Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.
At $9.99. It has been as low as $3.49.
- Story and characters: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 237 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 133 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
9, Inti Creates made a mini Mega Man-eqsue side-scroller called Might Gunvolt as a spin-off to Azure Striker Gunvolt... and if you ask me it was a mediocre diet Mega Man clone, one that has even less aspects of its spiritual ancestors than the grossly overrated Azure Striker Gunvolt and much worse than what Mighty No. 9 has been accused of, but apparently it was well-received enough (likely anti-Mighty No. 9 circle-jerking) and it helped conceived Inti Creates, along with Keiji Inafune's approval to let them use the Mighty No. 9 characters for free, to develop a sequel and thus here we are with Might Gunvolt Burst, originally released on the Switch, however it has since been brought to 3DS (the version I played initially), PlayStation 4 (as Gal*Gunvolt Burst), and PC via Steam.
Gameplay is a big improvement from its predecessor, not only feeling more like a proper crossover game, but one of the defining features is its robust weapon customization system which allows you tweak your weapons and abilities, depending on your chosen character.
+ An awesome OST.
Visually it's a nice mash-up of 8-bit and 16-bit sensibilities along with some subtle dynamic lighting in some spots to give some depth to the the overall graphics, making a huge step-up from the original Mighty Gunvolt and the sort of thing that kinda reminds you of PlayStation and Saturn-era platformers utilizing the advanced capabilities to evolve 2D sprite-based graphics.
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Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.
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