As a Mega Man can since day one, this game is what the series needed. It's a throwback to the original NES games with upgraded modern graphics and a new gimmick--the double gear system. The levels are significantly longer than traditional Mega Man levels, and the bosses are interesting, if a bit more juvenile and unoriginal (with the caveat that they power themselves up into other stronger versions).
I hope Capcom continues the series in this vein. I love that they know what die hards like me are into, and this is it.