We all remember the golden days to 2D run and gun platforming titles during the mid to late 80’s and the early 90’s.  Mainly when it comes down to run and gun games from the early 90’s one of the many titles that instantly comes to mind is the Mega Man series.  When Capcom had developed Mega Man series during the mid 80’s they did an excellent job in making the game enjoyable to play.   When gaming industry began to advance from 8 to 16 bit gaming during the early 90’s many people were thoroughly impressed by the Mega Man X series.  The first three games of the Mega Man X series was amazing and just about everything from the visual to the plot all the way down to the actual gameplay provided an unforgettable experience.

While Mighty No. 9 tried hard to replicate the gaming mechanics that made the Mega Man series popular it was mostly panned by critics for its attempt.  Some would argue that if Mighty No. 9 was developed and released in the early 90’s for a game console like the Sega Genesis or the Super Nintendo Entertainment System it could have been more popular.  Even though, the Unreal Engine 3 contributes to the fantastic visual quality seen in Mighty No. 9 the game itself seemed somewhat sluggish in comparison to the Mega Man X games from the early 90’s.  While the use of cutscenes and voice overs were nice along with having a pretty decent soundtrack Mighty No.9 probably would have been better of being a 16 or 32 game where 2D run and gun platform titles were popular.