No More Heroes 2 finally coming to Japan with deluxe edition

by JC Fletcher on Jul 15th 2010 12:01AM

Marvelous has finally gotten around to announcing a Japanese release date for No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. Suda 51's revenge-themed action sequel will be released in Japan on October 21 -- nine months after the game's North American release.

Marvelous is compensating for the delay somewhat by offering a lovely "HOPPER's Edition" that contains the game, a soundtrack CD, a DVD recapping the events of the first game, and a new "No More Heroes 1.5" movie written by Suda 51, detailing what happened between the two games -- which means, we guess, that Travis didn't spend the whole time watching wrestling in his motel room. We hope. Those interested in this version will have to provide some compensation of their own, to the tune of ¥8,980 ($102). A regular edition will also be released for ¥7,140 ($81). Early purchases of either version will come with an "erotica comic" featuring character artwork and a recap of the previous game.

Via: Nobuooo
Source: Game no Hanashi, Famitsu

Tags: Grasshopper-Manufacture, Limited-Edition, Marvelous, nintendo, No-More-Heroes, No-More-Heroes-2, No-More-Heroes-2-Desperate-Struggle, Special-Edition, Suda-51, Suda51, wii

Reader Comments (42)

U MEAN THIS WASNT IN JAPAN ALREADY?!

@jeffm227 Seriously. I thought it was made in Japan.

@MLS
It was, but it was released in America first. Same thing happened to MadWorld.

It's okay, they get the 360 and PS3 version of the first game.

@Soundwave
so, WE still need the 360 and PS3 versions in North America.

Dammit NOA, why don't you use that black cover for M-rated games like the ones in Japan? :(

erotica comic?

@Sly C
I don't know whether to be interested or scared. This is Japan we're talking about.

@Mach2
This is SUDA we're talking about here. Take from that what you will.

Maaaan.... I want that package so much. Too bad Ubisoft is probably one of the worst publishers for Japanese games.

WAIT,WAIT,WAIT their was a deluxe edition of NMH2.....Damn you internet you fail me once more

@Special Agent Bob Not in the US or EU this is Japan Only.

There's about a 9 month gap between the Japanese and American releases of Pokemon, and they never came with an erotica comic.

WTF?!

@BrokenTriforce

Cause everyone, no matter how busty, is either 10-13, or 60+...

@DevilSei
I see no problem with that.

@Vault Boy
Japan certainly doesn't.

Man I'm tempted to import this.

When are we going to get the 360 version of 1? And this for that matter?!

@ch3burashka
Just import it...
It's all in English anyway.

@ch3burashka

Ubisoft said they have no interest in bringing the port over. Suda 51 has nothing to do with the port, so unless some publisher comes out from nowhere wanting to release it here it isn't going to happen. Import the PS3 version since there's no region protection, or just get the damn wii version because it's still the best version of the game.

@CaramelZappa
I know this'll make me sound like an achievement whore, but I'd want NMH on 360 for the achievements, but the controller may be a benefiting factor as well. If I want to replay NMH without achievements, I'll play it on Wii, because PS3 trophies are, simply put, pathetic.

And here come the down-votes.

@(Unverified) If you have already played NMH on the Wii, don't bother importing the Xbox version. It's a good game but the load times are horrible. Even with the game installed on the hard drive you are routinely waiting a minute or so for anything to load. I think I spent more time waiting for load times than actually playing the game.

@xcornmuffinx
Plus I personally don't think HD brings much to a game like NMH.
Suda meant for it to be rough around the edges (pun intended).

@Esposch
Actually, it isn't. They dubbed it into Japanese for the 360/PS3 version. The Wii version had English voices even in the Japanese release.

I want everything in my life to look like this packaging.

I would have waited till October for this IF IT WAS COMING HERE!!

Wait, it went to NA before Japan? Does noone find that odd? lol

@Faenix
I found that odd when they announced it forever ago.

@Faenix
Suda's games are primarily aimed at a Western market, and have been ever since Killer7 and No More Heroes became cult hits here but were completely ignored in Japan.

Also, tons of Japanese games are released in Western territories before Japan, albeit usually with smaller gaps: Metroid, Castlevania, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and other series more popular in the West than in Japan have all received similar treatment.

Hopefully more people will discover how great this game is. I love all the 2d mini games.

I hope they get the load time issues sorted out. I'm not sure about the PS3 version but the Xbox version had the worst load times I've ever experienced on the 360. We are talking PS1 era final fantasy load times here. Everything takes like a minute of waiting to load, which is especially painful when you retry a failed mission because you have to wait twice.

@ChuckBartowski

Hoping the PS3 version of the first one, comes stateside :/

spread the love

@delicatessen lama People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the love2x)

@Faenix
It wont. Suda had nothing to do with it and is opposed to the game being PS3/360. Ubi has refused to port them without Suda's blessing and has stated they will keep it Wii only. The reason these are getting releases in Jap'n is because the publisher wanted to make more (some) money off the game. Different publishers in different regions lead to different things.

If this game is entirely in English like the original, i may just re-buy this version when i go to Japan. Looks neat.

That art is fantastic. I'd put this on my wall as a show piece in a heart beat.

I was considering buying No more heroes 2, but now that I know a better version exists It'll never be complete.

@Yothe It's the same freaking game packaged with a bunch of other stuff.

@MarkHawk Trying to attract the ladies?

@The Aquacharger
Ubisoft has refused 'without Suda's blessing'? Seriously? Why would they give a shit about that? They're a business, not a fan club.

Maybe they refused because (a) the ports are ropey (sounds like) or (b) they think it would sell about seventeen copies (also sounds like). I really doubt it was because of anything Suda said.

@xxxsam
I don't know what Ubisoft's official stance is, but they have shown no interest in bringing over these versions here. There are issues with these ports, particularly load times (as others have mentioned). And, they sold just as poorly as the Wii version did in Japan.

And, frankly, I think it looks worse than the Wii version. Higher resolution,higher polycounts, blah blah blah.... whatever, the shading looks really weird and ugly if you ask me. Style matters more than raw power.

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