Mega Man successor Mighty No 9 to get new game modes and making-of documentary

Keiji Inafune’s Kickstarter campaign for Mega Man successor Mighty No 9 seems to have been a massive success. It hit its goal earlier this month, and now it seems to have hit a few stretch goals as well. The campaign currently sits on $2 million with 19 days to go. This means that there will be two more stages in the game, it will come to Mac and Linux, there will be New Game Plus and Turbo modes, a documentary on the making of the game and a Boss Rush mode.

Concept art for supporting character Call

The next stretch goal to hit sits at the $2.2 million mark, and with that, the game will get ported to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U. There are a bunch of extra stretch goals, with the highest one being $3.3 million which will bring the game to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.

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In the game, players take on the role of Beck, 9th in a line of powerful robots and the only one to not get infected by a mysterious computer virus that has been causing other robots to go berserk. Much like the classic Mega Man, players will get to run, jump, blast and transform their way through six levels, which can be tackled in any order. More levels will likely be added through stretch goals. Beck, being the robot that he is, has the ability to get new weapons from defeated foes and transform his body in a number of ways, which in turn allow for new skills and abilities.