No More Heroes No More Heroes Ii Box Art
| No More Heroes two: Drastic Struggle | |
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 North American boxart | |
| Developer(southward) | Grasshopper Manufacture Engine Software (Nintendo Switch port) |
| Publisher(due south) | Wii JP Marvelous Amusement PAL Rising Star Games NA Ubisoft Nintendo Switch JP Marvelous Eu Marvelous Europe NA Xseed Games Amazon Luna NA Marvelous Microsoft Windows WW Xseed Games/Marvelous |
| Executive Managing director(s) | Goichi Suda |
| Director(s) | Nobutaka Ichiki |
| Producer(south) | Yoshiro Kimura |
| Designer(s) | Toshihiro Fujikawa Chihiro Suda |
| Programmer(s) | Toru Hironaka |
| Artist(s) | Yūsuke Kozaki Junya Iwata Sho Chijimatsu Takefumi Ishikawa |
| Author(s) | Goichi Suda |
| Composer(s) | Akira Yamaoka Jun Fukuda |
| Series | No More Heroes |
| Platform(s) | Wii Nintendo Switch Amazon Luna Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | Wii NA January 26, 2010 EU May 28, 2010 AUS May 25, 2010 JP October 21, 2010 Nintendo Switch WW October 28, 2020 Amazon Luna NA February 25, 2021 Microsoft Windows WW June 9, 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Hack and Slash |
| Way(s) | Unmarried-thespian |
| Rating(s) | CERO: D PEGI: xvi+ USK: xvi ESRB: M OFLC: M |
| Media | Nintendo optical discs ROM cartridge Digital distribution |
| Input methods | Wii Remote and Nunchuk Classic Controller Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Game controller Mouse and keyboard |
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (ノーモア★ヒーローズ デスパレート ストラグル Nō Moa Hīrōzu Desuparēto Sutoraguru) is a hack and slash video game for the released for the Wii. It is the sequel to the original game, directed by Nobutaka Ichiki (with Suda51 being the executive director), developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, published by Marvelous Entertainment, Rising Star Games and XSEED Games.
A port of the game for Nintendo Switch was released on October 28, 2020, for the Amazon Luna on Feb 25, 2021, and for Microsoft Windows on June 9, 2021.
Contents
- 1 Development
- 2 Plot
- 3 Staff
- three.1 Product staff
- three.2 Characters and Voice actors
- 4 Reception
- 5 Future
- 6 Further reading
- 7 Gallery
- viii References
- nine External links
Evolution [ ]
Plans for a No More Heroes sequel were commencement revealed shortly after the release of the first game, in a March 15, 2008 interview with Computer and Video Games, where Suda revealed he would be interested in producing a No More Heroes 2 for the Wii, on the condition that the game sold well enough to convince its publishers. With No More Heroes' positive reception in North America, and Martin Defries, manager of Rising Star Games who were responsible for publishing No More than Heroes in Europe, raving about the sales of the beginning game, not only was it unlikely that Suda's intention to direct a follow-up would go unsupported, but this meant information technology was likely that the sequel would not exist published exclusively in Nihon. Release dates for Drastic Struggle in Due north America and Europe have been confirmed. XSEED Games will be publishing the game in North America, taking over from Ubisoft, who published No More than Heroes in the country.
Desperate Struggle was announced on October 8, 2008, where a teaser trailer for the game was shown at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, Japan. This trailer provides little insight to the premise of the game, other than that the player will once again accept control of Travis Touchdown, the protagonist from the first game. Following No More Heroes' adjust of pitting Travis confronting unique adversaries, the trailer sees Travis preparing to battle a woman fitted with a six-limbed jet pack. Besides, similar to the first game'south numerous references to popular culture, in the trailer Travis says the Terminator motion picture serial' catch phrase "I will be back!" before initiating a sequence with music similar to that of the Terminator serial' scores. Travis' attire has apparently been modified for Drastic Struggle, besides. Instead of his signature red hot jacket and Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly t-shirt, Travis wears a black jacket, with ragged pants and a simple t-shirt reading "TRAVIS STRIKES Once again" in the trailer.
Drastic Struggle is planned for release in Europe in both "extreme" and balmy formats, to appeal to European fans who were disappointed by the anemic version of No More Heroes that was published in their region. On the topic of these dissimilar formats, Suda has explained:
| " | We won't exist able to make the aforementioned game for all territories. For Europe, we're going to release 2 versions. One extreme version, and one with less violence... With No More Heroes 2 we want to please the fans too. I want the European users to exist able to experience the extreme version. When I first had the concept [of No More Heroes], I had both the bloody version and the milder version in heed. And so when I worked on the United states version, it wasn't a problem for me to make, but when I made the Japanese version, I needed to rethink it a little bit. Just I did both at the same fourth dimension. | " |
Suda has also promised improvements to the game'south engine too every bit its graphics, resulting in "a far busier Santa Destroy" (thus confirming the town'southward reappearance). This may assure the senses of those who, similar reviewers at GameSpot, feel the Santa Destroy of No More Heroes "should be taken as a hub rather than a city and something that should have been worked on a lot more." Another frequently criticized characteristic of the first game's engine is its poor collision detection. The same production staff responsible for the first game are besides confirmed to have reprised their roles for the designing of Desperate Struggle.
Suda declared in an interview with Eurogamer on October nine, 2008, "When we worked on the first No More Heroes, [Grasshopper and Japanese publisher Marvelous] we were really confident that this 1 was going to exist a huge success. When we were talking at that time nosotros said okay, if it actually becomes a success, we should definitely make a sequel. The sales in United states of america and Europe were pretty expert so we said okay, nosotros accept to make it." He has also confessed, "[No More Heroes] is the very outset fourth dimension that I really wanted to make a sequel, out of all the titles I've fabricated so far."
Though Suda has remained fairly secretive of the game's premise thus far, when questioned by Eurogamer on what feeling Suda wished to convey to players through the game, he responded with, "I of the feelings y'all may be experiencing is the true meaning of fighting," likely a event of the game's ascendant themes being revengeful in nature.
Plot [ ]
Three years take passed since Travis Touchdown became the top assassin in the United Assassins Clan and walked away. At present, he returns to Santa Destroy and fights Skelter Helter, who seeks revenge on Travis for killing his older brother Helter Skelter prior to the beginning game. After winning the battle, he meets Sylvia Christel over again, who informs him he is at present ranked 51st. The dying Skelter interrupts them and warns Travis that he and his co-conspirators will still take their revenge.
The same night, a group of criminals impale Travis'southward best friend, Bishop, and throw his head through Travis'due south window in a paper pocketbook. Travis, furious and seeking revenge, asks Sylvia to fix upwards the next fight. Sylvia tells him that the one who ordered his decease was Jasper Batt, Jr., the CEO of Pizza Bat and starting time-ranked assassinator. In the first game, Travis stopped three dissimilar attempts past Pizza Bat (so localized as "Pizza Butt") to expand into in Santa Destroy past assassinating the CEO. In the three years since, with Travis out of the picture, Pizza Bat successfully opened a headquarters in Santa Destroy and bought out practically every business in town. Travis resolves to climb to the ranks to get a chance for revenge on Jasper.
Travis fights and defeats Nathan Copeland. He then meets Charlie Macdonald and his cheerleaders, who transform into a giant mech called the Santa Death Parade. Travis defeats them in his own mech, the Glastonbury, built by Dr. Naomi and based on a mech from his favorite anime. He feels remorse for the cheerleaders, realizing that they were harmless, but backpedals subsequently Sylvia offers to nullify his victory. Earlier heading off to the side by side fight, he is challenged by someone ranked below him; college pupil Kimmy Howell. He defeats her, only spares her life, commenting that he "tin can't kill a co-ed". He also begins to fight the supernatural, facing Matt Helms and Cloe Walsh.
Sylvia organizes a boxing royale with Travis and eleven other assassins. Dr. Letz Shake immediately kills all of the other assassins except Travis. He is glad for the opportunity to get revenge on Travis equally well, having previously defeated Henry and frozen him in carbonite. Travis kills him and defrosts Henry. He likewise meets Shinobu, the assassin whom he spared in the commencement game, who now idolizes him and calls him "Master". At Sylvia'southward request, she fought and defeated Million Gunman and New Destroyman for Travis. Shinobu advances on Travis, only he turns her away because he feels "similar the pervy teacher in a porno". Rejected, she steps out.
Travis fights a grueling boxing against Ryuji. Travis crows triumphantly after Ryuji concedes, but Sylvia kills him in common cold claret, criticizing Travis for showing mercy. Henry, suffering from hibernation sickness, fights Mimmy in a nightmare before awakening. He reconciles with Travis and kills the next three assassins for him: Scott Gardner, Greg Cantrell and Massimo Bellini. Travis fights Margaret Moonlight and Captain Vladmir, and convinces Sylvia not to destroy the latter'southward body. After defeating Alice Twilight, the penultimate assassinator, he decides he's fed upwards with the ranked battles and the UAA. He berates Sylvia, insisting that assassins are human and that they shouldn't accept to die for entertainment like it'south some kind of video game. He promises to tear down the UAA after defeating Jasper.
Travis fights his manner through the Pizza Bat headquarters to meet Jasper in his role. Jasper reveals that he was seeking revenge for his father and two brothers, the Pizza Bat CEOs Travis killed in a mission in the first game. Henry enters and helps Travis defeat him. At the end of the fight, Travis leaps out the window to destroy Jasper'south float and impale him. Sylvia, riding Travis's motorbike, catches him and drops him off at his motel.
Years afterwards, Travis finds Sylvia working at a strip club and pays for private shows from her nearly every twenty-four hour period. He never speaks or reveals his identity, instead opting to listen to her recap the events of the game. On the final day, she breaks downward and cries, asking to run into his confront and hear his phonation. Travis finally reveals himself, and says "Let's become. Santa Destroy needs us".
Staff [ ]
Product staff [ ]
- Nobutaka Ichiki - managing director
- Goichi Suda – writer, executive managing director
- Yūsuke Kozaki – character designer
- Okama – costume designer
- Shigeto Koyama – weapons and mechanics designer
- Kris Zimmerman – voice-over managing director
- Masafumi Takada – music composer
Characters and Phonation actors [ ]
- Robin Atkin Downes – Travis Touchdown
- Paula Tiso - Sylvia Christel
- Josh Keaton – New Destroyman
- Kimberly Brooks - Shinobu
- Matt Mercer - Bishop, Skelter Helter
- Khary Payton - Nathan Copeland
- Yuri Lowenthal - Charlie MacDonald
- Jennifer Unhurt - Kimmy Howell, Alice Twilight
- Debi Derryberry - Matt Helms, Mimmy
- Tara Potent - Cloe Walsh, Margaret Moonlight
- Fred Tatasciore - Dr. Letz Milkshake
- Paul Eiding - Million Gunman, Captain Vladimir
- Robert Wu - Ryuji
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Reception [ ]
No More than Heroes 2: Drastic Struggle received generally favourable reviews, receiving a score of 84/100 on Metacritic and GameRankings.
IGN praised the game for its quirky sense of humour, stream-lined design of the play experience, numerous pop-culture references, humorous sexual innuendo, 8-bit minigames and impressive graphics. Game Informer praised the new side-jobs and action while criticizing the repetitive vocalization piece of work and occasionally rough graphics. X-Play stated that, while the navigation and minigames have improved, the story tin be inconsistent in later missions and some bosses are frustrating. GameSpot called the combat system "remarkably fun and interactive" and commended the game's "splendid utilise of motion controls." Jonathan Holmes of Destructoid stated "It'south extremely well crafted from beginning to finish, and rarely (if e'er) sacrifices fun for delivering a message." GameZone'due south Caleb Newby stated that "Desperate Struggle is then unpredictable it's like the punch line to a parody of Japanese popular culture. Frantic and all over the map, it somehow makes information technology all work and gives Wii owners an amazing game for an older audition – a rare treat to observe on Nintendo's panel."
Sales of No More Heroes two have been relatively poor. Co-ordinate to Electronic Entertainment Design and Enquiry (EEDAR), the game sold less than thirty,000 units in its first calendar week of release in Northward America. Desperate Struggle debuted on the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland charts at number five during its release week in that region. The game was the thirteenth all-time-selling game in Japan during its release calendar week at 11,373 copies sold. According to Famitsu sales data, the game sold just 16,838 copies by the end of 2010. This full was less than that of either the PlayStation iii or Xbox 360 versions of No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise, a remake of the original No More Heroes.
Future [ ]
- Main commodity: Travis Strikes Over again: No More Heroes
- Main article: No More Heroes III
In a 2009 interview with Kotaku, Suda51 stated he had no intentions of doing a sequel, merely he had a change of centre due to the strong sales of the original. "I originally didn't want to make another No More than Heroes," he said, "The game was supposed to be a one off dealio, only when the title did well, sequels do happen." Suda51 appear that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle would be the terminal No More Heroes game on the Wii. He was quoted as proverb "I think this is the final [No More Heroes] that is going to be adult on Wii. To expand [No More Heroes] to new possibilities, we demand a new platform. Wii is a great platform, but we've done everything nosotros can with it now." He has since clarified this statement, stating that he intends to continue No More Heroes on the Wii U, probably with a dissimilar protagonist. "I've finished the story for Travis [Touchdown]. Information technology's completely finished in No More Heroes 2." Anything adult volition involve "a different character, or something similar that within the series."
In March 2011, Suda51 expressed his desire to create a third game in the series. Later on the reveal of the Wii U in June of that yr, Suda51 stated that he has all sorts of ideas for a third No More Heroes for the new platform. In July 2011, Suda51 announced a new No More Heroes game exclusively for mobile phones on the DeNA service. He promises to make the game extremely violent and hopes the game will be released in the West. He also states that he hopes the game is successful since he has "over 100 concepts for mobile games." In January 2017, a new No More Heroes title was confirmed to be in development for Nintendo Switch. On August 30 during Nindies Spotlight presentation the title was announced as Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. A sequel to No More than Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, titled No More Heroes III, was announced at E3 2019 to be released in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch.
Further reading [ ]
- TGS 2008: Some More Heroes Wii-bound next year at GameSpot
- No More Heroes two Desperately Struggles To Interest Native Japanese — Sequel Slated for United states of america and Europe in 2010 at GameCyte
- No More Heroes 2 to become two versions at Eurogamer
- Rising Star Games announces/confirms games for 2009/2010 launches at GoNintendo
- Suda 51 Interview at Eurogamer
Gallery [ ]
North American/European box art
Japanese box art
Limited Run Games' standard release for Nintendo Switch
Express Run Games' Collector's Edition for Nintendo Switch
References [ ]
External links [ ]
- Suda51 Wiki article
- Official trailer at Gamekyo
- Second trailer at Youtube
| No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | |||||||
| Characters | Bishop Shidux · True cat Jeane · Dr. Naomi · Mask de Uh · Mimmy · Ryan · Sylvia Christel · Takashi Miike · Talbot and Weller | ||||||
| Assassins | Travis Touchdown · Shinobu · Henry Cooldown · Skelter Helter · Nathan Copeland · Charlie Macdonald · Kimmy Howell · Matt Helms · Cloe Walsh · Dr. Letz Shake · 1000000 Gunman · New Destroyman · Ryuji · Margaret Moonlight · Captain Vladimir · Alice Twilight · Jasper Batt Jr. | ||||||
| Locations | Iron Claw Point · Destroy Academy · Santa Destroy Banking company · Destroy Stadium · Destroy Resort · Motel "NO More HEROES" · Naomi's Lab · Ryan'due south Gym | ||||||
| Settlements | Santa Destroy, California · Akashic Point | ||||||
| Weapons | Beam Katana · Jacob's Ladder · Cross Sword · Earthquake Maker · Shapeshifting boombox · Le Croissant du Angel | ||||||
| Robots | Santa Death Parade · Glastonbury | ||||||
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