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No More Heroes
- Nintendo Wii
- Price: $49.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
A very gory, stylized action/adventure hybrid.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this game is extremely violent, gory and bloody. You play as an assassin trying to become the world's top professional killer. The over-the-top violence includes the ability to use the Wii remote to quite literally dismember enemies, slice them in half, behead or disembowel them, and so on. Blood is everywhere as red becomes the prominent color in this game. It also contains many swear words and sexual innuendos.
What's it about?
With cel-shaded, anime-type graphics, NO MORE HEROES offers a very gory, stylized -- and quite weird -- action game experience for those who want to assume the role of a smooth assassin bent on being the world's top professional killer. Armed with a "beam katana" -- which resembles a sword and a Star Wars light saber rolled into one -- hero Travis Touchdown is out to carve himself a name in the record books.
Your job is to hack-and-slash or dropkick your way to the top by tackling skilled enemies and even tougher-but-silly-looking boss fighters. You will perform finishing moves that including beheading your opponents, slicing them in half, or even disemboweling them. You also pick up power-ups, earn cash, find collectible cards strewn throughout the levels and navigate around this colorful 3-D world on a futuristic motorcycle.
Is it any good?
In addition to over-the-top killing, you can also customize your character's look and weapons and partake in side missions and minigames, including odd diversions such as coconut gathering.
Fans of classic '80s games will pick up on, and appreciate, the nod to the golden age of interactive entertainment with many audio and visual references to this period. This mature thriller will appeal to players age 17 years and older in search of a unique game that's odd, humorous, and quite bloody.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether a game like this can stand on its own without this over-the-top violence. Or is this what makes it appealing? The game has a lot going for it, including clever camera angles, interesting (and sometimes wacky) characters, and huge environments, so does it need this gratuitous gore?
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MADWORLD IS GORY AND BRUTAL
IF YOU PLAYED MADWORLD THEN THIS IS LIKE TELETUBIES IF NOT YOU WILL EITHER EMBRACE THE EXTREME GORE RAW DIALOUGE AND OVERTOP GORE BEYOND IMAGINATION. YEAH MADWORLD IS WORSE BECAUSE THERE IS LESSS GORE MORE VILENCE. THE GAME IS IMPLE YOU DO RANDOM SIDEMISSIONS SO YOU CAN GO KILL THE TOP ASSASINS. TRAVIS IS A DORK THE GAME IS SUPRISING ENTERTAINING DARK AND DISTURBING THE GAMES DARK HUMOR IS ENTERTAING THE JOKES ARE WIITY THIS NOT AS GOOD AS MADWORLS BUT IF LIKE GORE YOU OWN A WII LOVE VIOLENCE AND PLAYED DEADRISING, TENCHU SHADOW ASSASINS, BOTH RESIDENT EVIL TITLES AND MADWORLS AND BOTH HOUSE OF THE DEAD GAMES ESPECIALLY OVERKILL SHOULD GIVE THIS GAME A TRY.
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could be better
first of all you need to know that this is fantasy. in manhunt you strangle people, wich you CAN do. In this game, you cut people open with laser swords, wich you CAN'T do. Get the fliping picture
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I love this game.
Sure, I will agree it is very gory. But it is like GTA. If you can play that game than I am sure you can play this.
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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OVERRATED!
Please, theres absulutly NO blood, your enamy's just turn to dust, yeah you use wreastling moves but at least theres dust!
only about 1 or 5 sexuall scenes and theres not much swearing.
and the best part is, MINI JOB GAME
12 for me!
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Over the top
While this is a fun game I say its really for the late tweens like 15-17 what really makes this game appealing is the game play, not the blood. Unless your some anime loving kid with nonething else better to do.
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In the PAL Region there is no blood
Basically, In the PAL region (Australasia, Europe Etc.) all the blood and gore is replaced with ash! The humor and fun gameplay is still in there!
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| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | UbiSoft |
| Release date: | January 24, 2008 |
| Price: | $49.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language |
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