5 gets the series back on track after quality dropped off a cliff with 4. There's still a bit too much backtracking through areas you already explore but its not 4 levels and nothing as bad as the Freezeman or Flameman scenarios in 2 and 3. Getting to play as navi's other then MegaMan is pretty cool and I actually really enjoyed Liberation missions and the challenge of doing them as efficiently as possible for better rewards. I'm glad the Soul system which is the only redeeming thing about 4 got a chance to shine in a more competent game too.