No More Heroes 2 trailer serves up mouthful of details

by JC Fletcher { Sep 4th 2009 at 10:22AM }

Suda Goichi takes the throne once again to narrate (in curiously deep voiceover) a new trailer for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. While the last trailer was mostly narrative-focused, this trailer (posted after the break) goes into detail about new features in the game, including new controls for the Beam Katana(s), the ability to kick and punch with the B button, and the new 8-bit-style job missions! Be warned (explicitly, if not by knowledge of previous No More Heroes promotion): there is some toilet humor.

Additionally, we've posted two gameplay clips below the new trailer, as featured on IGN. While the footage in the trailer is from the Japanese version and therefore blood-free, the gameplay footage is very bloody and includes some tasteless (even for NMH) violence. The clips also include proof that if you thought the sword's battery charging couldn't get any more phallic, you were mistaken.
[Thanks, Ihar]

Tags: grasshopper-manufacture, no-more-heroes, no-more-heroes-2, no-more-heroes-desperate-struggle, suda51, ubisoft

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jawmuncher @ Sep 4th 2009 10:25AM

Can't wait for this, NMH's 1 is by far my favorite wii game to date.

Fun DMC @ Sep 4th 2009 10:26AM

As much as I like the game, I just don't see how that's possible. It had more than its fair share of problems and issues.

This game is looking pretty cool, though.

NaeemTHM @ Sep 4th 2009 10:30AM

I agree Jaw.

"I just don't see how that's possible. It had more than its fair share of problems and issues."

Yeah but it made up for that by being fucking awesome in every other aspect. Most Wii games make me want to toss my controller at a baby. However No More Heroes had me hooked until the end due to it's over the top humor.

Player1 @ Sep 4th 2009 10:31AM

It is possible! It was my favorite too. Aside from the great characters and humor, the combat felt great to me. It didn't make you waggle all the time, but gave you the slash/wrestling finishing moves.

Jason Statham (Has a ps3 now) @ Sep 4th 2009 11:06AM

@Fun

I think I may have to agree with you there. While it is a decent game I can't really say it's my favorite since it was ridiculously repetitive. Really it's a game I like more for its style than its actual gameplay.

Hopefully the sequel fixes this.

Wardo @ Sep 4th 2009 12:46PM

I agree the game had me hooked from start to finish. It is easily my favorite third party game for the Wii.

fundando @ Sep 4th 2009 4:16PM

NMH is definitely my favorite wii game to date. I'll have to play through it again before playing this one.

kyou @ Sep 5th 2009 8:50AM

No More Heroes is also my favorite Wii game. It's also the best game I've played in a while. I really can't remember the last time I game had me that hooked from beginning to end. The story really made up for the repetitive part, but even the repetitive part was fun to do. I admit gameplay wise it's not such a great game, but story wise, character wise and humor wise No More Heroes tops most of the game I've played.

sony boy (6 years til sony man child!) @ Sep 4th 2009 10:34AM

lol the trailer is hilarious.

Jack Hollow @ Sep 4th 2009 10:43AM

I wish I could up vote Suda51 and Travis Touchdown in real life so that they have constant shaft of heavenly light shine down on them to show the world how awesome they are.

S. Tiger @ Sep 4th 2009 10:43AM

"Well I'll be damned. The toilet broke!"

Those 2D games look fucking awesome. I hope there's something similar to River City Ransom like that.

Ucial @ Sep 4th 2009 10:49AM

looking awesome!
I still don't understand why the Japanese version comes without the blood? we're talking about the only country that happily sexualises children to make Yen but cuts blood out of video games??
i mean its a moot discussion anyway, as all the other version (including the european one) will have blood and gore. I just think its kinda weird...

Jason Statham (Has a ps3 now) @ Sep 4th 2009 11:04AM

"I still don't understand why the Japanese version comes without the blood?"

Easy answer. Because it's japan.

Mr. Fister @ Sep 4th 2009 6:11PM

Japan is more strict in terms of violence in gaming, just like the U.S. is strict in terms of sexual content. It's a reversal of roles, you see.

kyou @ Sep 5th 2009 8:52AM

Really? I mean, I find it a bit weird since even manga and anime for kids has a lot of blood and violence in it. Hell, they even censure it for American TV sometimes. But when it comes to video games they're just... suddenly more strict?

uncle jesse @ Sep 4th 2009 10:54AM

I was watching this trailer with a big smile on my face!

MLS @ Sep 4th 2009 11:01AM

the info was a bit light, but still a fun trailer. This game will rock my face off. I can't wait!

MRLN the Amazing @ Sep 4th 2009 11:03AM

I hope the minigames are less prevalent in this one, because a minigame is a minigame, no matter how stylized it is, and I want to get back to cutting people sooner.

Foetoid @ Sep 4th 2009 11:44AM

Wow, you would've hated Mad World then.

MRLN the Amazing @ Sep 4th 2009 5:13PM

Hah, this is weird, I don't get downvoted often. Sorry people I offended.

I guess I meant that I didn't like how much time was spent mowing lawns and collecting coconuts in the first game. It made the story go more slowly than I'd have liked, and they weren't as fun as the rest of the game.

t_m @ Sep 4th 2009 11:30PM

wasn't that kinda the point?

if they'd made the lawnmowing fun, it would have kinda undermined the whole premise...

ChromeAlchemist @ Sep 5th 2009 9:28PM

It was one of those things (one of those things being an odd design choice). He purposely made those tedious so you realise how tedious such jobs would be, I remember him saying that himself.

Jason Statham (Has a ps3 now) @ Sep 4th 2009 11:10AM

This is how Suda 51 should sound: Like a big, sexy, black guy.

[ArchiGamer] @ Sep 4th 2009 5:30PM

Indeed.

MowDownJoe @ Sep 4th 2009 11:57AM

Judging just by those demo videos, load time are going to be a bitch this time around.

Mr. Fister @ Sep 4th 2009 12:40PM

I learned two things from these trailers:

1.) Suda51 has some major issues

2.) This game is going to be awesome.

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 4th 2009 1:11PM

I would like to spend a minute on the mind of Suda 51...

The Horror!

J/K

This game looks awesome.

Juande [Xylon Uxkid] @ Sep 4th 2009 1:33PM

Wow, amazing video! I dont wanna be an ass, but its good to see something like this for the Wii.

Mr Khan @ Sep 4th 2009 1:37PM

Looks to be a vast improvement in terms of play mechanics (improved dodging, switch katana on the fly, less choppy movement of characters in all cases, etc), aside from the noticeable graphical boost

spencerhung @ Sep 4th 2009 2:16PM

This guy is going to be big....Kojima big...

nofriendo @ Sep 4th 2009 3:16PM

If for some reason you have any doubt about the aura of "rad awesomeness" that surrounds this game, this video almost made me pee all over my pants.

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14288376/no-more-heroes-2/videos/nmh2_clip2_090309.html

(yes, I know every word I just said)

nofriendo @ Sep 4th 2009 3:24PM

jokes on me, I just saw that this video was posted in this article.

Down-vote if you must, but you will just me down-voting the pure enlightenment of the idea of throwing to bitches at an enemy only to be unfortunately chopped the hell out of.

CaramelZappa @ Sep 4th 2009 3:34PM

I cannot wait for this game. No More Heroes was easily my favorite wii game to date, and the equal is looking just as amazing.

xGearSecondx @ Sep 4th 2009 4:02PM

FFFFFFFFFFFF CAN'T WAIT!!!

Asmerom @ Sep 4th 2009 4:04PM

Looking quite ambitious. Can't say that for most Wii games.

Asmerom @ Sep 4th 2009 6:51PM

BTW, I don't it's THAT tasteless. I mean the game is known for being so over the top ridiculous, such as in the previous game whenever you split a guy into 2, he'd cry "MY SPLEEN". Chances are if Jack Thompson was still around he'd probably use that scene alone as a example of No More Heroes as a "Murder Simulator".