I was very, very excited when I heard about the upcoming Mega Man game until I heard about the DLC.

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/09/23/mega-man-9-dlc-you-got-price-gouged/

Some background if you don't know. The game is designed entirely within 8 bit limitations (well, they claim it is, but I have to assume this is not quite accurate due to the baseline changes in gaming consoles since then....anywho). The game is also designed to be a direct sequal to the original NES series before it was "adulterated" removing random changes which where gimmicky. Personally, I will miss Rush but oh well.

The base game has been announced at 800 points. The DLC is estimated at 160 points per download for the characters and an unknown price for additional game modes. The DLC is all orginal game content as shown in various trailers and press releases, but is being sold separately upon release.

I have been awaiting a real Mega Man game for quite a while now, but I am going to have to reconsider with this death by a thousand needles sales method. I don't understand why they didn't just offer it at 1200 points for the complete game. It would have come off as a bit pricey, but DLC like this is ridiculous.