An Excellent addition to the Wii library
The Good: Great dialogue, fun gameplay, good humor, entertaining story, great visual style
The Bad: Boring GTA like free-roaming between mission, jobs get repetitive, getting the money for the next match can be a pain, main story is a little short considering the cost
No More Heroes is a worthy addition to the Wii library, offering some much needed crazy action for non-casual gamers that should please any action gamer. The game starts out great and the action holds up through-out a great portion of the game. The absolute insanity of Grass-Hopper studios is evident with the over the top violence and insane dialogue which makes you want to keep playing. I am glad to see a game not take itself seriously and just have fun, because as a player it made it that much more enjoyable to pick up the controller. The overall presentation is a mix of artsy and retro which works out very well. The wii remote is incorporated nicely as the motion controls are used sparingly so that you still get motion action without ruining the control scheme. Another interesting usage of the wii remote was receiving cell phone calls through the built in speaker.
This game is why I am happy to see third party support for the wii and one of those few games that actually made me want to play my wii besides when I had company over. Though the main storyline is very short, roughly 10-20 hours, it was still fun on the second and third run through and there are some decent side missions to partake. The only problem the non gamer might have with this is the price. This game is a must rent and though I felt it was worth the 50 some odd dollars I spent, typical gamers should still be more than happy if they can find a used copy or see it go for 30-40 dollars retail.
Final verdict: 4/5 stars, definitely worth checking out
