Description
No More Heroes is a violent action game set in the fictional city Santa Destroy in California. The main character Travis Touchdown wins a Beam Katana (reminiscent of a
Star Wars lightsaber) through an online auction and decides to become a professional killer. He has a streak of otaku, not only though his looks but also through his love for J-Pop music, toy robots, wrestling and videogames. After defeating the assassin Helter Skelter in a battle, he is approached by the French woman Silvia Christel who offers him a job at the UAA, the governing body of assassins. He is given rank #11 and needs to kill his way to the top by defeating the other assassins.
The game is set in a free roaming world with open-ended gameplay, similar to the later
Grand Theft Auto games. The main goal is to kill the other ten main assassins to progress the storyline, but there are numerous sidequests to earn money and additional weapons. Travis's main weapon is the katana, controlled through the Wii remote while the nunchuk is used for movement. Most attacks are performed using the A-button, while the position of the remote determines how high the katana is held. Others only become available by following on-screen instructions, leading to sword lock breaks and finishing moves. He also has a number of typical wrestling in close combat. There is a targeting system through the Z-button, B leads to a stun move and holding A and B together offers charged attacks.
During the journey, Travis is assisted by Doctor Naomi, a weapons maker, and Thunder Ryu who owns a gym where Travis can boast his statistics based on speed, combos and health. He moves around on foot or on his motorcycle Schpel Tiger. The visual style is similar to the grasshopper's previous game
Killer7 with cel-shaded graphics. The game does not take itself serious and the over-the-top combat and animations offer a tongue-in-cheek counterweight for the graphical violence.
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Tweakers.net |
Apr 15, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Zentendo |
Feb 20, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| The Wiire |
Jan 24, 2008 |
B+ |
83 |
| GameSpy |
Jan 23, 2008 |
  |
80 |
| Video Game Talk |
Feb 04, 2008 |
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80 |
| Eurogamer |
Jan 30, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GamesAreFun.com (GAF) |
Jun 25, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Gamervision |
Feb, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| videogamer.com |
Mar 26, 2008 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Kombo.com |
Jan 30, 2008 |
6.5 out of 10 |
65 |
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Trivia
The only version of the game that got to keep all of the excessive violence and gore was, ironically, the US version of the game, while the rest of the world had to make due with toned down violence and enemies turning to ashes instead of spraying fountains of blood.
The Japanese version was also supposed to be "unedited" but Suda51 changed it last minute without any obvious explanation as to why.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Sciere 
(110131) on Jan 03, 2008.
