No More Heroes 2 Gets M Rating

The ESRB has leaked the official rating for No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, which is set to be released in Japan, North America, and Europe early next year. More »

No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle To Fix City Issues

One of the glaring issues for most gamers who played the original No More Heroes was the overworld, which was largely baren and served only to act as a way to get get enough money to progress in the game. Suda51 realizes this, and is making it a priority to fix it in No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, the sequel to the original. In a recent Nintendo Power article, he had this to say:

The city will be more compact and feel more denser. There will be more stuff to do, and you’ll be able to access more activities and minigames from the very beginning. We want to mix it up a little bit more. For example, after you defeat a boss, you might jump into another boss fight immediately. we want to break up the tempo so it’s not always the same thing like it was in the first No More Heroes. More »

Ubisoft To Publish No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle

Ubisoft has announced that they will be publishing No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, the sequel to original No More Heroes, in North America. The original game won numerous awards, such as GamePro’s Wii game of the year, GameSpot’s Best Wii game and Editor’s Choice award and Best Original IP, IGN’s Best Wii Story and Best Action Wii Game. Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft, had this to say about picking up the game in North America:

Ubisoft is excited to bring No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle to North American gamers. No More Heroes won countless accolades from both gamers and media alike, making the sequel one of the most anticipated core titles for Wii.

Travis once again finds himself at the bottom of the UAA (United Assassins Association) ladder and has to reclaim his No. 1 assassin spot. The sequel will allow Travis Touchdown to wield two katanas at once and face multiple bosses at once. More »