I thought Mega Man X8 was a great game. My main hope was for the game to be difficult. If you play it on hard difficulty from the start, you will be quite satisfied. Some of the stage design is annoying (ie. GigaVolt Man-O-War), but nothing even close to as bad as the trash compactor level in Mega Man X6. It took me about a month and a half to finish the game on the hardest difficulty.

Also, I was glad to see the return of Vile. Dark Mantis was also a cool Maverick. The rest....not so much, but they were challenging battles nonetheless.