Frustrating to play and a pale imitation of Mega Man, Mighty No. 9 is unlikely to command the same reverence as its older cousin.

Decent arcade blasting; Comprehensive amount of modes; Stilton strength voiceovers

Iffy platforming; Dull bosses; Stilton strength voiceovers (again

We're a little late to the party with this review of Mighty No. 9 and many of you are probably already aware of the critical lambasting and fan backlash it received upon release. Pitched as a spiritual successor to the much loved Mega Man series and with Keiji Inafune – The mind behind Dead Rising...

Mighty No. 9 has had a long road to this point. The brainchild of Mega Man designer Keiji Inafune, the Blue Bomber's spiritual successor was initially crowdfunded back in 2013 through Kickstarter.

Despite its pedigree, doesn't seem to have a good sense of what was fun about Mega Man, or 2D action-platformers in general. There are brief moments where its pieces come together, but even then it's hamstrung by its visually joyless art and animation.

Dash system

Muddy graphics; Some framerate problems; Clunky abilities; Tedious levels

Releases like Mighty No. 9 upset me. These are games that have every reason in the world to succeed… and fail. What started as a promising spiritual successor to a legendary franchise has now become a massive stain on the history of crowdfunded games. Is the game straight up terrible

Keiji Inafune is an ex-Capcom employee and was once very much involved in the seminal Mega Man series, and his new game, Mighty No. 9 , takes heavy inspiration from the Blue Bomber.

Despite its anachronistic design philosophy, Mighty No. 9 is a game peculiarly suited for today. It's a game for the YouTube screamers, those players who are set up to capture and monetise their frustration while playing a game on camera.

Oh boy here we go. I'm going to start off by admitting up front that I have never played a Mega Man game before in my life and honestly I thought that would be a good thing going into Mighty No. 9.

"Mighty disappointing."

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.