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    No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Jan 26, 2010

    No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is the second installment of Grasshopper Manufacture's surreal action series on the Nintendo Wii. Taking place three years after the original game's conclusion, the sequel streamlines many of that games features into a more tightly paced adventure.

    Suda 51 blew my mind today and it's mildly spoilerific!

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    Sponsored by Travis Touchdown: he loves strawberries on his shortcake.
    Sponsored by Travis Touchdown: he loves strawberries on his shortcake.
    If the title didn't already give it away, expect some minor spoilers right... now! 
     
    While most people are getting their Mass Effect or MAG on, some of us are playing a little game called No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. And in the first two hours, I exercised my kitty, played some 8-bit throwback minigames, witnessed a broken 4th wall, pressed the A button a lot, turned into a tiger, fought a giant robot full of cheerleaders, beat up an Irish rapper, and watched a pretty dirty anime video with a glimpse of naked cartoon ass (no naked cartoon pussy unfortunately.) And there's probably another 12 hours yet to go... I couldn't imagine what the fuck is ahead of me. 

    Double the beam katana, double the fun.
    Double the beam katana, double the fun.
    The game begins 3 years after Travis' run to the top of the UAA at a time where Travis has fallen from grace... I think. They don't really get into any details. Santa Destroy looks a bit more developed and Naomi looks even more developed (they look much bigger.) He is now ranked 51st (har har har) and we find him fighting Skelter Helter, the brother of Helter Skelter, who Travis killed to become the 11th ranked assassin last time around. The circle of life, I suppose. The battle is a tutorial more-or-less, but if you've played the first game it's pretty unnecessary. The controls are not very complex anyway... button mashing is still the control style of choice. The actual game is similar to the first: slash a few dozen dudes, collect some knick-knacks, take a shit, and battle some wacky boss to the death. And the one boss fight is a old-school Japanese giant robot fight straight from the Voltron playbook. There's more to the story, but I don't feel like giving away Bishop's death and the whole "Travis is out for revenge" plot in the game. Did I mention the spoilers? 
     
    Two bosses in and things finally started to get interesting.
    Two bosses in and things finally started to get interesting.
    That's the beginning of the game in a nutshell, but I can tell there's more to like in No More Heroes 2 already. The odd jobs have been replaced by short 5 minute games that remind me of games circa 1988. All the games I played so far have been masterfully done and adds to the variety the game needs because let's face it, the actual game is mad repetitive. Also improved is the eradication of the open world. While it was pretty fun cruising around town collecting T-shirts, Santa Destroy was an empty and soulless town. However Travis' apartment got an extreme makeover. This is your hub, the place where you play with Jeane, watch TV, get your shmup on in Bizarre Jelly 5, and poop. It's all those little distractions that boost No More Heroes 2 from good fun to crazy awesomeness. 
     
    If you have a Wii, you should add No More Heroes 2 to your library. Simple as that! 
     
    Oh, one final thing. Boob physics are aplenty... manboob physics are also represented. Naked cartoon pussy is nowhere to be found yet, but I'm only a couple hours in.
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    #1  Edited By Dalai

    Sponsored by Travis Touchdown: he loves strawberries on his shortcake.
    Sponsored by Travis Touchdown: he loves strawberries on his shortcake.
    If the title didn't already give it away, expect some minor spoilers right... now! 
     
    While most people are getting their Mass Effect or MAG on, some of us are playing a little game called No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. And in the first two hours, I exercised my kitty, played some 8-bit throwback minigames, witnessed a broken 4th wall, pressed the A button a lot, turned into a tiger, fought a giant robot full of cheerleaders, beat up an Irish rapper, and watched a pretty dirty anime video with a glimpse of naked cartoon ass (no naked cartoon pussy unfortunately.) And there's probably another 12 hours yet to go... I couldn't imagine what the fuck is ahead of me. 

    Double the beam katana, double the fun.
    Double the beam katana, double the fun.
    The game begins 3 years after Travis' run to the top of the UAA at a time where Travis has fallen from grace... I think. They don't really get into any details. Santa Destroy looks a bit more developed and Naomi looks even more developed (they look much bigger.) He is now ranked 51st (har har har) and we find him fighting Skelter Helter, the brother of Helter Skelter, who Travis killed to become the 11th ranked assassin last time around. The circle of life, I suppose. The battle is a tutorial more-or-less, but if you've played the first game it's pretty unnecessary. The controls are not very complex anyway... button mashing is still the control style of choice. The actual game is similar to the first: slash a few dozen dudes, collect some knick-knacks, take a shit, and battle some wacky boss to the death. And the one boss fight is a old-school Japanese giant robot fight straight from the Voltron playbook. There's more to the story, but I don't feel like giving away Bishop's death and the whole "Travis is out for revenge" plot in the game. Did I mention the spoilers? 
     
    Two bosses in and things finally started to get interesting.
    Two bosses in and things finally started to get interesting.
    That's the beginning of the game in a nutshell, but I can tell there's more to like in No More Heroes 2 already. The odd jobs have been replaced by short 5 minute games that remind me of games circa 1988. All the games I played so far have been masterfully done and adds to the variety the game needs because let's face it, the actual game is mad repetitive. Also improved is the eradication of the open world. While it was pretty fun cruising around town collecting T-shirts, Santa Destroy was an empty and soulless town. However Travis' apartment got an extreme makeover. This is your hub, the place where you play with Jeane, watch TV, get your shmup on in Bizarre Jelly 5, and poop. It's all those little distractions that boost No More Heroes 2 from good fun to crazy awesomeness. 
     
    If you have a Wii, you should add No More Heroes 2 to your library. Simple as that! 
     
    Oh, one final thing. Boob physics are aplenty... manboob physics are also represented. Naked cartoon pussy is nowhere to be found yet, but I'm only a couple hours in.
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    #2  Edited By Godwind

    The boobs turned me on.

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    #3  Edited By L33tfella_H

    I might be remembering wrong, but didn't you non-interactively kill Helter Skelter in the first game. As in, he was the '11th' ranked hitman, and you killed him and then you started the game going after the 10th ranked hitman.

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    #4  Edited By Snail

    I totally have to get that game.

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    #5  Edited By Godwind
    @L33tfella_H said:
    " I might be remembering wrong, but didn't you non-interactively kill Helter Skelter in the first game. As in, he was the '11th' ranked hitman, and you killed him and then you started the game going after the 10th ranked hitman. "
    Yes, but this is Skelter Helter, not Helter Skelter.  Huge Difference.
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    #6  Edited By Dalai
    @L33tfella_H said:
    " I might be remembering wrong, but didn't you non-interactively kill Helter Skelter in the first game. As in, he was the '11th' ranked hitman, and you killed him and then you started the game going after the 10th ranked hitman. "
    You're right. You actually don't fight him. The first boss would be Death Metal... kinda worded that wrong or forgot or something. Been a while since I touched the first game.
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    #7  Edited By rallier
    @Dalai: Finishing the SSHUMP gives you something quite close to naked cartoon pussy, that surprised me quite a bit.
     
    The boob physics in this game are indeed awesome, Naomi in particular.
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