, here's the description for Mega Man 9.
During a year when the new-retro trend got its big commercial breakthrough, the Capcom-legend Keiji Inafune went further than anyone else, and produced a new Mega Man - adjusted to the limitations from 25 year old hardware. Mega Man 9 looked like a NES game, felt like a completely long nostalgia trip and was full of references to the end of the 80's. But at the same time, it offered a completely new experience. New, and ridiculously damn hard.
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There is another article about Mega Man 9 on the same magazine on a different page.