I just went back several pages and didn't find a topic on No More Heroes for the Wii, and must admit some surprise.
It's technically not the most intellectual or high-brow of titles, but it's a big refresher both in terms of Wii games and the industry as a whole. The premise is you play as Travis Touchdown, a complete Otaku and Mexican wrestling fan who wins a laser sword in an Internet Auction. For some reason he decides to go out and try to fight the 11th highest ranking Assassin, and upon defeating him is contacted by the United Assassin's Association. They take an interest in him and basically hire him to try and climb to number one, and that's where the game starts off.
While some of the storytelling could use some work, the gameplay is great. In fact, it's the most fun I've had on the Wii since Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. It's certainly not the best designed, but it's great fun. Instead of trying to have the beam saber "follow" your motions, which hasn't worked out too well in the past, you do the classic button mashing with "follow the arrow" stick waggling to finish off your opponents. It is a simple system that provides enough to keep interesting over and over again.
The game allows you to wander the city of Santa Destroy and do some side quests, but ultimately this can only be fun for so long. It doesn't take long to save the money to enter the next ranked match, especially if you don't spend cash on extra clothing, extra beam sabers and training (slightly beneficial, but not really required), but sometimes there are missions that have small things that make them a ***** to pass, and therefore cause a lot of wasted time. That is, if you're like me and want to Gold rank a bunch of them.
The levels that focus on the other ranked Assassins are the best, though, and always throw in some new touches. I'm not going to say the combat system ends up becoming deep, but that's part of the gold of it. It's simple enough that you can do anything and still allow it to be fun.
If you have a Wii, I highly recommend this title.
It's technically not the most intellectual or high-brow of titles, but it's a big refresher both in terms of Wii games and the industry as a whole. The premise is you play as Travis Touchdown, a complete Otaku and Mexican wrestling fan who wins a laser sword in an Internet Auction. For some reason he decides to go out and try to fight the 11th highest ranking Assassin, and upon defeating him is contacted by the United Assassin's Association. They take an interest in him and basically hire him to try and climb to number one, and that's where the game starts off.
While some of the storytelling could use some work, the gameplay is great. In fact, it's the most fun I've had on the Wii since Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. It's certainly not the best designed, but it's great fun. Instead of trying to have the beam saber "follow" your motions, which hasn't worked out too well in the past, you do the classic button mashing with "follow the arrow" stick waggling to finish off your opponents. It is a simple system that provides enough to keep interesting over and over again.
The game allows you to wander the city of Santa Destroy and do some side quests, but ultimately this can only be fun for so long. It doesn't take long to save the money to enter the next ranked match, especially if you don't spend cash on extra clothing, extra beam sabers and training (slightly beneficial, but not really required), but sometimes there are missions that have small things that make them a ***** to pass, and therefore cause a lot of wasted time. That is, if you're like me and want to Gold rank a bunch of them.
The levels that focus on the other ranked Assassins are the best, though, and always throw in some new touches. I'm not going to say the combat system ends up becoming deep, but that's part of the gold of it. It's simple enough that you can do anything and still allow it to be fun.
If you have a Wii, I highly recommend this title.
