No More Heroes (video game)

No More Heroes
North American Wii box art
Developer(s)Grasshopper Manufacture[a]
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Goichi Suda
Producer(s)Yoshiro Kimura
Designer(s)Goichi Suda
Artist(s)Yūsuke Kozaki
Writer(s)Goichi Suda
Composer(s)
SeriesNo More Heroes
Platform(s)
ReleaseWii
  • JP: December 6, 2007
  • NA: January 22, 2008[1]
  • EU: March 14, 2008[2]
  • AU: March 20, 2008[3]
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: October 28, 2020
Amazon Luna
  • US: February 11, 2021
Windows
  • WW: June 9, 2021
Genre(s)Action-adventure, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

No More Heroes[b] is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the Wii. It was released by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan in 2007, Ubisoft in North America and Rising Star Games in PAL territories in 2008. The game was directed, designed, and written by Goichi Suda, also known by his nickname Suda51. The game follows Travis Touchdown, an otaku who wins a beam katana in an auction, from which he inadvertently becomes involved in the United Assassins Association and forced to kill assassins higher in rank to prevent other assassins from targeting him.

No More Heroes was met with critical acclaim, with its gameplay, writing and soundtrack receiving high praise, though its perceived repetitiveness was criticized. A port of the game, titled No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise, was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with additional content in Japan.[4] Unlike the original, the international version of the game was published by Konami, and only the PlayStation 3 version of the game was localized in English.[5] A port of the original Wii version developed by Engine Software was later released for the Nintendo Switch in 2020, and for Amazon Luna and Windows via Steam in 2021. The game was followed by three sequels: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (2010), Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (2019), and No More Heroes III (2021).[6]

  1. ^ "No More Heroes Ships To Retailers". GameZone. January 22, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Robinson, Martin (March 14, 2008). "UK Release Round-up: No More Waiting". IGN. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Kolan, Patrick (March 19, 2008). "No More Heroes AU Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  4. ^ Spencer (February 24, 2009). "Another Dose Of No More Heroes In HD". Siliconera. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  5. ^ Craig Harris (August 18, 2010). "Gamescom: No More Heroes Will Move on PS3". IGN. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "No More Heroes 3 is announced with a delightful trailer". Polygon. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.


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