Gameplay:
You’d never expect so much violence from Nintendo, yet they managed to dish it out in a highly unique and entertaining way in No More Heroes. While we’ve all played the assassin in one game or another, your character, Travis Touchdown, with his Japanese-style cartoonish violence take us to a new level of stylish gore. A mixture of movies and games like Scarface, Kill Bill, and Hitman come together to create a character bent on becoming the number one assassin with plenty of moves to do the job. Swing your Wii controller at the right moments to slice people into halves, and supercharge your sword to cut off the heads of everyone around you. Use your sword like a baseball bat to deflect objects thrown at you, and go into various rampage modes for a delightful blood bath. This game packs it all in as you move from the 11th highest ranked assassin to the first. Earn enough money through side missions to complete your quests, which even include collecting coconuts, and track down your opponents to spill some blood.
Controls:
This is a game that takes full advantage of the Wii controller and nunchuck, allowing you to swing for special moves, and to also use the directional pad on the nunchuck in correlation with your swings to really do some damage. Shake the controller back and forth to charge your sword, and continue slashing your opponents with the quick strokes of your controller. Remember to wear the wrist band for this one folks.
Graphics:
Though the Wii usually suffers a bit in the graphics department when compared to its rivals, it does a good job here of taking on a unique paper mache look that enables the Wii to handle quick gameplay well without too much lag. The problems arise when you go outside your apartment and travel around a city similar to something in GTA. The environment becomes extremely pixilated and you’ll be reminiscing of Playstation 1 until you get to the next mission.
Sound:
This game has an odd yet decent soundtrack that incorporates many sounds you’d hear on Atari or other older systems. You might feel like playing Pac-Man or Frogger after, but reminding us of the classics is a good thing. Sound effects are playful and exaggerated, and it works for this comically grotesque game. You might also feel like you’re watching on old Bruce Lee movie with all the comical slicing and dicing noises, but you’ll always want more blood; I promise.
Replay Value:
The replay value here is decent, but many of the mediocre side-missions, like collecting coconuts, might keep some gamers from going through this one more than once. Once you beat the bosses the first time, the challenge and entertainment loses its appeal, and you’re left wanting to move on to something else. It’s like a great movie that you wouldn’t want to watch twice, but not all games can achieve a high replay value, and that certainly shouldn’t keep you from playing it at least once.
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Rating:
Story: 8
Gameplay: 8
Controls: 9
Graphics: 8
Sound: 8
Replay value: 8
Overall: 8.0
Own, Rent, Avoid:
Rent: Though it’s an incredibly unique game, a once-through is more than enough to thoroughly enjoy it.
Last Thoughts:
No More Heroes is incredible simply because it brings violence back to Nintendo, and you don’t want to miss the story of man killing the 10 best hitmen in front of him in order to become number one.
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Written By
Ryan Leack
1/08/2009
