An action-adventure hack n' slash title for the Nintendo Wii. In it, players follow otaku Travis Touchdown in his quest to become the highest-ranked assassin in the world (and, perhaps, get together with the mysterious Sylvia Christel).
I remember a friend hype-ing this game when it was first out. Seemed like yet another generic anime fighter. Since that I've finished Killer 7. Which is another game from same guy Suda51 (guy behind No More Heroes). Which in fact was Suda51;s breakthrough game and that in many ways can be considered as is a spiritual successor to No More Heroes. Franchises popularity is shown with a sequel that came out less than 2 years later. As well as the PS3 port that is out in Japan only at the moment.
Game-play is story based hack-and-slash. Protagonist Travis Touchdown is armed with a beam katana(or light saber if you like). Which is used to rip through armies of bad guys. Game being a early-ish Wii title good share of waggling is done. The katana and games multiple mini-games are controlled with different swipes (waggles). Action takes place in Santa Destroy. Which is a small Latino-esque coastal town. Travis has a fancy motorbike that is used to travel around Santa Destroy. Bringing a slight exploration/ open world aspect. A good deal of collectibles as well as stat improvements can be found in the town. A minor negative aspect in the game-play is a currency. Which is required to open a next level in the game. Currency can be obtained by doing (assassin)side missions and jobs. Jobs being mundane mini-games which are as exciting as a job can be. Or how does filling up picking up litter or fueling cars sound like?
Travis Touchdown is a young assassin who has got into his head that he needs to be number one assassin after obtaining a beam sword. While doing that trying to get in the sack with the French maid hottie who is working for the Assassin Association organization. Story is written well with good deal of lunacy and nice twists. All of the characters are interesting in their own way.
Graphics are presented in stylish cel-shading look. This being tad more polished look from the PS2/GC times. This artistic look might not be for everyone, but suits the game's cool theme very well. Soundtrack follows the same top notch quality with a catchy Otaku tracks. Voice acting is decent. The stereotype accent are good enough, Except for Mr Touchdown's English voice actors performance. Making him sound too static at times.
No More Heroes has a very quirky humor. Lot's of similarities to the underrated gem Killer 7. The open world with it's more open (than Killer 7) game-play this is was a really enjoyable experience. Granted the mini-game working mechanism will feel like real chore and at times controls/camera feel bit awkward. Still, no doubt one of the best third-party Wii games.
No More Heroes was a blast from start to finish. There were real surprises, huge laughs, and gory fun. Hack and Slashers tend to bore me towards the end, but this one didn't and it's twice as long as most Hack and Slashers. It does have faults, mostly the world map and somewhat boring level designs. The positives clearly outweigh the bad, so the No More Heroes is clearly going to stick with me for a while. ----------Battle System---------- No More Heroes is a no frills Hack and Slasher. Th...
I'm just going to come right out and say it, I love No More Heroes. I especially loved the humour of the game. The hilarious dialog and antics by the main character Travis Touchdown give the game just some of it's charm. Travis uses an obvious light saber rip-off called the "Beam Katana" which must be recharged from time to time. To recharge, Travis emulates a masturbating motion, and the player must wave the Wii Remote in the same fashion. Save points are toilets. Travis pulls down his pants,...
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