Grasshopper Manufacture’s No More Heroes is one of those rare Wii titles that transcends the shovelware stereotype and delivers something fresh, challenging and down-right weird.

Carving out a niche as something of a Quentin Tarantino of game development, Suda 51 is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of mature gaming, creating games full of violence, expletives and sexual suggestion. His latest, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle blurs the lines of bad taste even further according to age-classification body ESRB. Read on to find out why…

The report can be found on the ESRB website and gives a brief insight into the warped madness gamers can expect from Travis, Shinobu and company when the game lands January 28th.

But to save you time I’ve also posted the full assessment below, as first reported by the great team at VG247.

Here’s a snippet. Try to read on and keep a straight face. Go on, I dare you!

“Cutscenes depict more dismemberment: assassins slicing each other into several pieces in slow-motion, enemies pulling their own heads off, characters displaying trophy-heads on silver platters. These over-the-top depictions of violence account for the Mature rating; they also account for the Intense Violence and Blood and Gore descriptors. The language is strong, too, as characters sometimes use the phrases “f**king a*shole,” “f**khead,” and “You gotta be sh**tin’ me!”

Wow…

Also, here’s a game trailer in case you haven’t seen it yet. Be warned, it’s rather awesome!

The ESRB report:

Players assume the role of Travis, an anime-watching assassin who fights his way through the ranks to become the number-one assassin. Being an assassin means using a retractable katana blade (i.e., a laser sword); it means slicing, chopping, and dismembering human enemies to death in this highly-stylized (somewhat “cartoony”), cell-shaded action game. The depictions of violence in the game are intense, yet somewhat exaggerated: men in black suits are sliced in-half as blood and money flow from their bodies; an assassin with a boombox does not recover after his lower torso has been chopped off—after blood shoots from his empty waist like a geyser; and two women (clad in bikinis) get suspended in mid-air, get caught between the flashing lights, lasers, and frenetic sword swipes of an assassins’ duel—the women’s heads slide across the floor once the men stop fighting. Cutscenes depict more dismemberment: assassins slicing each other into several pieces in slow-motion, enemies pulling their own heads off, characters displaying trophy-heads on silver platters. These over-the-top depictions of violence account for the Mature rating; they also account for the Intense Violence and Blood and Gore descriptors. The language is strong, too, as characters sometimes use the phrases “f**king a*shole,” “f**khead,” and “You gotta be sh**tin’ me!”

The game contains sexual overtones and partial nudity. Players can watch portions of an anime show called Bizarre Jelly; the opening credits depict a female character whose clothes suddenly disappear, revealing her bare buttocks (one-to-two seconds). Game dialogue contains sexual references, including the phrases “dirty nympho,” “the one that’s throbbing,” and “I feel like that pervy teacher in a porn.” Female assassins are depicted in low-cut tops, thongs, short schoolgirl uniforms, and fishnet bondage-style outfits; breasts and buttocks jiggle, and the camera often lingers (there is no equivalent physics applied to male body parts). A couple of cutscenes contain strong sexual innuendo: when characters enter a store, a surprised clerk struggles with his belt buckle and zips up his pants (e.g., “I was just. Uh, doing inventory.”); a woman moves a katana blade in front of a man’s groin, kneels down, and kisses it (the blade), causing the retractable laser to extend. The battery meter for Travis’s sword is always represented by a cartoon-like penis icon in the upper-right corner of the screen: as battery power runs out, the icon starts to shrink—a sad face appears.

As reported recently on Joystiq,  former Wii exclusive No More Heroes is currently receiving an HD makeover so it can be ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3.  The port, entitled No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, is set to release on both platforms sometime in 2010.  After seeing some of the screenshots, it’s difficult to deny that the game looks good in HD, especially given how grainy and jaggy (albeit deliberately) the Wii’s visuals were.  However, is porting this game to the Xbox 360 and PS3 really necessary?

Given how poor the sales figures have been for most recent hardcore Wii titles, there is definitely logic behind this idea; to create a relatively inexpensive port of a well received game, in order to bring the game to a much wider, and more receptive, audience.  However, this idea seems flawed, in that the type of gamer interested in this probably already owns a Wii, and so has probably already bought or played the game.

Also, part of what set No More Heroes apart from the crowd on Wii was the inclusion of motion controls.  Without them, No More Heroes is essentially a button-masher; whilst these may be rare on Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 users already have far better examples of this genre available to them.  As such, it becomes increasingly difficult to understand who publisher Marvelous are trying to target with this game.

Finalmente, depois que todo mundo já está sabendo de Ace Attorney no Wii e No More Heroes no Xbox 360 e PS3, finalmente escrevo algo sobre no blog.

Ace Attorney, ou originalmente Gyakuten Saiban no Japão, vai ser lançado para Wii, pelo serviço WiiWare. O primeiro jogo, Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten terá os 4 primeiros cenários da versão de DS e sairá dia 15 de dezembro no Japão, por 900 Wii Points. Em seguida aparecem Gyakuten Saiban 2, por 1200 Wii Points, no dia 26 de janeiro de 2010, e Gyakuten Saiban 3, também por 1200 Wii Points e a ser lançado dia 23 de fevereiro de 2010. O quinto e último cenário do primeiro jogo será lançado depois, dia 16 de março, por 300 ienes. Anunciado apenas no Japão, mas a Capcom não vai dar a mancada de não lançar isso pelo mundo, né?

No More Heroes, jogo da Grasshopper Manufacture para o Wii, terá remakes para Xbox 360 e Ps3. Não joguei a versão Wii, nem quero. Não sei porque pagam tanto pau para o Suda 51 e para a Grasshopper. À direita, uma foto comparando as versões do Wii e do Xbox 360.

… É só eu ou a versão do Wii parece mais bonita? Bom, aparentemente o jogo é uma conversão em HD para os outros consoles e com controles tradicionais. Eu passo.

Bem, estamos a um dia do lançamento de Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Professor Layton e a Flauta do Capeta), o quarto jogo da série Professor Layton e possivelmente o primeiro da trilogia que antecede a original. O jogo contará como Luke conheceu Layton e como virou seu aprendiz. Em comemoração, a Level-5 realizou um evento e já anunciou o próximo jogo da série: Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen (Professor Layton e a Máscara Milagrosa). Previsão de lançamento para o outono japonês de 2010.

Ah, e saiu o último trailer de Final Fantasy XIII, que eu ainda não vi e nem vou ver.

Mocosss!!! Que dijeron, el juego más chingón de Wii va a ser mío ahora en mi play 3 o 360 pues NO… al menos por un tiempo.

Este título mejorado de Wii solo saldrá en la tierra del sol naciente por el momento y no se comento ni una fecha ni nada para América u otra parte del mundo.

Mocooos x2!!! Ojala y pronto haya una fecha para este titulo ya que por lo visto muchos le traen hambre de este lado del charco, del lado de Obama y más abajito del lado 3er mundista

¿Y tu… esperabas este juego?

Fuente | ºlaps3.comº

How Lusipurr Feels when Podcasting

Turkey is on the menu as the podcast panel gears up for Thanksgiving, now less than a week away. Nate is hungry and can think only of Turkey, whilst Eric J and Ginia desperately try to distract him from further amateur operatics. Poor Lusipurr!

El mundo de los videojuegos es un mundo lleno de sorpresas y noticias que salen día tras día, y como no es posible traerles todo a este hermoso lugar, decidí crear este pequeño espacio semanal para darles en pequeñas y digeribles dosis de información lo que a mi parecer haya sido lo mas relevante de la semana. Sin mas palabras, todo la información necesaria después del brinco.

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1) Los Cómics llegaron al PSP, despues de descargar la mas nueva actualización del sistema aparecera la sección de extras y en ella la sección de digital comics. Los comics estarán disponibles hasta diciembre, pero ya hay cuatro números que pueden descargar gratis, para ver los codigos visiten aqui.

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2) La edicion de coleccion de Bioshock 2 esta bien peluda, entre las cosas que incluye, podemos encontra un disco de vinilo con el soundtrack del juego (si, de esos enormes que oían tus abuelitos). En total incluye:

• Una copia del juego BioShock 2
• Disco de vinilo con la Banda Sonora de BioShock 2 (si los discos grandotes de acetato).
• CD con la Banda Sonora de BioShock 2.
• 3 Posters de Publicidad de Rapture. (como los viste en el juego).
• Art Book de BioShock 2 con 164 páginas.

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3) El No More Heroes original tendrá su merecido remake en PS3 Y Xbox 360, y se ve bien picudo. Una Galería de imágenes aqui.

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4) La ultima campaña publicitaria de Dante’s Inferno hará que mas de uno se persigne, presentando el ficticio Mass: We Pray, con el que se burlan de Wii, los juegos casuales y de la misma religión. El sitio infernal oficial aqui.

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5) Hoy 22 de Octubre cumple 4 añotes el Xbox 360!! Yey!! Mmm… Me pregunto cuantos aros rojos de la muerte se habrán visto hasta el dia de hoy???

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6) Comparación gráfica de Assassin’s Creed 2, PS3 vs Xbox 360. Muchos alegan que la versión de PS3 se vería igual con unos pequeños ajustes de contraste y brillo, pero la verdad como en muchas ocaciones mas (Bayonetta, FallOut, casi todo multiplataforma, etc) yo veo la versión de 360 mejor que la de PS3. ¿Cuando será la hora en que los programadores se pongan realmente las pilas chingao?!

Vídeo mendigo de la comparación aqui.

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7) Metacriticadas de la semana:

• Assassin’s Creed 2 (PS3/ 360) 91
• Call of Duty: MW2 (PS3/360) 94
• Tony Hawk: Ride (PS3/369) 59 Ja! se los dije!
• Uncharted 2 (PS3) 96
• God of War Collection (PS3) 93
• Braid (PS3)  92
• Forza 3 (360) 92
• Left 4 Dead 2 (360) 90
• New Super Mario Wii (Wii) 87
• RS: The  Darkside Chronicle (Wii) 73
• LittleBigPlanet PSP (PSP) 88

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Pues si banda, con esto se cubre maomeno lo que a mi parecer fueron de las mejores noticias de la semana, ahi nos estamos leyendo en los blogs, comentarios y en el Twitter. Asi que, sin mas que decir sobre una semana mas en el mundo de los videojuegos, se despide el Lic. Jesus de Nazaret. Amor y paz.

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Cut your enemies in half in glorious HD!

It had to happen at some point. Suda 51’s hardcore Wii hit, No More Heroes, had to eventually spread its wings and soar. Now, the former Wii-exclusive is headed to the Xbox 360, and the PlayStation 3, sporting revamped graphics that will use the HD capabilities to their fullest extent.

I loved No More Heroes when it was on the Wii. It was one of those games that “hardcore” gamers could hold up and say, “Look, there are games on the Wii for us, too!” Though it was one of the most uniquely styled games out, and definitely one of the best for mature gamers who own a Wii. Headed to the 360 and the PS3 in Japan on February 25 next year, No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise is pretty much a port of the first game, with new HD graphics and a new “Very Sweet” mode, which puts the female characters into bikinis during the cutscenes (which is something we all wanted, right? …no? No one?).  Ah, just another sample of Suda 51’s insanity.

I’m interested to see how the game looks running in HD, but from the screens after the post, the upgrade is definitely evident. No longer will we have to deal with half of Travis Touchdown’s face being completely dark because of bad shading techniques, and trying extremely hard to figure out what the T shirt says thanks to the blurriness of the television. Sorry, but the original game wasn’t made to be played on a larger HDTV.

We’re not sure if the game will end up shipping to North America any time soon, but I am typing this with my fingers crossed, so I have high hopes. I already own the Wii version, but I have no doubt that I’m going to buy this one, especially if they charge a little less than the $60 standard. Now, it’s kind of a precarious position for No More Heroes 2. Are they going to move to the 360 and Ps3 as well, and is the Wii control scheme enough to make players keep buying the Wii version if it does? What do you think? You can check out a bunch of screens after the post break for the 360 No More Heroes (which is still uncensored, unlike the PS3 version)

Hey guys, here’s the newest podcast!

Yeah, I know it’s been a while, but we’re back. Nelson, Mike, Nate, Travis, Joseph, and Ish are all back in the podcastin’ groove (if there is such a thing). This being such a big two weeks for games, we got to talk about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed 2, and Left 4 Dead 2 in the “Now Playing” section. There’s a bit of news about Wii hit No More Heroes getting a bit of an HD revamping. Unfortunately, there was even a bit of discussion on the videogame violence front. Download the podcast at the link, if you please sirs and madams.

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2008 saw the release of No More Heroes for the Nintendo Wii, a bold game from the Suda51 team. While other developers were releasing party games and shovelware, Suda51 brought us a game that had a bit of everything, retro appeal, pop culture references, and more importantly a game that was made for teenagers and adults.

Unfortunate for many hardcore gamers out there who steer clear of the Wii’s kiddie appeal you all missed out on what really was a unique title that truly needs to be played to understand and appreciate it.

Rumours have been circulating for a while now that Suda51 wanted to bring the next installment of the series to HD consoles such as the Xbox 360 and the PS3, but those rumours have some substance now with the announcement of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, a prettier version of the Wii original launching for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Texture quality has been ramped up, more pixels crammed in and advanced lighting techniques will make this play like a dream on the more powerful consoles. Launch date has been stated as 25th of Feb 2010 in Japan, but still waiting for a North American and European release date to be confirmed.

The question is will they censor it like they did for the Wii version in Australia. While American and Japanese audience members had sprays of blood across the screen due to Australia’s harsh censorship laws we only saw black squares as enemies were killed. While this was in no way detrimental to the overall experience of the gameplay, the fact the OFLC is so in inconsistent when it comes to these matters, I wouldn’t be surprised if the gore is re-instated on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.

The new screen shots shown on Microsoft’s Japanese page for No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, shows that the Wii game has received a very noticeable upgrade in the visual department when it got ported to the Xbox 306 and PS3. Not that I am complaining I was getting nightmares about a badly ported game PC style, but considering I played and finished the game on the Nintendo Wii I can say the graphics is definitely a step up and simply looks amazing. The textures and lighting seem to have been improved quite a lot and I cant wait to see and play the final product, I am just wondering how the gameplay would translate without the Wii remote?

Vai ficar pra próxima. Desculpa, pessoal. Tenham um bom fim de semana!

Ah sim, novos DLC para THE IDOLM@STER SP. Mais um cascalho extra pra NBGI sem muito esforço. O que seria da Namco sem os otakus? Essa do lado é a Miki, vestida de noiva. Noiva de grande parte de fãs de IM@S. A minha noiva? É a Yukiho. Patroa não gosta muito quando eu falo disso, mas a noiva dela é a Iori, então estamos quites.

… sério, esse post foi o mais nojento até agora. Desculpem, eu faço algo que preste da próxima. Sério.

FUCK YEAH!!!

A ver que tal les sale el cambio generacional. A mi es un juego que siempre me ha llamado, pero a ver como le adaptan el sistema de combate.

No More Heroes en Ps3 y Xbox 360 YEAH!

Como lo leen en el título de esta nota, la revista Famitsu acaba de publicar que No more heroes ya está siendo adaptado al Playstation 3 y el Xbox 360 y será lanzado con el nombre de No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise.

La fecha de lanzamiento en Japón será el próximo 25 de febrero del 2010, aún no hay nada sobre si este juego llegara a nuestro continente, aunque no creo que Ubisoft deje pasar la oportunidad de lanzarlo por acá.

Heroes paradise contendrá algunos extras, aparte de que será rehecho en HD y no tendrá controles de movimiento, también se habla de que contendrá voces en Japones, totalmente distinto a la versión de Wii donde solo estaba la pista de las voces en ingles.

No more heroes es un gran juego para el wii, considerado por muchos como el mejor de la consolita de Nintendo, esperemos que en verdad sea publicado por acá.

Vía Destructoid

Gracias a la revista Famitsu de Japón sabemos que se ha confirmado el desarrollo de una version de No More Heroes para la consola de Playstation 3 y Xbox 360 con el sobre nombre de “Eiyuutachi no Rakuen” (Heroes Paradise) y que se planea su venta el 25 de Febrero del 2010 en Japón.

De acuerdo a las traducciones realizadas por diversos sitios, No More Heroes: Eiyuutachi no Rakuen será desarrollado basándose en el título original lanzado para el Nintendo Wii, con gráficos rediseñados y acorde al hardware de la consola. Ademas un nuevo modo llamado “Very Sweet” será añadido y en el cual los personajes femeninos portarán “ropa sexy” la cual tendremos que ir desbloqueando en el juego.

En el artículo no fueron mencionados más detalles sobre el juego o la posible distribución de No More Heroes: Eiyuutachi no Rakuen para nuestro continente, pero se espera que Grasshopper ofrezca estos detalles de forma oficial en el futuro.

Wii jakie jest każdy wiie Pośród wszystkich popierdółek znajdzie się pare perełek w które poważny, dorosły gracz chętnie by zagrał. Taką grą na pewno jest No More Heroes. Tytuł ten został bardzo ciepło przyjęty przez recenzentów i branże, jednak nie sprzedał się tak dobrze jak by chcięli tego twórcy.

Dlatego też w najnowszym numerze japońskiego magazynu Famitsu pojawiła się zapowiedź No More Hereos: Hereos Paradise. Gra ukaże się na PS3 oraz Xboxa 360 i jej Japońska premiera odbędzie się 25 lutego 2010 roku.

Oprócz podwyższenia rozdzielczości i dostosowania gry do obsługi HD, zostaną dodane nowe tryby rozgrywki i dodatki. Zapowiada się naprawdę ciekawie, tylko czy gra nie straci swojego uroku bez Wiilota i gruszki? No chyba, że zostanie wykorzystany Natal i różczki Sony

Skany z Famitsu w rozwinięciu:

Uno de los mejores juegos exclusivos del Wii por fin verá la luz en las otras consolas de la nueva generación, un port de No More Heroes ha sido confirmado para PlayStatio 3 y Xbox 360, su nombre es No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise.

De entrada muchos habrán pensado que estoy hablando de No More Heroes 2, pero no! este es un port de la primera entrega del juego, el cual contiene todos los elementos del original pero claro, con algunos extras (que por cierto se ha dicho serán escasos pero muy interesantes), empezando por que ahora el juego gozara de las ventajas de la alta definición así que el aspecto grafico sera mejorado notoriamente, y aparte de todo solo por no ser Wii, el nivel de censura será rebajado, lo que significa que habrá más violencia.

Según la revista Famitsu el juego llegará a Japón el 25 de Febrero del 2010 y esperamos no tarde mucho en llegar a américa. Entre las cosas extras solo se ha confirmado un nuevo modo llamado “Very Sweet” donde “los personajes femeninos llevarán menos ropa de la que necesitan” según Grasshopper. Esperamos más detalles en estos días, por el momento ya podemos estar tranquilos, No More Heroes llegará a nuestra consola negra.

[Fuente: Meristation]

The latest issue of Famitsu states that No More Heroes will be getting released on X360 and PS3. The game was previously exclusive to the Wii and was developed by Grasshopper Manufacture.

Famitsu also confirm a Japanese release date of the 25th of February. Some new features were also mentioned which include Japanese voice acting and a new game mode with scantily clad ladies.

No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, the sequel to No More Heroes, will be released on the 27th of January next year, currently exclusive to the Wii.

Hace algún tiempo el creador de la serie No more Heroes, Suda 51, comentó que le gustaría llevar su creación a un publico más amplio y que mejor manera de hacerlo que llevándolo a las plataformas que tienen más adultos y hardcore gamers; y el día de hoy la revista Japonesa Famitsu nos revela que efectivamente el 360 y el PS3 verán la primera encarnación del juego el 25  de Febrero del 2010 en Japón.

Con solo un par de scans de parte de Famitsu podemos ver que se han mejorado drasticamente los gráficos, no contará con el esquema de control de movimiento y tendremos con un nuevo modo de juego (llamado Very Sweet Mode) donde las chicas de el juego nos deleitarán con más fan service gracias a que enseñaran más carne.

Espero que no solo hagan un port si no que mejoren varios aspectos del juego original, como el hecho de que en ocasiones el ritmo de juego bajaba demasiado y se volvía sumamente aburrido.