Mighty No. 9

 PlayStation 4
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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 369 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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??
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    4
    What breaks the heart is seeing just how unimaginative and mundane this game is.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Dudoleafs
    May 2, 2018
    2
    Terrible, hard game aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  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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  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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