No More Heroes 2007

Released: December 6, 2007
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
Platforms: Wii · PC · Nintendo Switch
Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture
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Where to buy

Digital: GOG Steam Nintendo
In a collection: No More Heroes 1-3 Bundle

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Physical: Search on Amazon

Affiliate links: GOG, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, ININ Games and Amazon

Is it still worth playing?

Goichi Suda's 2007 action adventure for the Wii, in which the otaku Travis Touchdown wins a beam katana in an auction and joins the United Assassins Association. There he has to kill higher ranked assassins before they come for him. The town is free roaming, crossed on foot or on his modified scooter, the Schpeltiger. Play is open ended, but the top ten assassins have to be killed for the story to go on. Money ties it together. Part time jobs pay for weapons, training, clothes and video tapes, and every ranking fight costs money to enter. In fights, the Wii Remote is the beam katana, with the Nunchuk moving Travis and most attacks on the A button. Odd jobs that pay for the next fight still make it a combination worth trying today.