No More Heroes (Wii)

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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.

Screenshots

There are no Wii screenshots for this game.

Alternate Titles

• "Heroes" -- Working Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• No More Heroes series
• Visual technique / style: Cel shaded

User Reviews

Wacky, Cool, Lightsabers and Flaws	Heathen Gray (21)
Quite enjoyable for Wii owners who want something original.	Pixelspeech (955)

The Press Says

Gaming Nexus	Feb 06, 2008	A-	91
Gemakei (formerly Zentendo)	Feb 20, 2008	9 out of 10	90
D+PAD Magazine	Mar 26, 2008		90
Retroage	Feb 19, 2012	8.7 out of 10	87
Gamernode	Jan 28, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
The Video Game Critic	May 07, 2008	B+	83
ZTGameDomain	2008	8 out of 10	80
Wonderwallweb.com	Mar 19, 2008	7.9 out of 10	79
IGN	Jan 22, 2008	7.8 out of 10	78
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2008	6 out of 10	60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Censored?	2	Ash Ligast II (1651) Jul 26, 2008

Trivia

1001 Video Games

No More Heroes appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Development

Originally, the game was planned for the Xbox 360 platform, but the team turned to the Wii when they received information how the new controller would work.

Version differences

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.

Awards

• GamePro
  • February 2009 (Issue #245) - Wii Game of the Year 2008
• GameSpy
  • 2008 – #7 Wii Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Parf and PCGamer77.

Related Web Sites

• No More Heroes (Official game website (Europe))
• Wikipedia: No More Heroes (Article in the open encyclopedia)