No More Waiting: The Great Wii Action Game Has Arrived!

Deciding which game to give our coveted Game of the Month award to is never easy. Some months, we have so many eligible titles that it takes us weeks just to narrow down the choices; other months, we're left scrambling to find a decent contender, only to have one miraculously appear at the last possible moment.

Be sure to also check out GamerHelp's guide to beating every boss in the game!

No More Heroes At A Glance

PROS:
  • The most enjoyable sword combat on the Wii yet. We hope the dev team of the next Star Wars game will pick this game up for research purposes.
  • The finishing moves are oh so sweet and satisfying.
  • The game has a ridiculously unique sense of humor. Everything from movies to 8-bit gaming gets referenced.
  • And wait until you see the save system!
CONS:
  • Doing odd jobs to earn money is boring. That's not a video game: it's a J-O-B.
  • While the art style is cool, the graphics are sort of ugly. If this game had true new-gen graphics, it'd be winner winner chicken dinner in every way possible.
  • The boss fights are a tad wonky. Just wait until you try it for yourself. You'll see what we mean.

And sometimes, like with our March 2008 issue, a title that no one expected to contend will come out of nowhere to steal the spotlight.

When No More Heroes first arrived in our offices, we had no idea what to make of the game. Its unique art style and irreverent sense of humor definitely stood out but its pixelated graphics and bizarre gameplay were hard to get used to. But the more we played the game, the more we bought into the game's inherent charm. After helping lovable hero Travis Touchdown reach the end of his offbeat quest, there was no doubt in our mind that we had found a worthy recipient of our Game of the Month award.

With an utterly unique sense of humor and an undeniable swagger, No More Heroes is like the cool kid in high school who was listening to bands you didn't even know existed. Sure, maybe he wasn't the most popular kid around but five years later, you looked back and realized just how cool that kid really was.

Games.Net editor Dave Rudden was assigned the glorious task of helping Travis Touchdown become the greatest assassin around and the journey was filled with intense action, off-beat comedy and a lots of fabulous clothing. Click through to the next page to see his take on game guru Suda 51's latest opus and see why No More Heroes is one of the best Wii titles ever produced.

No Bones About It: No More Heroes walked into our offices and quickly stole our hearts, along with our coveted Game of the Month award

No Bones About It: No More Heroes walked into our offices and quickly stole our hearts, along with our coveted Game of the Month award


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rain_maker

good game, though I didn't like it as much as a lot of people I've spoken to

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