Mighty No. 9

 PlayStation 4
User Score
3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 369 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 369
  2. Mixed: 52 out of 369
  3. Negative: 233 out of 369
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. DJ_Coco
    Jun 21, 2016
    2
    Slow and clunky controls, uninspired level design and unfair difficult spikes make this game a title you're better off skipping, even as a hardcore Megaman fan. Treat yourself with some fangames - they're likely better.
  2. ShiggyDiggy
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    This game is a scam, it got a ridiculous amount of funding with nothing to show for it. Poor graphics, and framerate issues despite that, mediocre level design, terrible voice acting. Don't buy it.
  3. Melkiades
    May 26, 2021
    0
    Un serio candidato a peor juego de la historia en dura pugna con E.T. de Atari y Superman 64. No creo exagerar.
  4. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    4
    What breaks the heart is seeing just how unimaginative and mundane this game is.
  5. dr_heartless
    Aug 12, 2016
    1
    The game feels cheap and lazy. The graphics are muddy and ugly with sluggish game play that just isn't fun. With so much money and hype put into this game you have to wonder where it all went cause the end product feel like they cut every corner they could. Keiji Inafune already got to make his mega man with Mega Man X and you would be better off tracking down a copy of that game.
  6. Renzokuken
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    I paid to back this game, as of right now I'm one of the last individuals on the planet to have access to it. After 4 million dollars, three delays and, countless bouts of grief from the company the game finally gets released looking nothing like the original concept art. Backers were promised their codes on the 18th three days before launch. The 18th rolls around, and we get no codes andI paid to back this game, as of right now I'm one of the last individuals on the planet to have access to it. After 4 million dollars, three delays and, countless bouts of grief from the company the game finally gets released looking nothing like the original concept art. Backers were promised their codes on the 18th three days before launch. The 18th rolls around, and we get no codes and no word from comcept, at midnight on the 21st (release day) we get our codes, at the time of posting this half of them don't work, there are multiple reports of save bugs and crashes the game looks like garbage and the audio is horrific.

    Complaining on the official forums has had my comments moderated and censored, inafune has given no comment short of telling a stream "it's better than nothing".

    Do Not Buy This Game.    … Expand
  7. CJMoka
    Jul 22, 2016
    1
    Will never support anything on Kickstarter again after this Farce... After all the delays, the game released is nothing like a 'spiritual successor' to Megaman in terms of gameplay or graphics; only the artstyle is slightly similar, and only because the Inafune was on board were they able to rip that off...
    All in all, save your money, and don't buy/support anything unless you get good in    Will never support anything on Kickstarter again after this Farce... After all the delays, the game released is nothing like a 'spiritual successor' to Megaman in terms of gameplay or graphics; only the artstyle is slightly similar, and only because the Inafune was on board were they able to rip that off...
    All in all, save your money, and don't buy/support anything unless you get good in your hands immediately.    … Expand
  8. YCAdrianGames
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    I am crying like an anime fan on prom night after playing this game. Why did I even back this abomination? Deep Silver is on a row with releasing mediocre game after Homefront: The Revolution and Mighty No. 9 joins their lineup. This is not the Mega Man game we want. It is bland and boring. Should have used my money to back Yooka-Laylee or Bloodstrained instead.
  9. Threnagyn
    Jun 21, 2016
    2
    It's difficult to believe that 3 years and >$4,000,000 dollars went into funding this game. It doesn't look or play well. This will go down as one of the greatest crowdsource failures/disappointments of all time.
  10. lionheart21
    Jun 21, 2016
    2
    When it first came out, I was kinda disappointed that I couldn't back this game, but I had such high hopes for it that I planned on getting it on release day.

    Well, a lot can change over time. I have no idea what happened, but this is not the game that we were promised, this is not a spiritual successor to one of the greatest 2D platformer series of all time. This looks like something    When it first came out, I was kinda disappointed that I couldn't back this game, but I had such high hopes for it that I planned on getting it on release day.

    Well, a lot can change over time. I have no idea what happened, but this is not the game that we were promised, this is not a spiritual successor to one of the greatest 2D platformer series of all time. This looks like something that was made to be played on a mobile, and not a good mobile game, either.

    Its gonna be quite some time before Inafume and Deep Silver are trusted by the fans again.    … Expand
  11. Dudoleafs
    May 2, 2018
    2
    Terrible, hard game aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  12. Procopper
    Jun 21, 2016
    3
    As a Kickstarter backer, my immediate thought is: "Man, all this time & all I want is my money back".

    I've never made a game, & I don't have a good sense of what it costs to do so, but it apparently takes more than what they got to make a good one.
  13. B-Man213
    Jun 24, 2016
    0
    The scumbag creator / developer robbed everyone of their money, then ran his mouth saying that it's better than nothing. What a complete joke. Don't support anything that clown makes ever again.
  14. Maxson
    Jun 23, 2016
    0
    This game is soulless and boring. People gave them $4 million dollars, and you get this crap. I feel bad for those that bought the game. Some people are calling it amazing or decent, those people are in denial, because they just wasted money on a crappy game.
  15. cliffdsixx
    Jun 23, 2016
    0
    Anyone rating this 10 while saying that its not a blockbuster is doing this score a disservice. The budget and indie excuses don't work when Shovel Knight and Shantae excel after being LOWER BUDGET INDIES. This game is a disaster. Worst game ever? No. But it's pretty damn bad. I'd honestly give it about a 4 if not for the history and the unfair 10s I'm counterbalancing. Painfully bland.Anyone rating this 10 while saying that its not a blockbuster is doing this score a disservice. The budget and indie excuses don't work when Shovel Knight and Shantae excel after being LOWER BUDGET INDIES. This game is a disaster. Worst game ever? No. But it's pretty damn bad. I'd honestly give it about a 4 if not for the history and the unfair 10s I'm counterbalancing. Painfully bland. Boring. Clearly unfinished. Frustrating need to dash into bosses. Terrible voice actors. Characters look awful. The fire effect looks like vomit. Framerate drops. Bricking systems. Uninteresting copy/paste levels. The list goes on. Complete waste of fan funds. The more I play it, the more the mediocre critic scores feel merciful.… Expand
  16. BlazingLlama420
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    I was honestly super disappointed with the end result of this game. It looks Keji Inafune is going to be the one crying like an anime fan on prom night. I honesty think I would've been happier buying the full version of Winrar than this pile of crap
  17. xswigertx
    Jun 22, 2016
    0
    This game is **** trash dude. I waited 3 years for this funded them almost 1k for a slap in the face? I'm outraged to say the very least. I want my money back for this piss poor excuse of a game.
  18. Blaxpupas
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    Seriously, is this a game?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I'm very angry with Keiji Infaune. He made this poop for leaving Capcom, cancelling plenty of games, and Recore...trash discs continue appearing.
  19. MisterMansfield
    Jun 23, 2016
    0
    This game is trash, the mechanics are awful the level design is boring the enemies are basic you get hit with cheap hits and the bosses are boring. AWFUL
  20. OrionHamake
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    I'm a big fan of Megaman, but this game sucks. I did not expect much of it, especially after the latest trailers. Virtually everything here is horrible. Graphics, level designer, character designer (although the concepts arts are ok ) style gameplay speed run ridiculous. All these things mentioned are very bad. I do not know what they did with the 4 million dollars raised, but for sureI'm a big fan of Megaman, but this game sucks. I did not expect much of it, especially after the latest trailers. Virtually everything here is horrible. Graphics, level designer, character designer (although the concepts arts are ok ) style gameplay speed run ridiculous. All these things mentioned are very bad. I do not know what they did with the 4 million dollars raised, but for sure this game is not worth it. At least Azure Striker Gunvolt was a great game, and, at least for me, is the true spiritual successor to Megaman.… Expand
  21. Kadeemluvmusic
    Jun 21, 2016
    3
    This happens to be one of the weirdest but dumbest disappointments brought to you by the headhoncho of Mega Man, former creator Kenji Inafume. After years and years of waiting, I was trying to get an answer why Mighty No. 9 went through so many delays until they finally arrive right here. It turns out that all the serious hype that they promised me and the rest of diehard fans of theThis happens to be one of the weirdest but dumbest disappointments brought to you by the headhoncho of Mega Man, former creator Kenji Inafume. After years and years of waiting, I was trying to get an answer why Mighty No. 9 went through so many delays until they finally arrive right here. It turns out that all the serious hype that they promised me and the rest of diehard fans of the popular Mega Man games.... Two words: Big Mistake.

    After a long period, guess what else Mighty No. 9 quickly delayed, again, goddammit it's going to be delayed on the XBOX 360. Seriously? This is not going to be good to be this pile of turd than its underwhelming poor sales and bad timing to promote the game. Deep Silver (Square Enix's parent company) tried everything they can, but just like Homefront: The Revolution, nothing work. So I could imagine what it feels like Mighty No. 9 should've been the passion project experience but like a parody of itself. Much like the time when Bugsy just crapped the 90s than a bowl of cat litter.

    Mighty No. 9, to me, is an unfinished schlock of an less inspired Mega Man game. The loading times are just terrible spending a few short hours burying my hole to watch a creepy linage of a Fox Kids cartoon. The graphics are in more form a step down to what other platforming titles like Ratchet and Clank still brings me back great memories why I owned a beloved console called the PS2. And last but not least, how wrong is the awkward voice acting, insecure cutscenes, and the level designs are just too damn ridiculous. And aw, you may be thinking that its designs are a lot worse than Sonic The Hedgehog's 3D outing, right? Right, well almost. But as bad as this was, it's a shame that Inafume promised to be his baby but with little less flair despite the roller-coaster laundry lists of controversies surrounding the game and its (alleged) successfull Kickstater campaign.

    Bottom line is don't spend too time playing this game otherwise it'll just be a hard time to open its damaged wounds and not recovering from its swollen memory. This is perhaps now I'm calling Mighty No. 9 as one of the most overhyped games ever. Nothing like an unfinished game on a sour note. I wonder why someone from their website actually said with the words "Prepare the Mighty!" I wonder who come up with that idea, Lou Ferrango from Hercules? Nah, that was way off. I'm sorry. So don't spend your $60.00 at Gamestop cause this will be the last time I ever hear from a broken game again.    … Expand
  22. Mr_Maldoror
    Jun 21, 2016
    4
    Seems to be the fashionable thing to dogpile this game and rip it a new one. Especially as a backer. And as it is, it's mostly deserved.

    Gameplay wise, it's okay. But I don't care for how much it gears itself to pander to speedrunner/leaderboard culture. You have to dash through enemies to actually kill them. It creates a sense of pressure to get through the stage fast, but then you    Seems to be the fashionable thing to dogpile this game and rip it a new one. Especially as a backer. And as it is, it's mostly deserved.

    Gameplay wise, it's okay. But I don't care for how much it gears itself to pander to speedrunner/leaderboard culture. You have to dash through enemies to actually kill them. It creates a sense of pressure to get through the stage fast, but then you deal with lots of level hazards, and odd design choices like pits which don't indicate you're supposed to do down them. So you're being cautious while trying to hurry through.

    I'd be more forgiving of the challenges the game offered if certain things didn't have such sloppy design. For example, in one level, there's a turbine half an inch off the ground that you're supposed to dash under. In the demo, it was a problem that I thought they'd fix. But they kept it, and just added a hint. But for something that's all about speeding along, it really grinds the pace to a halt trying to figure out the right distance to stand from when dashing through.

    Also, with the dashing through enemies to kill them, you have to for bosses, and if you don't in enough time, their health regenerates.

    Visually, it's not as ugly as most of the screenshots have shown. A lot of parts are, but some small segments show promise... But then the frame rate randomly drops every once in a while.

    The dialogue is pretty bad, like 90s Mega Man cartoon bad. Again, not a game killer, but there's quite a bit of it throughout the levels, so it's mildly annoying.

    It doesn't deserve all the piss it's been getting flooded on it. I'd give it a 5/10. But with the combination of how poorly handled its development and kickstarter campaign were, as well as knowing it's supposed to be filling the boots of Mega Man which have been left empty for a while, this is hard to get behind. But hey, it's better than nothing.    … Expand
  23. Dragomx7
    Jun 22, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game would receive a 4.5 it's bad, BUT, this is a FOUR BILLION GAME and this shows how much this game is bad.
    The system for changing weapons is horrible.
    Level design is Bad and not fun.
    The dash system is not good, some times you go through enemies, some times you don't, especially in bosses.
    And do I have to say about the graphics?
    Look at the prototype they had in one week showing of and saying how good they are at making games, and look at this, 3 years later.
    When a game have a postponement we expect that to bee for a good cause and the game be better then it was to be.
    The thing is, that this didn't happen with this game, this only prove how bad they were at making this game.
    I really wanted to like this game, but I cant    … Expand
  24. Braduk
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    This is not a 4 million dollar product. But apparently the dev cares so little his response is "better than nothing" so I'm not going to care enough to write a full review either.
  25. Micalica
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    It cost them $4 million dollars and over a YEAR of delays to release this game.

    Day 1 DLC, PS1 graphics, bland and entirely uninspired gameplay, and no respect for the consumer.

    0. You get nothing, just like how I paid money, for nothing.

    "It's better than nothing" - Inafune

    We both know that's a load of crap, friend. You pissed it all away.
  26. Unlimitedpowa2
    Jun 28, 2016
    0
    Downgraded graphics, pizza explosions, 40FPS. Let's just put this on the list of failed kickstarters.

    This is exactly what happens when you give developers money to produce and publish a game. For example, Phil Fisher. He started a Kickstarter in order to publish a game. But once he got enough money he just canceled it and never published the game. The only difference here is that this    Downgraded graphics, pizza explosions, 40FPS. Let's just put this on the list of failed kickstarters.

    This is exactly what happens when you give developers money to produce and publish a game. For example, Phil Fisher. He started a Kickstarter in order to publish a game. But once he got enough money he just canceled it and never published the game. The only difference here is that this game (unfortunetly) got published. I can't wait to see how much the FPS drops on the other systems.

    Oh, and 90% of kickstarter backers still hasn't gotten their copy of the game. The creator of this game wanted nothing more than your money.

    This is honestly nothing more than a failed Megaman clone.    … Expand
  27. WhitePower
    Jun 22, 2016
    0
    I spent 500 dollars on kick-starter to make this happen... what a disappointmentI spent 500 dollars on kick-starter to make this happen... what a disappointment 8… Expand
  28. CBROGERS2013
    Jun 27, 2016
    0
    4 million dollars from fans, selling out to a publisher, and several delays later we get a mediocre at best game. This is much worse than nothing. It is an insult to Kickstarter and fans.
  29. CyberRobotnix
    Sep 27, 2018
    4
    What a travesty. Alright, it had redeeming qualities, but it was really an awful game with bad level design and downgraded graphics, yeah it will certainly not be remembered as a good game by many, thankfully.

    The worst about this game, is that it looked so great, but unfortunately it came out as unfinished with poor controls and mediocre level design.
  30. Imbeinghonest
    Jun 21, 2016
    1
    I mainly bought this game so I can see the pizza looking explosions. It makes me hungry just seeing it. To be honest, I got more enjoyment eating a box of pizza than playing this game.
  31. RicochetPhoenix
    Jun 22, 2016
    0
    Mighty No.9 has to be one of the biggest letdowns of all-time. For 3 years, I anticipated this game and supported it...only for a mediocre (at best) product to be released. The marketing for it was terrible, the delays were frustrating, and the final product was a massive disappointment. The graphics aren't up to the same standards of similar titles these days, the game doesn't feelMighty No.9 has to be one of the biggest letdowns of all-time. For 3 years, I anticipated this game and supported it...only for a mediocre (at best) product to be released. The marketing for it was terrible, the delays were frustrating, and the final product was a massive disappointment. The graphics aren't up to the same standards of similar titles these days, the game doesn't feel like a Mega Man game, the music is all over the place, and the design is bland as can be. I feel bad for everyone who donated to the Kickstarter campaign for this.… Expand
  32. sherlin
    Jun 22, 2016
    1
    Absolute Garbage. The code is completely broken. It looks like a rainbow vomited out a Minecraft game and then the TV screen broke. Sony refunded my PSN purchase. GARBAGE!
  33. fallouts
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    Let this game be a lesson to all the those who blindly support any project on Kickstarter.

    This game looks and feels nothing like a old Megaman game. The art style is ugly and the game is very short. This game pretty much brings nothing interesting to the table.
  34. Cudds
    Jun 21, 2016
    3
    The Kickstarted game that raised over 4 million dollars still continues to not hit the mark during the release window. Multiple wrong codes given out.

    Well, it's better than nothing.
  35. RafaelDB464
    Jun 29, 2016
    0
    ABSOLUTE UTTER GARBAGE!
    Numerous delays, 4 Million Dollars to a game that looks like something out of the PS2, with Horrendous Level design, terrible Voice Acting and Ending Credits that are somehow longer than the Actual game... 4 HOURS OF CREDITS!
    all though the Music is good and the Controls are solid i didn't had a good time at all! if you like this game, that is great! I'm happy    ABSOLUTE UTTER GARBAGE!
    Numerous delays, 4 Million Dollars to a game that looks like something out of the PS2, with Horrendous Level design, terrible Voice Acting and Ending Credits that are somehow longer than the Actual game... 4 HOURS OF CREDITS!

    all though the Music is good and the Controls are solid i didn't had a good time at all! if you like this game, that is great! I'm happy that u managed to find something that you like. it's just my personal Opinion.    … Expand
  36. harlan10
    Jun 22, 2016
    3
    This game sucks the graphics are for the ps2 and the level design is lazy if you want to play a plat-former buy shovel knight or the mega man legacy collection.
  37. Bertoflyingfox
    Jun 26, 2016
    4
    Finally after all the delays, MN9 releases...and it's mostly dead on arrival for me. My PS4 copy crashed to desktop on day1, each time when I got to a robot master. Needless to say, that sucked as a first impression so I just quit the game and played something else.

    Day2, alright time to get some serious levels done. Holy hell do these levels suck. It's classic mega man level design,    Finally after all the delays, MN9 releases...and it's mostly dead on arrival for me. My PS4 copy crashed to desktop on day1, each time when I got to a robot master. Needless to say, that sucked as a first impression so I just quit the game and played something else.

    Day2, alright time to get some serious levels done. Holy hell do these levels suck. It's classic mega man level design, further twisted by whatever idea Inafune had in his head at the time. Feels like a case of "too many cooks in the kitchen".

    As for combat mechanics, the dash *is not* strong enough to build an entire game around. It's finicky, whether it stops you just short of an absorb-able enemy or can't keep responsive during intense moments. This is my biggest problem with the game, if you implement a nice dash feature like that it better be ultra-responsive....to the point of being able to dash in and out of situations with no input delay.

    Cant care about the story since it's essentially megaman in what looks like a Chinese knock-off skin. But the English voice acting is all types of late 90's horrendous, as if cardboard was given consciousness and told to speak into a microphone.

    Like many many others, I'm disappointed with this game. Worst thing I've ever backed.Playing Azure Striker Gunvolt....which funny enough is what Mighty Number 9 *should've* been. Better story, better mechanics, better level design, cheaper game.

    Kamiya was right.    … Expand
  38. T-Razor
    Jun 23, 2016
    4
    This game is mediocre at best. I am truly baffled at how this game raised around $4 million dollars on kickstarter, had around 3 years of development time (with multiple delays), and STILL managed to come out a disappointment.

    PROS: - Using the dash ability to rack up combos can be fun and rewarding. - The soundtrack is decent I guess, but I've heard better from previous Mega Man    This game is mediocre at best. I am truly baffled at how this game raised around $4 million dollars on kickstarter, had around 3 years of development time (with multiple delays), and STILL managed to come out a disappointment.

    PROS:
    - Using the dash ability to rack up combos can be fun and rewarding.
    - The soundtrack is decent I guess, but I've heard better from previous Mega Man games.

    CONS:
    - Graphics are just plain ugly overall (explosions look laughably bad).
    - The game suffers from frame rate drops, which is unacceptable given how bad the game looks.
    - Dialog is neither good or funny, and the voice acting borders from decent to downright obnoxious.
    - Abilities you get for defeating robot bosses are practically worthless, with the exception of 2 or 3.
    - Level design is the BIGGEST issue I have with the game though. Levels can be very archaic and basically come down to trial and error. Traversing levels can feel tedious and frustrating, instead of feeling fun and challenging. There are many instant death hazards scattered throughout levels (some of which are hidden off camera, which just makes the game even more frustrating for beginner players).
    - The final boss is very anti-climatic and incredibly tedious to fight. The fight just drags on for way too long.

    This game did have potential, but there are too many flaws holding it back.    … Expand
  39. fidles
    Jun 22, 2016
    4
    O jogo tem uma jogabilidade mal explorada, em 80% do game você pode evitar inimigos apenas dando Dash os personagens não tem carisma a historia é fraca para um orçamento de 4 milhões se torna realmente decepcionante, temos exemplos de games premiados com orçamento 1000x inferior.
  40. SNESStarter
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    This game is an absolute disgrace and a definitive reason why kickstarting games from devs who constantly ask for more and more money(opposed to the devs of Shantae, Yooka-Laylee, etc.) is sheer stupidity.

    Nothing about this game is good.
  41. FlorinEmil
    Jun 21, 2016
    0
    3 years in development with a budget of 4M dollars and they came up with trash?
    Controls are not great,ps2 graphics,poor level design and wtf is wrong with the voice actors.This may be one of the biggest disappointment of this year.Bloodstained is my only hope......
  42. lrobert
    Jul 30, 2016
    1
    This really cost 4 million dollars? god, I've seen indies games made ​​by one person in a garage that exceed Mighty No. 9 in all aspects.

    Don't buy it. it's a awful game.
  43. realisticgamer
    Jun 22, 2016
    4
    so glad I was not part of this kickstarter. they really should have made it a one hit kill on normal for the entire stage. the bosses are horrible. gameplay is frustrating and a nightmare. if you are going to make it this ridiculous, don't ever make another game ever again. this is why we should have a refund system.
  44. Exoscan
    Jun 21, 2016
    2
    As tempting as it is to give this game a zero I can't. They crapped all over their kickstarter backers who made the entire game possible at pretty much every turn, so they would have to ship a pretty awesome game to make up for it. Unfortunately it isn't. On xbox one there are hitches when using dash in areas with heavy background effects, resulting in unneccessary deaths. MechanicsAs tempting as it is to give this game a zero I can't. They crapped all over their kickstarter backers who made the entire game possible at pretty much every turn, so they would have to ship a pretty awesome game to make up for it. Unfortunately it isn't. On xbox one there are hitches when using dash in areas with heavy background effects, resulting in unneccessary deaths. Mechanics beyond shooting and basic dashing are not explained. It alternates between boringly easy and soul crushing old school difficulty with little notice. Power up distributions are way off. Some stages have 3 extra lives and some have 0. A lot of things pointed out in Beta that needed polish or to be fixed never were. Despite clearly taxing my xbox one the graphics are nothing to write home about, indicating very poor optimization. They had nearly an extra year to polish the game while they worked on "netcode issues" and they didn't do anything to polish it. As for the whole reason this needed netcode? Leaderboards and a co-op feature I can't even find on the menus? At it's core there was potential here, and there are some occasional sections that are fun, hence why it doesn't get 0 stars. But man what a disappointment.… Expand
  45. Sharpshooter188
    Jun 21, 2016
    4
    Functional. But..the charm of the megaman games just isn't there. Looking to get a return on it from PSN. Bland visual style, bad voice acting, levels seem a little bland and there are even framerate drops in some areas. Didn't the game receive some 4 million for it's budget? Wtf happened??
  46. SlickyRicky
    Jun 21, 2016
    4
    Mighty No. 9 is a stinky No. 2.

    I have waited so long to say it. I was so hyped for this game when it was first announced on Kickstarter but after three long years, all we are getting is a sub par action-platformer that shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as Mega Man. Keiji Inafune better not show his face on Kickstarter again.
  47. pongkrit03
    Feb 20, 2018
    3
    I got this game free from PSplus, yet I felt very disappointed by it. I love Megaman series. I played almost every series starting from 1 to 7 and X1-X8 (exclude X2). This game failed in many aspects. It should not be made at all. Level design is very bad. Visual is bad. Boss fight is boring. Many things require you to remember rather than use your skill. BGMs are bad as well. The game isI got this game free from PSplus, yet I felt very disappointed by it. I love Megaman series. I played almost every series starting from 1 to 7 and X1-X8 (exclude X2). This game failed in many aspects. It should not be made at all. Level design is very bad. Visual is bad. Boss fight is boring. Many things require you to remember rather than use your skill. BGMs are bad as well. The game is like coming from year 19XX. Animation is lip-sync. Uninspired story. Everything is terrible.

    This is by far the lowest score I've ever given to a game. Here you have it 3/10. Even the fan-made version, Megaman Unlimited, is much better game. You can download it for free in PC. If you want some Megaman, go buy Megaman collections. The Dev said "at least it is better than nothing", hell no I would say for this game "Nothing is Better". This game is LIFELESS.    … Expand
  48. Zampa
    Jun 24, 2016
    2
    shame on you, 4Million $ from the kickstarter for this **** ??? bad graphisme bad story .... shame on you

    don't buy this **** pls don't waste your time
  49. Lawfer7
    Jul 2, 2016
    3
    Glitchy, Unstable, Poor Graphic Effects, Worst Ending, No Story, All is Generic (music, Animations etc etc), This is not Megaman also NOT spiritual successor
  50. kingshark
    Sep 9, 2016
    1
    I went into this expecting megaman x, I love megaman x4, one of my favorite games. And it was not wrong to expect something similar, it was blatantly advertised as such! The biggest selling point was the creator of megaman working on the stupid thing. And I don't understand how one can mess such a simple formula, tight platforming, gangster bosses, cool new weapons, hell even the story isI went into this expecting megaman x, I love megaman x4, one of my favorite games. And it was not wrong to expect something similar, it was blatantly advertised as such! The biggest selling point was the creator of megaman working on the stupid thing. And I don't understand how one can mess such a simple formula, tight platforming, gangster bosses, cool new weapons, hell even the story is almost irrelevant in these games and just have some cool looking characters, that's all this game needs.

    What the game does have:
    *Clunky as hell platforming even with an infinite dash
    *A new dash system that revolves around you dashing into enemies after killing them, but essentially not doing it on the very second you kill them results in a combo restart and no real reward. So encouraging a player to dash prematurely and take damage also resulting in a combo loss, unless one uses the ice cannon which just brakes the game.
    *THE STUN LOCKS, omfg. Not once has anyone appreciated being stun locked in a video game and dying. Personally I don't sit there watching my character paralyzed and think , oh *uck yeah now THIS, THIS is exactly what I want. Every freaking boss has a stun lock and once stun locked almost an instant kill, AND on top of that if you do lose all your lives you restart THE WHOLE LEVEL, which was the same in megaman x, but when you HATE the levels that becomes a bit of a problem. Now before you say get gud skrub, pls not I have 100% every megaman x and done megaman x4 no damage which is pretty freaking hard! But still more enjoyable then even fighting one stupid boss.
    *Poor level designs, whilst bringing nothing new to the table on level designs you could at least make some cool levels, nope we get basically the same level with a re colour.
    *Poor character designs, WHO THE HELL, thought mighty no.9 Looks cool?! He looks like the michellin man went on a ten day crack binge to lose weight and then put some plastic bumpers on to fight crime!!! All the bosses are lame as hell, look at the boss designs in Megaman x5, freaking fire t rexs and grizzly bears and god dam SIGMA as a floating freaking head is cooler than ALL the bosses.
    *A character swap TO THE WORST PLATFORM CHARACTER of all time. Did anyone actually enjoy playing as the other character??? She cant dash to kill stuff, she cant charge her gun all she can do is shoot enemies until they go to that dead state, and then? Shoot them TWICE as much AGAIN. On top of that you HAVE to kill every enemy with her so you cant just ignore them it takes like YOUR WHOLE DAMN LIFE to kill one freaking enemy.
    I stopped playing after one level as her so I am going to stop my review here before I burst a blood vessel.
    Dont buy it. Please. I dont know you, and I don't owe you anything. But I can save you, I can stop you from supporting such money sucking trash, I can help you in the right direction.
    Dont.
    Just.
    Dont.

    All the best.
    Shark    … Expand
  51. nuttify
    Oct 2, 2016
    2
    I paid 14 dollars for this abomination. If i were to do it again I would gladly have taken a dump on a fresh 20 dollar bill and light it on fire. At least the site of burning my own money would have been more enjoyable then this game. I feel bad for the people that paid full retail for this travesty. The controls are bad, the graphics suck for the ps4 and they didn't even put in the effortI paid 14 dollars for this abomination. If i were to do it again I would gladly have taken a dump on a fresh 20 dollar bill and light it on fire. At least the site of burning my own money would have been more enjoyable then this game. I feel bad for the people that paid full retail for this travesty. The controls are bad, the graphics suck for the ps4 and they didn't even put in the effort to animate the beginning cut-scenes. Maybe im not giving the best review because I am extremely frustrated after wasting 3 hrs of my life playing this game and trying not to hulk smash every thing in my near vicinity. Do yourself a favor and avoid this game. This game gives you that bad gut feeling where you feel like the deaths are not your fault due to the bad controls and mechanism's within the game. For the love of god this game needs a turbo button to be played with.… Expand
  52. ByYuxiSs
    Mar 9, 2017
    4
    Is it supposed to cost 1 million dollars?
    A nonsensical game, some poor graphics after Keiji Inafune beg for money for Kickstarter, we thought we were going to get a megaman-like successor with a very high budget.

    What a great game disappointment for all platforms 4/10
  53. sosad
    Mar 17, 2017
    0
    I backed them for $125, for now I still waiting for the vita version as their promised. They never send out the physical rewards, no one response for all issues. The game comes out like a cheap products, its not what I want before I backed. Will not buy any games by Comcept anymore, as their company they cant be trusted.
  54. Calcallous
    Mar 13, 2018
    0
    Absolute wank bollocky ****. This having to die **** during levels to find out out to surpass them in a side scroller. Totally unforgiving nature for something tailored to kids. And level design is pure ****e.
    Do not pick up this game, leave it rot into nothing.
    I want my time back.
  55. dash383535
    Nov 30, 2017
    4
    Intro: WHAT HAPPENED? This was suppose to be the Megaman spiritual squeal we have been waiting for, from the father of Megaman himself. Instead we get a lazy rushed experience with some fun bits every now again. With $4 million dollars in funds given from the fans, all the backers of this game are crying like an anime fan on prom night.

    Story:What there's a story in here? Yep and it    Intro: WHAT HAPPENED? This was suppose to be the Megaman spiritual squeal we have been waiting for, from the father of Megaman himself. Instead we get a lazy rushed experience with some fun bits every now again. With $4 million dollars in funds given from the fans, all the backers of this game are crying like an anime fan on prom night.

    Story:What there's a story in here? Yep and it terrible. It is told though the laziest 3D animated cut-scenes where the character don't move at all, NOT EVEN THEIR LIPS MOVE WHEN THEY TALK! It's even more insulting that after the final boss fight you get three anime-quest picture with no voice acting to tell the end of the story. Then they have the nerve to have an end credit cut-scene with the same lazy animation, trying to setup a squeal that this series will probably never get. The voice acting itself is ok, if the story was good or even necessary in this action platformer.

    Gameplay. There nothing that bad about the gameplay aspect.........for the most part. You have your shoot, jumping and dashing that you would expect from a game like this. The problem comes from the level design. Every environment is forgettable and have tons of cheap one hit deaths. There is a difference between a game being hard and a game being cheaply hard and in some of area of this game, it is cheaply hard. Stupid narrow spaces with no room to do anything, with a simply jump that's bit higher that you wanted and boom, your dead, There are some fun and fast pace moment and hell, even one level that had a real cool idea, but this fun is few and far between. Also to note there is one level in the game that's complete unnecessary. You play as a girl named Call for one level and her controls feel off and out of place. That level was a chore to get through.

    Presentation: GARBAGE! This game looks like a PS2 game and has multiple issue despite is low end graphics. On PC the game would go as fast as 60 FPS and go as slow as 20 FPS. That's not because of my PC because even the highest end PC are having the same problem, its even worse on PS4 and Xbone. As I said for the story, the cut scenes are the laziest thing I have ever seen. I don't know about consoles but while playing this game it also crashed 10 SEPARATE times while I was trying to get through the campaign. For a game that looks like this, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

    Soundtrack The music is okay but it is mostly forgettable. I hate how every boss, except for the final one, has the same boss music. That's just embarrassing. There only one song I really like and remember and that was the final boss music.(I'll link it below in case you want to listen)

    Conclusion: This could have been a fun game. All the aspect of gameplay to make a good game are here but this is muddied with laziest. Terrible story, unimaginative and forgettable levels, framerate issues and crashes, all while the creator want to all ready focus on a squeal. There's a bit of fun to be had but if you really want to play it but wait until its on sale for $5 and you will need to be a BIG fan of Megaman. For everyone else this is a title I recommend skipping.    … Expand
  56. pat2004reviewer
    Jan 8, 2018
    2
    Mighty No.9 the game everyone thought would be good but were disappointed by..... is it good? lets find out!
    Graphics-Though this is the least important part we are already at a bad start, I can somewhat but not really understand why the 360 version would look this way but the ps4 and Xbox one and even Wii u version look terrible for there standards as it looks like a ps2 game, as a    Mighty No.9 the game everyone thought would be good but were disappointed by..... is it good? lets find out!
    Graphics-Though this is the least important part we are already at a bad start, I can somewhat but not really understand why the 360 version would look this way but the ps4 and Xbox one and even Wii u version look terrible for there standards as it looks like a ps2 game, as a GameCube game would look better than this!
    Story-Robots take over..... not original but still not bad so its ok
    gameplay-The gameplay is nothing like the mega man X games as those were fun and this is frustrating with its unfair obstacle and hazard placement and its bad physics, I hate shooting an enemy and dashing through it and then the enemy next to it hits me, its not a fair challenge its just annoying and the bosses are not like mega man games unless you count the weakness of the bosses but if you obtain one bosses ability the rest are cake which was the not like that in mega man games.
    Music-Mediocre to ear bleeding, megamans was meh to amazing.
    OVERALL-This game is a ugly looking game with bad music, a decent story, but awful gameplay.

    ScoreBoard-
    graphics-2/10
    gameplay-3/10
    story-5.4/10
    music-1/10
    TOTAL-2.5/10 TERRIBLE    … Expand
  57. jugadorhardcore
    Sep 12, 2018
    0
    ahahaha this crap is the biggest fraud! it make me laugh all the stupid people who give money for this.
  58. lo_cash
    Mar 17, 2018
    3
    Normally challenge is welcome but this game's reward returns are so minimal it's not worth it.

    I remember Megaman X fondly, you had plenty of abilities even from the beginning, wall slides, wall jumps (from any flat surface), power shots, none of that is in this game but at least you get a dash and ledge grabs. You get variations of that and your shots but they're virtually useless and    Normally challenge is welcome but this game's reward returns are so minimal it's not worth it.

    I remember Megaman X fondly, you had plenty of abilities even from the beginning, wall slides, wall jumps (from any flat surface), power shots, none of that is in this game but at least you get a dash and ledge grabs. You get variations of that and your shots but they're virtually useless and add little to the enjoyment of navigating a level.

    Level design seems inconsistent, most sidescrollers hazards have a prompt some of MN9's seem
    instantaneous or punish you before you have a chance to learn (or worse, punish you while or after they reward you). Megaman games usually have enemies who drop health or weapon energy, this seems to be replaced with a system that stores energy from enemies you "dash" through, to access this you have to pause/stop the action. it ruins the flow of action. weapons are uninspired. I-frames are something meant to act as a grievance and learning tool for players, there's none of that if not minimal. Other parts of levels rely on poorly explained mechanics and force you to play a specific way because if you don't, you'll lose health or your life.

    It's a poor imitation of Megaman, in fact, just get a Megaman or Megaman X collection to feed your nostalgia, they usually play much much better.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

37
#37 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
53
#53 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 64
  3. Negative: 20 out of 64
  1. Easy Allies
    Dec 1, 2016
    40
    It's so pervasively dull. Where other prominent throwbacks have recaptured the beating heart of the games that inspired them, Mighty No. 9’s familiar pieces are thrown together without a driving vision. Hopefully the super fighting robot’s next successor is more worthy.
    Read full review
  2. CD-Action
    Sep 17, 2016
    30
    Here’s an idea: let’s just try to forget this ever happened. [09/2016, p.60]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Aug 26, 2016
    40
    This is very much Inafune by numbers, a Mega Man game in all but name, and not a particularly good one. [Issue#296, p.118]
See all critic reviews »