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  • Summary: No More Heroes tells the story of Travis Touchdown, an anime fan who lives in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After an unexpected turn of events, Travis finds himself at the bottom of an Assassins' organization. Travis will have to prove himself worthy and defeat 10 otherNo More Heroes tells the story of Travis Touchdown, an anime fan who lives in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After an unexpected turn of events, Travis finds himself at the bottom of an Assassins' organization. Travis will have to prove himself worthy and defeat 10 other bloodthirsty killers - all with deep stories of their own - to make his way to the top of the assassins league. Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Jul 26, 2022
    90
    One of the Nintendo Wii's definitive classics has finally made its way over to the Nintendo Switch. Bolstered by smooth 60fps gameplay and swift load times, No More Heroes is better than ever. Travis Touchdown's ascent to the #1 ranked assassin is as hilarious as it is sincerely gripping, and the core combat never lets up - offering an engaging challenge that follows a tight difficulty curve. Santa Destroy as an open world is uneventful, but it features design sensibilities that aren't seen nowadays while almost serving as a parody of its era (without ever feeling grating). From gameplay to story, No More Heroes is nothing short of marvellous.
  2. Nov 12, 2020
    90
    You owe it to yourself to play No More Heroes, and if you do, it needs to be on the Nintendo Switch.
  3. Nov 22, 2020
    90
    No More Heroes has been overdue for a remaster, but this could never happen without the Switch and its joy-cons. If you’ve been waiting to pick up No More Heroes for the first time or want to play it again in preparation for No More Heroes III, you can’t miss this Switch masterpiece.
  4. Nov 6, 2020
    80
    I've been playing No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle for more than a decade now as they never cease to amaze me with their untethered style, violent action, and satisfying combat.
  5. Dec 3, 2020
    80
    No More Heroes is still a blast to play today. Living up to its cult status that it initially earned when it first released on the Wii, over ten years ago. Some of the gameplay feels dated, primarily due to the empty and dull open world sections, but the comical writing and boss battles alone make it worth your attention. Whether you’re a fan of the original or, like me, a newcomer to the franchise No More Heroes is a great addition to any Switch players library.
  6. Nov 11, 2020
    80
    A great port of an even better game. No More Heroes is an extremely unique character action game with an amazing cast of characters whose dialogue is as entertaining as it is cheesy. While the combat system lacks the depth of its peers in the genre I enjoyed every second of it. This combined with a rock-solid port to the Nintendo Switch, with a new button control scheme and great motion controls, makes this a must-play before the release of No More Heroes 3.
  7. Nov 6, 2020
    70
    The No More Heroes games make for light action fun, but they feel like they could be so much more if they only focused on what they did best without so much filler.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Good port of Amazing game on superb system !
    What can u want more ?
    I love gameplay and Travis i really hope he will be i super smash with goku
  2. Jan 2, 2021
    10
    I bought this game on Christmas and i am happy to say that this is the definitive version of No More Heroes.

    This game looks beautiful both
    I bought this game on Christmas and i am happy to say that this is the definitive version of No More Heroes.

    This game looks beautiful both on the Dock and Undocked, the game runs at constant smooth 60 FPS which is more pleasing to the eye, and the best of all, you can choose the way you want to play it. You can play with either no Motion Controls or WITH Motion Controls if you want to relive the magic of playing No More Heroes back when it came out on the Wii.

    The Switch version of this game is worth every single penny for the many things alone! The gameplay is amazingly crafted, the Story is one of the best Suda 51 has ever made, the characters are so interesting and distinct between them and the soundtrack is orgasmic to boot and the game is finally uncensored in Europe without having to play Heroes Paradise! (Which was a crappy port.)

    If you never played No More Heroes before this came out, do yourself a favor and buy this game on the Nintendo Switch and enjoy this game restored in High Resolution, crisp 60 FPS and in all of its uncensored violent glory.
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  3. Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Once again, Nintendo delivers. This is the OG NMH for the Wii!!! Not the crappy PS3 conversion! OG blood effects with bumped up textures,Once again, Nintendo delivers. This is the OG NMH for the Wii!!! Not the crappy PS3 conversion! OG blood effects with bumped up textures, 1080p output all running at 60fps. I actually played the Wii version last month, and the frame rate takes a serious hit from the blood effects. Not this version, this is exactly what I asked for, now if we can get a physical release, .... THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. My favorite Wii game ever, on my favorite console. ❤️❤️❤️ Expand
  4. Nov 9, 2020
    9
    Very unique, fun as hell, lots of charm and great gameplay mechanics. Some minigames are tedious and there are occasional framerate issues andVery unique, fun as hell, lots of charm and great gameplay mechanics. Some minigames are tedious and there are occasional framerate issues and bugs, but the experience overall is awesome. Highly recommend it! Expand
  5. Jul 29, 2021
    8
    Charming and stylish though perhaps lacking substance, No More Heroes is a really enjoyable experience, even if parts of the gameplay areCharming and stylish though perhaps lacking substance, No More Heroes is a really enjoyable experience, even if parts of the gameplay are straight up boring. The story is straight up nonsensical, the music is great and the combat is mostly great even if not completely fleshed out. Between each boss fight you have to do jobs in which you have to grind for cash by repeating the same action over and over. In the surprisingly bland Santa Destroy these jobs do convey some aspects of the monotonous nature of everyday life, and could be argued to be purposefully crafted to get ourselves into the mindset of Travis ("Just let me get this over with and kill some people") but they're just so repetitive and so prevelant later in the game that it's hard to ignore. Jobs, while creating a funny atmosphere due to the interplay between them and the action packed boss fights, just ended up bogging the gameplay down a lot. They're fun at first, even satisfying, but when you have to repeat them into the double digits just to cough up enough money for the next mission, more if you're wanting other clothing options or improved weapons, then they're just too far. I found myself doing assassination jobs rather than odd jobs purely because they paid so much more, even if they were even more repetitive with no element of being satisfying. Without the need to travel between recruiters and jobs themselves the jobs would be much more bearable, and again they're fun in short bursts, but I just had to take breaks every now and then because I just wasn't enjoying myself.

    From that point, I don't particularly agree that No More Heroes is this holy pinnacle of satire, and that it attacks the game industry and game conventions through creating boring and monotonous tasks. The open world, while bland, still has collectibles littered around in. To me, the notion that the open world was purposefully bland just doesn't fly given this purposeful effort to encourage exploration. I did enjoy finding collectibles, and I do find Santa Destroy charming in how much of a ubiquitous city it is, but as many others have said the open world really just devolves into adding extra minutes onto the playtime of the game, and these really add up when jobs make you drive back and forth from the job center just to retry them. Removing the need to pay for the next job at an ATM, the need to return to the No More Heroes Motel after paying, the need to drive back and forth to repeat jobs, and the need to return to the motel to save would make the open world completely serviceable and even enjoyable, I disagree that it's boring by design.

    Fast travel could also be a solution to the Santa Destroy problem. The allure of the bins with money and shirts inside, buried treasure, and the lovikov balls would encourage people not to fast travel until they'd thoroughly explored, and would allow those who just didn't want to deal with the open world or those who have explored a lot of freedom and convenience in the way they moved around the map.

    The satire in No More Heroes, to me, is found in the unnecessarily elaborate story, the eccentric and exaggerated characters, and the admirable yet hateable Travis Touchdown. While I don't particularly believe No More Heroes comments on the game industry, or at least does so well given the trade off doesn't really justify doing so, I can confidently say that Travis is a well executed satire of antiquated (prevelant when the game released) views of gamers and gaming culture.

    Moving away from whatever story or feeling Suda51 was allegedly trying to craft, the hack and slash gameplay is surprisingly fun given how simple it is. Pulling off throws, landing darkstep attacks, and dealing final blows are incredibly satisfying. The pace of the game quickens near the end if the jobs are disregarded, which I feel was great and needed, but the difficulty curve doesn't really follow. The final boss (one that you might miss in a regular playthrough) is incredibly easy bar one of his instant kill moves, meanwhile the third boss is arguably the hardest in the game, and the second to final and third to final bosses require incredible patience rather than skill. Gun enemies are also just bad by design, as you don't really have any way to reasonably dodge their attacks, especially when there's more than one on screen.

    On the whole, No More Heroes is great. The humour, absurd story, satisfying combat, generally satisfying boss battles, fantastic music, and general style and tone are great, but the game is flawed. Whether the flaws are purposeful design decisions of Suda51 or not can be debated, but I don't personally think the trade-off of some were worth it if they were indeed intended. I can't deny that I finished the game smiling just because of how ridiculous the whole experience felt after the last piece of lore dump, but there was still this feeling that this game I really enjoyed could have been even better.
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  6. Nov 9, 2020
    8
    An amazing port for a good game . Truly amazing to played at 60 frames per second is amazing and especially after playing the horrible PS3An amazing port for a good game . Truly amazing to played at 60 frames per second is amazing and especially after playing the horrible PS3 version, I really like this story and the characters ,Travis down is a real rounded and engaging character, And I totally love the art style of the game the give everything a dark comic book feeling , Can't bed is fine I played it on a Nintendo Pro controller maybe you will enjoy it more with a joy con . It was just really nice to play this game again I would totally Recommended Expand
  7. Jun 29, 2022
    0
    Why this game exists? this is not good, really lazy characters and the story is very easy

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