Mighty No. 9

Hello friends,
Today I will review the game MIGHTY NUMBER 9. This game was a Kickstarter backer game that was a bit sloppy with how it was handled. Luckily, this did not effect how fun the game is. So I will focus on the gameplay and not the issue with the Kickstarter stuff.
At first playthrough of the game, it is basically a mega man clone. To those who care about graphics, it is like a early ps3 game with graphics. There ok, but there not great. They are reminiscent of the mega man type graphics in their game. In fact one of the developers of this game previous worked on the mega man series.
There are also other modes in this game, such as boss rush mode, online racing, co-op, etc. The problem with these modes is the player must progress far enough in the game to unlock them. In my personal opinion, they should of been unlocked from the beginning for players. The game play is hard enough, even on normal, it took me quite some time to beat the last boss in the game. Basically, the player absorbs robots to gain XEL. The faster and more robots the player absorbs, the higher their score goes, and even can fill extra charge tanks to use in case of low health. Also, the faster the player goes thru a level, the more points they earn too. There are some strategy like mega man in using xxx weapon to kill yyy boss as the base weapon, the blaster, is very weak and never gets upgraded in the game as far as I can tell. Anyways, here is my PROS/CONS list:
PROS:
- A mega man clone game. The main character is a robot named BECK.
- Different modes in the game, like boss rush mode, co-op mode, and racing mode.
- Bosses require using different weapons to find their weaknesses.
- Different levels with different difficulties.
- Works on windows 11 OS.
- This game requires a controller to use properly. I am unsure it even is useable with mouse and keyboard.
CONS:
- Some modes of the game are blocked by progress in the main storyline. I personal believe these should of been unlocked from the beginning as some of the stages to beat to unlock them maybe challenging for some players.
- Apparently, the online part of the game, appears to be dead, which means if a player wants to use it, they require friends to play with to do online with.
Do I recommend this game? That depends if you like the mega man type games. The levels are very similar to some older mega man games, but with some different mechanics. The absorbing robots is a interesting concept and using it to charge backup tanks to heal is a neat idea. The issue with it though, if you die a lot, the tanks will reset when the player loses all points and dies. The game can be fun if you ignore all the background that happened with it on Kickstarter. Still, it can be fun and challenging to players. If you like mega man games, definitely check this one out.

This game gets a bit of an unfair reputation as a bad Megaman game made by the "father of Megaman." A lot of the critism for how the post kickstarter era of this game was handled. The community manager stuff, the multiple delays, the degrade in graphics quality compared to the inital pitch (probably the biggest sin of this game.), the partnering with Deepsilver after already having hit such a high mark on kickstarter, unfufilled promises (3DS&Vita versions rip). The weird marketing, we all remeber: "Cry like an anime fan on prom night." I would know all of this, i was an original backer. I've played this game on PS3, Wii U, and PC. So my total time is definitely a little higher than on here.
I'm not going to say that Mighty No. 9 is some overlooked gem of a Megaman game that people wrote off, because of the aforementioned issues. If not for all of the issues i stated, on top of this game not being able tonlive up to being the successor to Megaman we all needed (Especially in a time were Megaman ganes were far and few. (Hey look at that, Capcom hasn't made a new Megaman game in quite a while...deja vu.)
I think this game would just be remebered as a mediocre Megaman clone. Not great, but not horrible. The game can be fun, thr controls and combat functions and feels satisfying to play. MN9 even has a few unique ideas w8th the dashing through weakened enemies to kill them and get power ups. Thats neat.
But the story and world is lacking, even compared to some of the weakest Megaman games. Its bland and generic. The voice acting is not great either, and not even in a so bad its good like Megaman 8 or X4.
If it were possible i would give this game a rankking between recommend and not recommend. If you don't have the patience to put up with a decent clone of a game you like thay doesn't do much to live up to its inspiration, avoid this game. But if you're looking for something to scratch that Megaman itch, and you haven't tried this game i would recommend it, because it can be fun. Though I'd say get it on a sale if possible.

I went into this game thinking it was going to be awful, based on the initial reactions I saw to the game when it was first released. It might be because i played well after release, but I didn't have any real issues while playing the game.

The controls were responsive, didn't notice any stuttering while playing. The story was alright for what it was, but nothing really unique that stood out.

It might be because I played it after patches that removed issues that people were experiencing upon it's launch, and that I didn't back this game, but my impression of Mighty No.9 was fairly positive. That being said, I would still recommend waiting for a sale if you feel like picking this title up.

I'd give it a 7/10

It's a good game, it's just not necessarily a good *Megaman* Game. So, if you're looking for a megaman-like, you'll probably enjoy this. If you're looking for Megaman... you won't find it here.

Ignoring all of the bad advertising and controversy, I think this game is actually pretty fun and I enjoy it.
It's very much like a regular Mega Man game but with more emphasis on going fast and having solid movement!

Almost 9 years later actually playing Mighty No. 9 is like walking through the ruins of a promised future that was never meant to be. A graveyard of broken hopes and dreams of both the developers and the community. Genuinely hurt my soul to play especially for the hour where it was actually really good. Otherwise the game isn't offensively bad, it just wasn't good enough and thats why it burns.

Overhated and underrated. Good game for movement-oriented players. I prefer other Rockman Titles but not that bad.