18.8.2011

So I've been playing this game for a couple of hours and I think I'm ready to lay down my verdict. I had been anticipating this game for quite some time, as I had never had the chance to play through the Wii version. In some respects I am very disappointed, but the game does deliver in others.I'm an optimist, so let's start with the good. Quite frankly, this game has some of the best cutscenes I've ever seen in a video game. I'm saying that while openly stating that the graphics are pretty awful for a PS3 game. However, the sense of humor and style in each of the boss scenes will at the very least elicit a chuckle out of you, which is something that most new games fail to do.I openly cracked up laughing during one of the scenes when Travis is asked if he feels fear, and his response is "Wouldn't know, never felt it." It's somewhat reminiscent of the movie Kill Bill, except with more humor and less intellectualism. In addition, the boss battles are truly entertaining. There's a great deal of variety, and each boss has his/her own distinct sense of style. You have 10 assassins to kill to get to the top, and you'll have a blast with every single one of them.Now let's get to the bad. Quite frankly, any battle that isn't a boss fight is dreadfully boring. It essentially boils down to hold down the lock on button to block every single attack (there's almost no reason to let go of this button ever) and then spam buttons until the enemies die. The motion gimmick where you flick the controller in a direction to finish off an enemy may have been fun when the Wii was new, but now it's just a jarring and unwelcome interruption during combat. Pretty much every fight boils down to holding down L2, and spamming triangle and square until everything dies. I got so bored, I was literally watching youtube videos while playing the levels leading up the bosses. With the combat out of the way, No More Heroes has its own city which you can navigate in a GTA style fashion. Except...there's no reason for the city to be there at all because there's NOTHING in it. If there are only a few places you can visit (less than 10), why bother creating a huge city to house it? They might as well just have designed the city like your bedroom, and have you just select the destination. The sandbox style city construction isn't conducive to anything when there's absolutely nothing to do in the sandbox... Another gripe of mine is the saving. It's a huge pain in the ass. To save, you have to enter a restroom. It takes about 10 seconds just to enter the restroom, then it has to load, then you have to watch another 10 seconds of Travis sitting down on the toilet, and then toilet paper wrapping across the screen. Then you press save, and it takes 20-30 seconds at times, then you have to watch him stand back up, it has to load again, and then you'll reappear at the main screen. Saving shouldn't be a two minute endeavor! The game wasn't hard enough to justify saving since I wouldn't die, and I hated dealing with saving so much that I would only save when I was planning to turn the game off. It doesn't need to be that damn annoying!So anyways, this is a lengthy review so I'll try to sum it up. If you're the kind of gamer that actually loves watching cutscenes (think Metal Gear), you'll probably enjoy this game because the cutscenes are quite amusing. And basically, that's what this games boils down to. I found myself playing just because I wanted to see the cutscenes, and the actual game itself was just a punishment I had to endure before watching the scenes. I know, I know, I could just youtube the cutscenes but for some inexplicable reason my brain tells me that that would be "cheating." The boss battles are an exception of course, the boss battles are fantastic. With that said, if you're the kind of gamer who hates cutscenes, repetitive gameplay, or button-mashing style beat em ups, this game is really not for you. I can almost guarantee that you will hate it. 90% of the game really does boil down to holding the lock on button and mashing on square and triangle.With that said, I hope this review was helpful, I know the diehard No More Heroes fans out there will want to murder me but I tried to be as objective as possible.

20.8.2011

As a long time fan of the original NMH on the Nintendo Wii, I was happy to see the PS3 "Heroe's Paradise" port make it to the NA market.This review focuses on the port and its differences from the original rather than the game itself and is intended for those who have already played NMH on the Nintendo Wii.SCE's addition of the Move made it an obvious candidate for Move support as NMH was one of the handful of games I personally found to be enhanced in the fun factor on the Wii due to the addition of motion controls. In all fairness these are basically limited to vertical shaking (to recharge the Beam Katana), rapid circular motions (during weapons clashes) and motion specific slashes (finishing moves or throws),but I still found them more satisfying than basic game pad controls. Many of the mini-games dispersed throughout NMH also make fair use of motion controls, which have, for the most part, been replicated with the Move.While the game is fully playable with both the original SIXAXIX controller or the DS3, the game may lose some of its charm for those who originally played it on the Wii, so for those players, Move is the preferred controller choice.Despite the better technology utilized by the PS Move over that of the original Wii motion controls (back in Q1 2008), there are some flaws with the PS3 port, in particular, responsiveness. This was never an issue with the original Wii code yet the failure to recognize user input flawlessly with the PS Move has been an issue regularly during play testing, whether that's due to the tolerances being tighter or simple unoptimized port code, I can't comment.What the port does offer over the original is 1280x720 native output resolution, which is quite an improvement over the original's 720x480. Small details and distant object renders are now visible and the general issue of jagged/stepped pixel visuals (which are simply characteristic of any game on the Nintendo Wii) has been drastically reduced on HD displays. Texture-wise, I'm noticing bump maps where there were either none or just weren't noticeable on the Nintendo Wii, making the characteristic NMH flat shaded texture work look considerably less flat.Additions the the Heroe's Paradise edition include new "dream sequences" spaced in-between boss fights, featuring characters from NMH2: Desperate Struggle, which can be unlocked to play against in the new score centric boss fight mode (scores uploaded to online leaderboards). Also added was the ability to watch cut scenes after they have been unlocked while in Travis' apartment, a minor (and somewhat hidden) feature that is nonetheless a welcome addition for those who enjoyed NMH for the over the top storyline and cut scenes.Other negatives include a significant amount of frame tearing under many conditions (something that was a non-issue on the Wii's SD visuals) which points to poorly optimized code as the visuals of NMH are anywhere between extremely modest and sub-par for a console that features games with visuals such as Killzone 3, Uncharted 2, etc. Intentionally stylized was where the art direction went with NMH (much like Valkyria Chronicles or the more recent Catherine) rather than any attempt at photorealism, yet this works perfectly for the manga/anime style story of Travis Touchdown and No More Heroes.As a budget title, NMH is worth a second trip for PS3 owners who enjoyed the original (it was this reviewer's most played Wii game dating back to Q1 2007) due to the enhanced resolution, modestly updated visuals and minor additions. For those who haven't, even as a game that dates back to 2007, the bizarre storyline and over the top characters will still appeal to many, particularly those who delve into the odder side of Japanese pop culture and anime.While not a perfect port (it's actually fairly flawed due to the screen tearing issue, slower game save times, and Move controller responsiveness that is actually worse than that of the Nintendo Wii Remote), it is still No More Heroes and the world of Santa Destroy looks sharper and more detailed than it ever has.

18.8.2011

Well I'm not going into an introduction of the game as you can read that here on Amazon and what its about (This is just "my review" of the game) but, the game is mission based with a very good story line. The game is also open world. When you first play it (for those who havent yet) you'll immediately think Grand Theft Auto only you cant hurt civilians and damage cars. You basically go around doing jobs to make money to enter ranked assassin matches which of course cost an entry fee. I believe there are 11 assassins all together but you only fight 10 but I wont spoil it for some so you'll have to play the game to find out how? and why? The cool part about this games is the customization to your katana,

15.1.2012

I'm became a huge Suda 51 fan after purchasing and playing Killer 7 and Shadows Of The Damned. I wanted to play No More Heroes but I didn't owned a Wii. Another funny thing that is I didn't even know that No More Heroes on the Wii was being remade for PS3 with HD graphic and using PS Move. I soon brought the game on Amazon when I heard that game was already out. I was very satisfied when I play No More Heroes:Heroes Paradise. The control with the PS Move was great and easy to get into.Plus,You can use your regular PS controller if you don't own the PS Move(It way more funnier using the PS Move!!) The game graphic isn't cutting edge but the crazy style that this game has will make You less care about the graphic.

6.9.2011

I first beat this game at a friends house back when it came out for the Nintendo Wii. I thought this game was amazing because of how unusual its style was. The cut scenes were hilarious, the game play was especially fun, and it became a very memorable game to me.After hearing about the sequel, I was tempted to purchase a Nintendo Wii just to get both No More Heroes games. This did not seem like too strong of an incentive to do so. I did buy a PlayStation 3 down the line and when I heard about this game being ported for the PlayStation 3, I knew right there and then I made the right choice in not buying a Nintendo Wii JUST for this game series.

22.8.2011

I hate the term, but No More Heroes could certainly be called a "guilty pleasure." Crass language, over-sexed characters, glitchy graphics... But honestly, I loved this game on the Wii and I love it more on the PS3. The graphics have vastly improved coming over to the world of HD, but they're still average when compared to the PS3 library of games. The horrible bike driving remains, and some extra boss battles from NMH2 have been added. The game works well with the PS Move, but I'm enjoying playing it with a standard controller, for accuracy's sake.And really, the awful translations and dialogue really are part of the charm of this game. Santa Destroy is a bland city, but for some reason I love it,

24.8.2011

I love this game the dialog, voice acting, and graphics are right on the spot. Some freezing issues but i don't care i lover the game and have cleared it once. A patch should be coming out soon anyway! If you didn't like this game, why'd you buy it, you had to know what you were buying right?It's a Bloody fun romp caked with decapitated heads and bisected goons. the bosses are rather easy up to the number 2.Don't give up because it froze just save whenever you do something kinda big to avoid any loss.Enjoy the game.

24.4.2012

The boss fights are what make this game so interesting and with the added character viewer and extra bosses, with the move support make this a pretty good game for under 20 bucks. The standard enemies are repetitive and boring as well are the side missions you have to do just to earn money to enter the boss fights. But after youve beaten it one you can play just the boss fights and just enjoy it.Looks good, plays well and at a good price i have no regrets,

16.9.2011

the is pretty good, both control options does a good job and the extras are nice. If you haven't played the Wii version and wanted to try it out this is a good version to get. The only problems are that I've encountered are the load times are a little bit longer than the Wii version and there was 1 game breaking bug but that's easily avoidable

4.8.2013

As a fan of the No More Heroes series, I simply had to get this HD remake after finding out you did not need the Playstation Move to play it. It's fun and fast paced and as good if not better then the original. For those out there that love the Wii version or to those who just love violent hack and slash games, pick this one up and enjoy.

16.10.2014

IDK what's up with the dislikes, I'm a fan of NMH and this one did the series justice. I wanted to see Travis in HD for once. The gameplay is simple, but the story is interesting and funny! Enjoy this game guys. I have yet to buy a PSMove, but this game may convince me.

30.5.2015

*spoiler alert* Just to clarify, there's is a sequel, but you'll need a wii (or wii u) in order to finish Travis' other story. Either than that, higher quality graphics and more weird moments in the house (I mean my actual home) than usual, lots of action.

26.1.2012

Just like Killer 7, NMH can be a very different experience. Although it doesnt have the dark atmosphere and twisted plotline of the earlier it still has plenty of blood and cool action. Action is fun and the characters are cool and quirky.

8.3.2013

The game is fun, has some challenge but is very linear. You get upgrades and other helpful items but there's no real exploring or doing misc tasks to add to the replay value, just going one area to the next to take down the next boss.

7.1.2013

I wish this game would bundled both No More Heroes games but this game is still good enough of a purchased. However, avoid the playstation Move controls because it was NOT fun. You are better off using the ps3 controller.

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