In the world of No More Heroes, set a futuristic society centered around bloody assassin games, we follow the main protagonist, Travis Touchdown, if you remember in the first game, fought his way to the top of the leaderboards and became the top assassin. However, we’re in a sequel now, and when Travis’ best friend is murdered as a retaliation for what Travis did, he gets back in the ring of the assassin’s, and once again, fights his way through hordes of assassin’s, slicing them up and killing them in every way possible.

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, follows the same core principle of the first game, and why shouldn’t it — No More Heroes was one of the finest and most original Wii games to date. And also one of the bloodiest and most violent ones, a feat that the sequel gladly continues. No More Heroes 2 doesn’t just manage to improve what the previous game didn’t do well, it also manages to be one of the most entertaining Wii games in years.

The game features a cell-shaded look, much like Crackdown on the Xbox 360 and you’ll first notice just how stylish the game is. From the looks, the presentation, the action and the cut scenes, everything is built on the same, consistent style. Especially the dialogue and the writing suit the game
perfectly, being over the top and filled with lots of one liners. The game is also quite self aware, in a sense that it sometimes addresses the audience — the gamers — directly. For instance, if you were wondering how the story of the first and second game come together, a character in a cut scene explains that “people who are starting from the sequel don’t care about continuity…”. And so on, it continues.

The gameplay is fast, violent and bloody as hell. You’ll be chopping up enemies, decapitating them, and generally killing them in every way possible, and you can even turn into a tiger (!) Everything is over the top, including the amount of blood that sprays out of dead enemies. And when you get tired of that, there are mini games as well, back at your apartment. For instance, you can get your fat cat back in shape, or watch animes, or play mini games on your game console. There are more retro mini games and side-quests as well. You’ll want to check them out, cause you’ll win cash playing them, cash you can spend on new weapons and items.

No More Heroes 2 is an exceptional game that is accessible to almost all Wii owners — as long as they’re not under 18, of course — albeit a few issues are present, like frame rate drops and some camera hiccups, but aside from that, it’s one of the best looking Wii games out there, and pretty much a must own Wii title.

The Good:
Lots of style
Great combat
Good humor
Lots of missions and side quests

The Bad:
Occasional frame rate issues
Camera can get stuck at times

Overall score: 9/10