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No More Heroes
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User Score (98)8.0
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Expert Score (141)8.0
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Gameplay (57)7.2
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Graphics (65)6.6
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Sound (60)7.2
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Storyline (4)8.4
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Control (6)7.7
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Lifespan (18)7.3
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Travis Touchdown could become the greatest assassin in American history – if he puts his mind to it. Of course, there are distractions everywhere – movies to watch, lawns to mow, action figures to own. But with your help, he can move up the ranks from part-time slacker to number-one hacker in No More Heroes, exclusively for Wii. Welcome to Santa Destroy, a California town on the edge of nowhere – a place where dreams go to die, smothered by the pillow of mediocrity. T…
Manufacturer's Specs
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Category:Adventure, Action
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Players:1
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Age rating:16+
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Publisher:Rising Star Games
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Developer:Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
No More Heroes
No More Heroes is a game published by Ubisoft Entertainment and is rated Mature with blood and gore, crude humour, intense violense, sexual themes and strong language. In the game, you play as Travis Touchdown who jus knocked off the world’s eleventh best without breaking a sweat. It starts off right after Travis was assigned to take on the drifter known as Helter Skelter, after which Travis takes the latter’s place as the new 11th ranked assassin. The adventure begins after the myst…
See moreNo More Heroes
No More Heroes is a game published by Ubisoft Entertainment and is rated Mature with blood and gore, crude humour, intense violense, sexual themes and strong language. In the game, you play as Travis Touchdown who jus knocked off the world’s eleventh best without breaking a sweat. It starts off right after Travis was assigned to take on the drifter known as Helter Skelter, after which Travis takes the latter’s place as the new 11th ranked assassin. The adventure begins after the mysterious beauty, Sylvia Christel appears and the situation turns out to be more complicated than first thought.
Features
In No More Heroes, hack and smash your way through Santa Destroy, California and unleash a lethal combination of sword slashes and wrestling moves. The graphics are of a modern, highly stylized 3D world which allows you to roam a Sand Box Universe in full 3D. You can choose to roam the city on foot or slide around corners on your speed bike. You control your plasma-beam katana actions with two Wii Remote sensitive attack stances and an arsenal of close combat wrestling moves. Other features include interactive special attacks and finishing moves which are completed by matching your Wii Remote’s movements to the cues on the screen. The way in which you finish off your opponent determines how much money you’ll earn for your efforts. Besides that, you can also complete side missions and mini-games such as Pizza Delivery, Graffiti Blaster and Speed Bike Racing for extra cash The character’s wardrobe and new weapons can also be customized, as well as new attacks to be learnt. The characters in this game include travis Touchdown, Sylvia Christel who single-handedly arranges all ranking battles, Holy Summers, United Assassin’s Association (UAA)’s 6th ranked assassin, Shinobu, UAA’s 8th ranked assassin, Doctor Naomi who developed the Tsubaki series of beam katanas that Travis uses, Thunder Ryu who is Travis’ master in sword techniques and hand-to-hand combat, Destroy Man, UAA’s 7th ranked assassin, Dr. Peace, Uaa’s 9th ranked assassin as well as a corrupt detective, Randall Lovikov, a drunken old man who is Travis’ indirect master and Bad Girl whose targets find a nice contrast between her distinct Lolita fashion and bloodstained baseball bat.
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No More Heroes is the story of Travis Touchdown who lives in Santa Destroy, California. Due to some unexpected circumstances, Travis is confronted by the head hunter of an assassins’ organisation. Travis must defeat ten other bloodthirsty killers to become the best. With the Wii Remote spectacular wrestling moves become easy. No More Heroes is mainly a love and hate story with plenty of action and intrigue. It also features plenty of rewards, making the combats exciting. Many reviewers find themselves en…
See moreNo More Heroes is the story of Travis Touchdown who lives in Santa Destroy, California. Due to some unexpected circumstances, Travis is confronted by the head hunter of an assassins’ organisation. Travis must defeat ten other bloodthirsty killers to become the best. With the Wii Remote spectacular wrestling moves become easy. No More Heroes is mainly a love and hate story with plenty of action and intrigue. It also features plenty of rewards, making the combats exciting. Many reviewers find themselves enthralled by the joyous, stylized action and awesome performance. They find the motion controls to be awesome and they like the concept of the story with its weird characters, drama and humor. You are armed with a weapon of your choice which you can upgrade. After a fight, you can unlock two new missions. Some reviewers find that the missions are almost identical. However the difference lies in the ways you fight with the enemy in each mission. There are plenty of small details and gameplay detours to keep you going. The visuals are amazing with highlights in its clean textures and animations. The combats are stylish and the dialogue is just too good. No More Heroes is dark, engaging and entertaining. Most gamers find that the fantastic combat is an enough reason to play again and again.
See lessPros & Cons
- intense action, just plain fun, epic boss fights, engaging story, innovative concepts
- repetitive gameplay, frame rate gets erratic, not enough content, poor storytelling, framerate issues
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No More Heroes (Wii)
Reviewer: Nintendo Life12 May 2009- Overall 8
No More Heroes certainly isn’t perfect; the tasks you’re given in-between missions are dull (calling to mind the same boredom experienced when you had to get a job in Sega’s Shenmue), the Grant Theft Auto-style driving sections border on the pointless (we can only assume they’re intended to be a thinly-veiled dig at the successful franchise) and the general gameplay doesn’t actually change during any of the assassination missions. But regardless of these... Read more
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Reviewer: review.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk21 April 2009
- Overall 9
Some might knock it for being more straightforward than expected, but its style and sense of humour turn a simple slash 'em up into something genuinely enjoyable. Read more
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No More Heroes
Reviewer: Gamesmonster24 February 2009No More Heroes tells the story of Travis Touchdown, an animé fan who lives in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After an unexpected turn of events, Travis finds himself being approached by the head hunter of an assassins` organisation. Travis is challenged to prove himself worthy by defeating ten other bloodthirsty killers - all with deep stories of their own - to make his way to the top of the assassins` league. No More Heroes realises the dream of Wii... Read more
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Reviewer: DPC GAMERS25 July 2008
- Overall 8
No more heroes is one of the funniest and most inspiring action game ever. The adrenalin-full action and the originality of the main contest make this one an obliged choice for all the lovers of this genre. Played at the normal level, it’ll take you a dozen of hours away, but completing it at its 100% is a pleasant experience that notably increases the longevity of a game that, still, compared to its “colleagues” stands in the average. The use of the wiimote... Read more
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No More Heroes
Reviewer: review.nrev-mag.uk15 July 2008- Overall 9
The concept of No More Heroes is brilliant, even if it does borrow heavily from Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill movies. Travis Touchdown, motel resident in the fi ctional American town of Santa Destroy (at least, we assume it’s fi ctional), is on a mission to become the world’s deadliest assassin. But there are ten deadlier assassins ahead of him in the offi cial rankings of a shady company called the United Assassin Association, so Travis needs to fi nd and kill all... Read more
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No More Heroes (Wii): Killing for fun
Reviewer: Dooyoo13 May 2009- Overall 8
Travis touchdown is a man after my own heart. He's a perverted otaku who one day buys a beam katana (lightsaber) off ebay and decides to become an assassin. There's no sob story, no other motive, he kills because he wants to. Travis is convinced to become the number one assassin by killing off the 10 people above him. After playing so many rpgs where every little thing is analysed this somehow makes for a really refreshing story; he's in the game for the same reason you... Read more
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"Geek chic"
Reviewer: PC Personal Computer Game Reviews31 October 2008- Overall 10
No More Heroes is a game with a unique sense of style. It draws from varied, even dispirit sources such as Star Wars, 8bit games, anime, luchador wrestling and act as a homage, parody, satire of these various sources. The game swings dramatically in style putting together almost contradictory, with interface elements that resemble an 8bit game placed on top of slick cel shaded graphics. It mixes drama and tragedy with humour and fourth wall breaking in the same breath.... Read more
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No More Heroes
Reviewer: Boomerang Video Game Rental Online04 May 2008- Overall 10
This is the only game I've played on the Wii so far that I've actually wanted to complete. It's a great little adventure with some nifty game mechanics. Give it a go and you won't regret it. Read more
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