No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle - Page 3

Rainbow Dash · 09-07-2009, 10:42 AM

No More No More Heroes For The Wii - no more heroes - Kotaku

e: also have some videos

YouTube - No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle pt. 1
YouTube - No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle pt. 2

**X-3** · 09-07-2009, 04:16 PM

That boss fight...wow. Nice. Can't wait.

**Valigarmander** · 09-17-2009, 09:26 PM

No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle Preview for the Wii from 1UP.com

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Those of us who visit message boards have likely seen posts that summarize game previews in quick, easy-to-digest bullet points. Depending on whom you ask, this is either the future of communication or a sign that people are too lazy for punctuation. I figured I'd help out this time around and set this story up in a way to make it easy on those who enjoy these kinds of things.

That, and it seemed in the proper spirit -- given that the No More Heroes franchise at its core is a melting pot of things Goichi "Suda51" Suda and his team at Grasshopper Manufacture think are cool -- to list all the latest details I could uncover on the game, even if they are in some ways unrelated.

No. 1 -- Shinobu is playable character #2
If you've been paying attention, you probably know No More Heroes 2 will feature new playable characters, the first of which you may remember from the original game: Shinobu. But to make this entry qualify as something you don't know, Grasshopper provided us with details on how she fits into the game.

As you play through the story, there will be a few times when control will shift away from series star Travis Touchdown, and for two stages you'll use Shinobu as she fights the characters Million Gunman and New Destroyman. Controlling her should feel somewhat similar to playing as Travis, but she can perform unique combos with her katana, and unlike Travis, she's able to jump. No word yet on if that means she'll face platforming challenges, but since these stages are exclusive to her, it seems like a possibility.

No. 2 -- Something is up between Shinobu and Travis
I'm not going to pretend to know much about No More Heroes 2's story at this point, but according to the team at Grasshopper, Shinobu spent her downtime between games becoming the top fighter in Asia, and in the second game, she's serving as an assistant of sorts to Travis. Considering her less-than-civil relationship with Travis in the original game, that she now refers to him as "Master," that certain scenes in the sequel hint at her now having feelings for him, and that one of the screenshots we posted today shows her riding a motorcycle with Travis' [spoiler alert] sworn enemy Sylvia in the sidecar, I get the feeling we'll be hearing a lot more about that relationship.

No. 3 -- Henry is playable character #3
OK, same rules as entry number one -- word is out that you'll be able to play as Henry (the same Henry from the first No More Heroes), but we've got the first light details. Much like Shinobu, he appears in part of the story, so you don't choose whether to play as him. And while Shinobu can jump, Henry will be able to dash, in addition to having his own unique attacks. Grasshopper is keeping quiet on how he fits into the story, but you can make your guesses based on the teaser image above.

No. 4 -- It looks a lot better than the first game
If you've been looking closely at the screenshots and videos released from the game thus far, you can probably tell that No More Heroes 2 is a better looking game than the original, but to humor me, Ubisoft sent over a copy of the demo shown at PAX a few weeks ago, and I put it side-by-side with the original game. And the difference was more impressive than I was expecting. Most obviously, the character models have far more detail in them this time around -- they seem denser and their textures look cleaner. This is still a series that puts style above technical achievements, but the technical side is close to as good as I've seen on Wii.

No. 5 -- MotionPlus is out
Late last year, Suda mentioned in an interview that he was interested in adding support for Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus peripheral to the game, presumably to allow for more precise attacks. But he now tells us that this idea didn't end up making the cut, in part because of the next entry on our list.

No. 6 -- The Classic Controller is in
Grasshopper's tradeoff for leaving out MotionPlus support is that they've included a Classic Controller option. Given that No More Heroes 2's minigames are presented like classic 2D games, this makes a lot of sense, but you'll be able to play the whole game on the SNES-style pad -- not just the minigames.

As it turns out, Grasshopper's motivation for this had less to do with the mingames and more to do with the popularity of Capcom's Monster Hunter Tri, which many people in Japan play using the Classic Controller (and was even packaged at the same time as the Classic Controller Pro). According to Suda, Grasshopper -- and Japanese publisher Marvelous -- wanted to support this controller to appeal to those players.

No. 7 -- Travis Touchdown is Goichi Suda, basically
While piecing together this list, I asked the team at Grasshopper to provide a series of trivia nuggets that most people wouldn't know about the company, and their list came back with a few unexpected entries. Such as: "Suda51 threw out his back recently while watching Friday the 13th; he actually got scared and jumped in fright." And: "When Grasshopper employees go to the bathroom, we say we 'go to save.'"

Their list continued with a few notes describing how Travis Touchdown was inspired by Suda's own tendencies:

"You hear the sound of Travis' key ring when he walks. This is actually one of Suda-san's habits as well."
"Suda51 was not happy with the quality of the professional wrestling techniques created by animators, so he tried the actual moves and techniques on the animators."
"Suda51 is crazy about cats. Travis has a cat in the game just because Suda-san wanted him to have one."

Check the link for screenies.

Rainbow Dash · 09-17-2009, 09:36 PM

sounds amazing

Speed · 09-17-2009, 10:33 PM

Great...now I have to change my pants.

**Valigarmander** · 09-19-2009, 05:42 PM

Thierry Nguyen's Blog on 1UP.com : No More Heroes 2 Cover Day Two: Our visit to Grasshopper Manufacture

Check it out. Pretty awesome.

**Valigarmander** · 09-21-2009, 04:13 PM

Goichi Suda Interview from 1UP.com

MOAR FUN

**Valigarmander** · 09-22-2009, 09:36 PM

Tina Sanchez's Blog on 1UP.com : No More Heroes 2 Giveaway

The possibility to win two posters signed by Goichi Suda and three t-shirts. Awesome.

Jere · 09-23-2009, 02:54 AM

Finaly, i hate the Censored stuff

**Valigarmander** · 09-24-2009, 11:37 PM

No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle Shinobu Trailer HD Video from GameVideos
No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle 8-Bit Coconut Job Mission Gameplay HD Video from GameVideos
No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle 8-Bit Steakhouse Job Mission Gameplay HD Video from GameVideos

**X-3** · 09-25-2009, 08:30 AM

...was that Destroyman I saw?

Speed · 09-25-2009, 11:20 AM

Talking to the severed heads of your enemy?

Awesome.

heh · 09-25-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by X-3

...was that Destroyman I saw?

"new destroyman" is the confirmed name of a character so

Ion · 09-25-2009, 04:00 PM

I cannot wait for this game!

Acradius · 10-11-2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by X-3

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Stages will be roughly the same size as Bad Girl's.

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Bosses will be roughly the same hotness as Bad Girl.

Rainbow Dash · 10-11-2009, 12:49 PM

chibimod3 · 10-13-2009, 05:34 PM

^ This is how boss battles should be. Hot womens galore is very good.

**Valigarmander** · 10-22-2009, 10:18 PM

No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle Henry Trailer HD Video from GameVideos

**Valigarmander** · 12-08-2009, 04:10 PM

No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle Exclusive Shinobu Master Trailer Video from GameVideos

Neato.

Speed · 12-08-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Valigarmander

No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle Exclusive Shinobu Master Trailer Video from GameVideos

Neato.

"I feel like that pervy teacher in a porn!"

lol

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