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2014 · Inti Creates · Shooter · Platformer

Mighty Gunvolt

Timed Nintendo exclusive

The Steam version and the Japanese only PlayStation Network port of the game includes the Nintendo 3DS DLC levels.

Released
20 August 2014
Platforms
Nintendo 3DSPlayStation 4PlayStation VitaWindows
Genres
ShooterPlatformerIndie
Developers
Inti Creates
Publishers
Inti Creates
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fiction

About

Mighty Gunvolt is a platform game developed and published by Inti Creates. The game is a spin-off accompaniment to Inti Creates' Azure Striker Gunvolt game featuring characters from Mighty No. 9 and Gal*Gun.

The game was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan and North America in August 2014, and later in PAL regions in April 2015. A port for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, titled Gal Gunvolt, was released in Japan in August 2015. A version of the original Mighty Gunvolt was released for Microsoft Windows, and was available for free to purchasers of Azure Striker Gunvolt within the first month of its release. A version of the original for the Nintendo Switch was bundled with its sequel and PuzzMiX in Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection. A sequel, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, was released in June 2017.

Keywords

  • 8-bit style
  • crossover
  • steam
  • multiple protagonists
  • boss fight
  • digital distribution
  • deliberately retro
  • violent plants
  • multiple enemy boss fights

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Gameplay

Mighty Gunvolt is an 8-bit style platform game in the style of Mega Man, in which players shoot their way through five main stages (as well as additional stages available as downloadable content). Players can play as one of three characters; Gunvolt from Azure Striker Gunvolt, Beck from Mighty No. 9, and Ekoro from Gal*Gun, each with their own unique abilities. Gunvolt can perform a double jump and use a chargeable lightning attack, Ekoro can float in mid-air and convert certain enemies to her side, and Beck can use slides and tackles to access certain areas and charge through opponents.

All stages end in a boss battle, many of which are the Sumeragi adepts of Azure Striker Gunvolt, but with some differences in their attacks or patterns. Additionally, one of the adepts, Zonda, actually steps in and fights the player character, in a reverse of their scene in Azure Striker Gunvolt, where Copen kills Zonda and fights instead. Zonda's boss battle was modified and adapted for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2.

Development

Mighty Gunvolt was first released on the Nintendo eShop alongside Azure Striker Gunvolt as a free download for players who purchased the game, and was later released as a standalone title. A version update was released in November 2014, along with downloadable content containing four additional levels. A port for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, titled Gal Gunvolt, was released in August 2015, containing all downloadable stages.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo 3DS20 August 2014Japan · North America 28 August 2014 · Europe 2 July 2015
PlayStation 46 August 2015Japan
PlayStation Vita6 August 2015Japan
Windows29 September 2015Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection

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