Which Mega Man game for the PSP?

I'm kinda stuck in a dilema.

I've been looking at the 2 recently released Mega Man games for the PSP and I'm trying to decide which game to buy.

Shocking as it may seem, but I've never played a Mega Man game before (never really had a Nintendo console) and looking at the reviews of these, they are both scoring pretty high and almost the same.

So, I'm asking for you guys honest opinions on both MegaMan Maverick Hunter X and MegaMan Powered Up

Chaos was the law of nature; order was the dream of man. Henry Brooks Adams, American Historian (1838 - 1918)

They're both remakes of the first games in their respective series, so either is a good place to jump in to. Megaman X references a bit from the original series, but not enough to leave you wondering what the hell is going on.

Powered Up:
11 different playable characters to unlock, with multiple versions of megaman to unlock, and new roll costumes to download every month. Each playable character has their own unique dialogue, and the story changes slightly for them. they all play quite differently as well.

It also has a stage creation tool that you can add on to by finding stage and enemy packs in the game's levels, and download from MMWeb every week or so. Stages created can be uploaded to MMWeb for others to download and review. Capcom releases special promotional stages every now and then as well.

finally, it also has a challenge mode that gives you 100 unique challenges to pass through that will unlock the final playable character in the game.

The game is very light on story, and is pretty easy unless you set it to hard mode. luckily because of the stage creation, it has near infinite replay value.

as yet another nice little bonus, it comes with a "skin" for the Logitec PlayGear Pocket.

Maverick Hunter X:
decent challenge: not to hard, not to easy. its a lot darker than the original series. The game has some outstanding voicework, a bunch of anime cutscenes, and even an unlockable OAV that explains Sigma's reasons for starting the war, and adds a lot of depth to the cast as well.

Other than the OAV, there's only one other unlockable feature in the game, and that's to play the game as Vile, an enemy in the game. the story is a lot different this time around, has a few new bosses, and new cutscenes as well. Not merely a tacked on extra, it's obvious that just as much, if not more work was put into Vile's game than X's. Unfortunately, once you finish with both characters, there's next to no replay value.

Both games are great, and a lot of websites named both games of the month, and both recieved perfect scores from at least one review website. You can't really make a bad decision here. Get the one that seems like it would interest you the most, and get the other later.

I'd also reccomend picking up Megaman Anniversary Collection (PS2/GC/Xbox) and Megaman X Collection (PS2/GC) if you like either of these games.

Got both myself, and if you have to choose one...

For deeper storyline: Maverick Hunter X

For far more challenging (to the point of throwing your PSP across the room) gameplay: MM Powered Up

If you have never played a Megaman game before, I would say get Powered Up, then play Mavrick Hunter X.

I say get both. I have Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, and boy, the nostalgia is insane! Good times. I am on the fence whether to get MM: Powered Up. I think the new SD characters are cute, but I'm not sure...

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Maverick Hunter X's target audience is mainly comprised of existing fans of the X series. Powered Up is more accessible, and as it's a remake of the very first game, there's no background to know about.

Ok, to start with I think I'll invest in MegaMan Powered Up.

Thanks guys.

Chaos was the law of nature; order was the dream of man. Henry Brooks Adams, American Historian (1838 - 1918)

let me know how it goes!

Powered Up is so cute (yeah whatever)...kinda wish they'll make a port to the DS...

Not gonna happen. Hell, the GBA Megaman Collection is still not out yet.