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Like the Wii, none of it should work, but like the Wii, everything does. Brilliantly... No More Heroes is a love letter to videogames that never grows old, tired, or dull. All games deserve to be designed with such lunacy. [JPN Import; Feb 2008, p.56]
90
This is a rough game, but it's also funny and self-deprecating, inventive and massively rewarding. If more games had personality and style like No More Heroes does, the world of games would be a much more interesting place. [Issue#18, p.76]
90
It can be a little basic in places, and it isn’t a ‘paradigm shift’ in any sense, but it is proof that games can love their roots and use the quality of being a ‘game’ to give form to their stories – and excel at it. [Feb 2008, p.90]
9
Seppur macchinoso e legnoso in numerosi aspetti, No more heroes è un titolo che a distanza di tanti anni continua a far faville grazie al suo stile sopra le righe e al suo cast memorabile, anche non essendo un capolavoro è un gioco che merita. 8.8/10
0
UGHHHHHHH I FREAKING HATE THIS GAME DUDE. WHY CANT PEOPLE JUST BE NORMAL AND PLAY REAL GAMES LIKE XENOBLADE CHRONICLES AND DARK SOULS. ARRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. FRANKLY, I HOPE THIS SERIES NEVER STRIKES AGAIN.
Yours - all three member of the Ninja group chat
7
No more heroes is messy and fantastic art. Purposeful in its approach in throwing the mudane and frustrating plus not good person protagonist to you while dangling in awesome combat and memorable bosses to its benefit. the in betweens are frustrating on purpose but still annoying to play just to get to the absolutely standout bosses, and solid combat. The game is definetely dated and odd, with good music and purposeful ridiculousness. Its not something that can be easily described yet should be tried at least once for the experience. I'm not even sure how to accurately rate it like being a good / great thing yet clearly art.
No More Heroes
Wii
Released On:
Jan 22, 2008
Metascore
Generally Favorable
83
User score
Generally Favorable
8.4
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Generally Favorable
83
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F...ing awesome.
90
We’re tempted to say that there are few Wii games as deserving of your attention as No More Heroes but then there are few games as good as this on any platform. [Mar 2008, p.124]
User score
Generally Favorable
8.4
78% Positive
205 Ratings
205 Ratings
18% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
4% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Feb 3, 2023
10
A very entertaining and fun experience that you'd never expect to be on the Wii of all things. The best part of the game are the characters. Travis Touchdown is an enjoyable protagonist with a lot of fun banter between himself and the other characters in the game. Sylvia falls into the category of "Mysterious characters that you can't stop obsessing over". Her past isn't explained that much, which makes her all the more enticing to the player. All of the bosses have their own distinctive personalities and gimmicks that make each of them fun to fight. The world is so lively and bright with tons of things to interact with. But the thing that many argue over is the combat system. Many hail it as brilliant while others can't stand it. Personally, I belong to the former. I find it unbelievably satisfying to string up combos and slaughter hundreds of enemies. Overall, easily one of the most entertaining games of all time.
Nov 13, 2021
10
Why no more heroes is amazing:
1) Hilarious 2) head bopping sound track 3) simple but intuitive controls 4) great art direction 5) tough but rewarding bosses
6) motion controls that don’t **** balls
88
No More Heroes is a punk video game: it’s loud, violent and actively rebellious, and it’s so goddamned fresh and fun it shames every other Wii game aimed at mature gamers – and even more that aren’t.
83
This is an experience people been waiting to have on the Wii for a long time - heart-pounding, sword-slashing, sword-parrying, suplex-flailing motions with a light saber, sorry, beam katana in hand. It may not be 1:1 ratio motion, but the experience can be just as exhaustingly fun.
80
It’s too bad the open-world element wasn’t fleshed out more, because this game could have been spectacular. NMH is the Wii’s first third-party classic and anyone with a Wii should seek it out.
78
It’s hilarious, completely matchless in its design, and hands-down one of the most passionate projects we’ve seen for Nintendo’s console. On the other hand, it’s obvious that open world designs aren’t Grasshopper’s strong suit, and while you wont be actually fighting or experiencing any “pure action” moments in the world, it’s a pain to trek through, and a painfully low-tech visual offering. Pop-in is everywhere, control is irritating at best, and the frame rate is all over the charts. It’s an absolute mess.
60
It’s a unique take on open world play, and its almost nihilistic fixation on violence for the sake of violence has a satirical and darkly comedic edge. Unfortunately, the repetition and lack of substance behind the flash left me cold.
Nov 10, 2020
10
De los mejores juegos que he tenido el gusto de probar, es la combinación perfecta entre comedia y un guión muy interesante.
Oct 7, 2025
7
No more heroes is messy and fantastic art. Purposeful in its approach in throwing the mudane and frustrating plus not good person protagonist to you while dangling in awesome combat and memorable bosses to its benefit. the in betweens are frustrating on purpose but still annoying to play just to get to the absolutely standout bosses, and solid combat. The game is definetely dated and odd, with good music and purposeful ridiculousness. Its not something that can be easily described yet should be tried at least once for the experience. I'm not even sure how to accurately rate it like being a good / great thing yet clearly art.
Dec 3, 2024
7
If there's one thing you have to realise before buying this game, is that the developers are having a lot of fun at your expense. It is a game full of gentle absurdities and ironies that some people will miss and take far too literally. The world is sparse and quiet like a Hopper painting , bu the lead character is gently cool and likeable. It's definitely in the top 5 wii games ever made.
Apr 10, 2021
3
Simple: For the Nintendo audience, this was a tornado of fresh air. However, playing it now on the switch, there's no way around it: the mechanics of this game ****. Boring side jobs, boring repetition, clunky camera, clunky aim system, lifeless city, truncated controls all around. This game alone made me never again believe other user's reviews. All my time with this game I was really searching for a redeeming quality, and I could not find it. Even the punk attitude it's stale nowadays. I'll be skipping this series. The Tarantino atmosphere is just not enough to grind your teeth through the gameplay. If you want to play a crappy ps1 game, go right ahead.
Dec 11, 2016
2
the gameplay is awful and boring, just press AAAAA and get interrupted every 2 seconds by a message that told you how you MUST wave the wii mote, it feels like an eternal tutorial. Then you must do the most boring and awful mini games there are in history to do missions ...
SummaryNo More Heroes tells the story of Travis Touchdown, an anime fan who lives in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After an unexpected turn of events, Travis finds himself at the bottom of an Assassins' organization. Travis will have to prove himself worthy and defeat 10 other bloodthirsty killers – all with deep stories of t... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- Wii
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
Initial Release Date:Jan 22, 2008
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