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No More Heroes

The journey to become the #1 assassin begins with a single slice. No More Heroes is the story of Travis Touchdown. He has received orders to kill a vagabond. In front of him appears the handsome assassin…

81 6 December 2007

No More Heroes is an adventure developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, released 6 December 2007 on Nintendo Switch, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 13 hrs to finish.

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What No More Heroes is

No More Heroes is an adventure game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and released in 2007. It was published by Marvelous. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

No More Heroes is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the Wii. The game was directed, designed, and written by Goichi Suda, also known by his nickname Suda51, and is the first installment in the No More Heroes series. The game follows Travis Touchdown, an otaku who wins a beam katana in an auction, from which he inadvertently becomes involved in the United Assassins Association and forced to kill assassins higher in rank to prevent them from targeting him.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

No More Heroes holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 135 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 13 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-4460, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX750Ti. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

No More Heroes launched on 6 December 2007, within three weeks of Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Unreal Tournament 3 Black and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. All of them reviewed better. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

No More Heroes — frequently asked questions

When did No More Heroes come out?
No More Heroes was released on 6 December 2007 for Nintendo Switch, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for No More Heroes?
At minimum, No More Heroes needs Intel Core i5-4460, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX750Ti graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat No More Heroes?
The main story of No More Heroes takes around 13 hrs, or 20 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is No More Heroes?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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