9 can avoid being the butt of every internet joke for a little while, at least. The original game was considered - politely - less than stellar, but this iteration is a fantastically fun true iteration to the Mega Man lineage. These games have a long history as indie cross-over machines, and if you didn’t already realize Mighty Gunvolt Burst is actually a cross-over with Mighty No. The character in question? It’s Ekoro - heroine from the Gal Gun, a series of ridiculous light gun games, and later made the jump to Azure Striker Gunvolt, the predecessor to Mighty Gunvolt Burst. Not only will you get to save your progress and transfer your file over to the main game from the demo, you’ll also unlock a paid DLC character for free. Not only is it available for purchase, but anyone can download the demo and earn a few bonuses.

The creation of the game relied on the online crowdfunding website, Kickstarter. Mighty Gunvolt Burst, originally only available on the Nintendo 3DS system, made its way over to the big brother of handheld consoles - the Nintendo Switch, and finally picked up a few much-needed updates this year. 9 (stylized as Mighty 9) is an action-platform video game by Comcept and directed by renowned producer Keiji Inafune.

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