Mighty No. 9

 PlayStation 4
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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 369 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 84 out of 369
  2. Mixed: 52 out of 369
  3. Negative: 233 out of 369
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  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.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

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  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.
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  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]
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