No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Grasshopper Manufacture

Rank: #7 / 11
Released: 2010
Studio: Grasshopper Manufacture
Genre: action game, action-adventure game

At a glance

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is an action game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and released in 2010. It continues Travis Touchdown's story after he falls from the top of the United Assassins Association rankings and takes up his beam katana again. The HD remaster's hack-and-slash combat includes three playable characters: Travis, Shinobu and Henry. Players can dual-wield beam katanas as Travis, fight through more enemies and take on larger foes; the game also includes 8-bit minigames. Steam lists single-player, achievements, full controller support, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The game is listed for Windows, Wii and Amazon Luna, while Steam lists Windows. It was published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. and Marvelous Europe. Steam also lists trading cards and recommends a gamepad.

Who it is for

It suits players looking for a single-player action game with hack-and-slash combat and multiple playable characters. The listed gamepad recommendation may be useful to players choosing how to play.

What is good

Three playable characters
Travis can dual-wield beam katanas
Includes 8-bit minigames
Steam lists full controller support

What to know first

Steam lists single-player only
Steam lists Windows as its platform

Verdict

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is a single-player action game built around Travis's return and a three-character roster. Its listed combat and 8-bit minigames offer distinct parts of the experience.