No More Heroes 2 Guide

But here is the thing: You should play it anyway.

NMH2 is a sequel that knows it can’t win. It tries to be everything to everyone—a shooter, a brawler, a tragedy, a joke. It fails at being a perfect game. But in its desperate, sweaty struggle to entertain you, it becomes something rarer: a game that is never, ever boring. No More Heroes 2

Travis returns from the dead (don’t ask) to avenge his best friend. The ranking matches are back—10 assassins, 10 brutal fights. But this time, there are no boring open-world segments. You select your destination from a map. It’s snappier. It’s leaner. But here is the thing: You should play it anyway

Play it for the moment Travis fights a giant, floating alien head while riding a tiger. Play it for the 8-bit mini-game where you shoot flying sperm (context doesn't help). Play it for the soundtrack, which is arguably the greatest in Grasshopper Manufacture’s history. It fails at being a perfect game

Then came 2010. No More Heroes 2: The Desperate Struggle arrived. The title promised desperation, but fans were divided: Was this a worthy follow-up, or a desperate attempt to recapture lightning in a bottle?

NMH2 says: “Forget that. Nobody liked mowing the lawn.”