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Suda51 should probably many still be a household name, he has together with one of the most spectacular Grasshopper and stylistically valuable Games, Killer7 created. Now he is back with great fanfare on Nintendo Wii with a new delicacy and remains its old line faithful in which he shows how minimal graphics, and conceded by a wayward Cellshading style, maximum fun can bring once again.

The game: In "No More Heroes", you take the role of Travis Touchdown. At first glance a completely normal "otaku" or simply "gambler" as you probably imagine it so.
He has a penchant for Gashapon, little anime girls and of course video games. He lives in a small apartment that looks accordingly speak, there has a sweet Kitten - which you can also cuddle - running time half naked on `loo (which then also serves to save the game), etc. A normal person and not just the mandatory "clean" Hero of video games.

Here already is the attention to detail the course by running through the gesammt game, whether it be in small animations in the retro 8-bit Loook various menus and overlays, and of course in funny details of the characters despite abgedrehtem style ala " Metal Gear Boss maniacs "just bursting with humanity. Incidentally, there are also a lot of Nintendo Fanservice to see so Travis has for example, a N64 with you are in the apartment and one of the major opponents wearing a VirtualBoy as headdress.

Well, as the script as will Travis is drawn into the life of "serial killer" and of course he wants to be the number 1. Why exactly? Now, he needs money for video games, videos, and he wants to. With the pretty late adolescent brat "Sylvia" in the box Very questionable arguments to pursue such a path, but after all we are talking about indeed of a Suda51 game and the man began at times to the gravedigger. Gravediggers as a game designer ... no wonder when there pretty wacky players land as it stood at the store.

Main task is of course to defeat the big players in the big killers. Before that, it always applies to subdue those lackeys who cavort in quite manageable levels before. Between these main tasks you can look but free in the city "Santa Destroy" via futuristic motorbike move around, for example, to earn money by mowing lawns, to strengthen the Gym your muscles, to buy a new Beam Katana (your weapon) or new clothes. Last, there are to be found in dustbins and it is not too short! You may Travis therefore almost at will tighten until it suits you.

By motion and interaction possibility within Santa Destroy the game is, however, often erroneously titled as GTA clone. Do not panic, this is not so, because even though I have not played the GTA series I claim simply on the basis of my knowledge to say about that "No More Heroes" far fewer freedoms allowed.

It is important to once again control. Yes, even Suda51 has managed the Wii controls skillfully and especially broken install. She is kept relatively simple, but requires but a short familiarization period. Because she was so very simple but kept control goes fast in `blood on and within a few attempts, you can swing your Beam Katana and her Wrestling Moves perform like a pro. It should be mentioned that the game mainly uses the Buttonmashing and only angebt you the amount of your attack by raising or lowering the Wiimote. Is gefuchtelt Wild only with Wiimote and Nunchuk as their wrestling moves exercises.

Fighting is incidentally also a good topic because here we come to the Blood: The US version is the only version that keep the blood content, while you walk him in Japan, Australia and Europe. Similar to Killer7 it squirts here unrealistic fountains and the screen is almost solid red when fought. In a way, I find it, however exaggerated and Unnutz. Really miss in any case one does so nothing. Stylistic device? Now, you can see that what you will, but I think the game has enough style and so would this blood orgy not need. In addition, one must keep in mind that these red fountains disturb the gameplay in some way. The view is therefore very limited which can quickly lead in side missions to poorer rating, if the opponent does not look the way and. In addition, the Suiel tends to small "slowmo" inlays if you "bleed" a large group of enemies at once let. Should therefore read: Without this blood orgy the game runs quite fast.

The big question is of course how far now differentiate the cut scenes, because these bubbles the red soup also. Lack of elements in which Travis pity for some has its juxtapositions? What is missing is the red color? These k ann I say yes also, these sequences are different for the US version. Here fly arms, all the people are broken and other "unsightly" things. On the essential elements but nothing is missing, therefore, I find it hard to say "The game is censored". Additionally inserted things like just the blood or severed body Tele namely have nothing to do in my eyes with censorship.

How do I get to this theory? Very easily! A character loses his arm, for example, but has him back at a later stage. In Japanese, including PAL-version, this character loses the fight, only his sword, without arm on the handle. Since then it makes more sense but also when said body part is later turn again, right? Another thing is this: is something missing then separated at the interface any kind of texture. Yes, it is then lediglioch a black surface to see. While I can do without it any inner workings to see at the interface as is the case with "Nano Breaker", but a bit strange this seems already. Hey, but why really upset when it gets a clear and smoother gaming experience? I think that's clearly worth more!
The ghosts still differ because the JAP and PAL versions act locally indeed very ridiculous. Then, for example, when a person wegsprengt upside in the US version, in the JAP and PAL version then but still stands and has only a black face. Hmmmmm ... Somehow but then both versions in this regard, oddly, but the youth will naturally want to see make or break the red soup and forgets that the real fun of this game in the mechanism (control) of the fighting, and the sweet retro deposits is.

Unter`m line is "No More Heroes" but probably one of the games how you have acquired a Wii. It really used to control at a very high level how it looks unfortunately rarely offers much gameplay, exclusively for the little white and is great fun. Who is not averse bawdy humor is here also very good advice. However, the buyer has to defy mark small drawbacks! Aufpoppende objects and textures, as well as some strange AI in town (cars remain available if you walk in front of them) and permanently the same tune during the many fights. Over all that but you can safely ignore because the game takes about 12 hours traveling pure fun and makes even joy newest on Suda51`s Game, which will be released for the DS.

In this sense, a buy recommendation and a "Punk`s not dead", as us the Grasshopper logo says in the intro.