9, to forcefully bring them back into the fold. Some mysterious force has corrupted nearly all of the world’s robots, and it’s your job as Beck, the eponymous Mighty No. If you’ve ever played a Mega Man game, you know the gist of Mighty No. 9 live up to the tidal wave of expectations it rode in on? In a word: no.
9, a spiritual successor to the original Mega Man games from the blue bomber’s creator, Keiji Inafune.įinally released three years after its initial announcement, does Mighty No. One of the most anticipated projects to come out of that initial wave of Kickstarter successes, raising nearly $4 million, is Mighty No. Department of Retro fretting over a rapidly diminishing past for repackaged consumption.Ĭrowdfunding has hugely amplified this force in gaming, giving fans a direct voice in reviving underserviced genres like adventure games and PC RPGs. Despite the medium’s relative youth, a desire to play the games of our childhood has caused the industry to eat its own tail, It’s like the joke from an old The Onion gag about the U.S. 9 developer Inti Creates, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is set to launch for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC platforms in 2014.Nostalgia is one of the most powerful economic forces in gaming. Developed in collaboration with Mighty No. WayForward notes that the Dancer costume has "double the magic power, but half the defense" of Shantae's regular outfit, making it an ideal fit for speedrunners.Ĭurrently, the Kickstarter project for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has earned over $395,000 toward its funding goal of $400,000. The iOS version of Risky's Revenge has also been updated with a new optional costume, along with the ability to skip cutscenes.
WayForward has since removed this restriction, and the App Store download now includes the full version of the game.
To celebrate the impending success of its Kickstarter-funded platformer Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, WayForward has released its iOS predecessor game Shantae: Risky's Revenge as a free download in the iTunes App Store for a limited time.įollowing up on its debut for DSiWare in 2011, Risky's Revenge originally hit the App Store as a free trial download, with the full game locked behind an in-app purchase.
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