The real triumph of Suda 51’s surreal, occasionally obscene romp is that behind all the cynicism, satire, and gory ultraviolence lies a true joy of creation that is too rarely seen in gaming.
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Update: No More Heroes sold more than 100k out of 200k shipments in the US since launch, plus in Europe it has more than 160k pre order. Finally they shipped 40k copies in Japan for a total of 400k shipment worldwide and hope for 500k LTD sales worldwide. Shipments by region breakdown: NA - 200k Europe - 160k Japan - 40k
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"Potential happy news from retailers: according to Amazon, GameCrazy, and Gamefly, the release date of No More Heroes has been moved ahead, from early February to late January. Amazon and GameCrazy list the game as releasing on January 22nd, while Gamefly places the game's release on the 24th. From a sales perspective, any move to prevent No More Heroes' burial by Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a good move..."
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"Famitsu did give No More Heroes a fantastic score of 9 8 8 9. For a mag like Famitsu that is usually known to be very picky about handing out high scores, No More Heroes must be awesome. I’ve got the latest issue of Nintendo Power in today and it’s got a huge section covering the game."
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Coverage of the official Japanese launch at Softmap in Akihabara. Grasshopper Manufacture CEO and director of "No More Heroes", Goichi Suda (SUDA51), was in attendance along with rolls of free special edition toilet paper.
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Quoted from an interview in MCV's magazine is this juicy morsel that will give ammo to those of you who have said all along that the 360's fanbase is better suited for this type of game: "Originally, I’d wanted to make this game for Xbox 360, actually."
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Design - 8.0 Gameplay - 8.0 Presentation 8.5 Overall 8.2
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September 19, 2007 - Ubisoft on Wednesday revealed exclusively to IGN that it has picked up the rights to publish the anticipated Wii action game No More Heroes in North America. The title will release stateside next February, just two months after the Japanese ship date.
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Japan Import: Violence, sex, things to see, things to collect, spectacular graphics and even better sound, a sense of humour, a sense of purpose, an insane logic running through every fibre - and enough swearing to get your telly banned by the BBFC. Killer7 creator Suda51 is back, all right.
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Gamespot GDC 07 Preview "No More Heroes looks to be following the tradition of Killer7's bloody action, stylistic presentation, and trippy visuals[. . .]We'll be following the development of No More Heroes with great interest in the coming months."
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