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Wednesday 6 February, 2008
SUMMARY
No More Heroes is a Wii exclusive game that details the travels of Travis Touchdown and his ascendancy through the ranks of assassins. After he acquires a beam sword through an online auction, he makes a deal with an agent to become the number one assassin, which is only possible by taking them down one at a time.
GAMEPLAY
First off, this game is both stylized to the extreme and hilarious. Travis Touchdown is the perfect character for this job. He sets the mood with horrible yet amazing B Class movie lines and a very caring but destructive attitude. Not only is Travis great, but the villains do a good job of filling in the holes as well. With very Anime-like weapons (a beam sword and a machette with an electric edge), No More Heroes sets you up for a fun play experience.
The gameplay is very open ended and lets you acquire money for the matches in various ways. You can take on part time jobs which pay handsomely for such menial tasks as collecting garbage, picking up coconuts, and mowing lawns. After completing those, you also have the option of doing shadier work which always includes your beam sword and killing.
The rail-roading is both obvious but welcome at the same time. The way in which the game leads you around is at your own pace and while you can dally around and do non-story related things, you will ultimately need to continue the story line to progress further.
Bystanders loved this game. I had a large number of people in my room each time a new boss fight started. Many times they would cheer and laugh at the antics of Travis and the villains. One such example was Destroyo Man, whose crotch laser and Destroyo Cannon had those watching in fits of laughter. In short, they loved it and I have a feeling I'll be asked multiple times if this game can be borrowed once I'm done.
Finally, the game slowly works the player up, despite throwing them straight into the fray. The initial scene takes you into the mansion of the #10 ranked assassin. His guards attack and become your practice targets while you gain skill and are shown how the game works. Just when you think you understand what's going on they throw you into a boss fight. Before you know it, the crowd is cheering and you are a bit bloody but victorious. No More Heroes is definitely one of the best games for the Wii to hit the market so far.
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