No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is like the video game equivalent of the movie Crank 2: High Voltage. It's violent, darkly humorous, references the 8-bit generation of video games, tongue-in-cheeck, highly-stylized, full of sexual innuendo and scantily clad women, over the top blood and gore, and features an obese cat mini game. When you mix it all together, what you get is a highly entertaining Wii game, that is certainly NOT for children!
Half-Glass Gaming: "Travis Touchdown is awesome, and he’s a huge reason No More Heroes is so great. That said, series creator and director Suda51 said he would be open to making a spinoff starring fan-favorite Shinobu. And though the series’ fate isn’t entirely up to Suda [as he doesn't own the IP], a sans-Travis entry could definitely work."
NMH seems to revolve around Travis like DMC revolves around Dante, GoW revolves around Kratos, Ninja Gaiden revolves around Ryu, and Bayonetta revolves around well…
It wouldn’t feel right to have these kind of action games to not have their main character in the lead role or not present at all
If PC is your only platform for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, don't pass it up; if you have a Wii or a Switch, grab it there.
Now available on PC, No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle are both charming games but their ports are awfully basic.
Such a shame! Was hoping they'd be better, but some of the prompts reinforced my fears!
This game seems to have it all: over the top violence, sex, etc.. I'm a fan of Goichi Suda, so it sounds like I owe it to myself to try this out.
I'd say less Crank and more Kill Bill (as NMH2 is all about revenge).
The combat is deceptively complex, especially when you up the difficulty. You won't be able to button mash; you've gotta pick your spots, evade, mix in high/low attacks, kicks/punches, use charged beam shots and change between what beam katanas are ideal for each situation.