No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle continues the tale of punk anti-hero Travis Touchdown, the Japanese anime Otaku, and pro wrestling-obsessed assassin. Travis finds himself at the bottom of the UAA (United…

79 26 January 2010

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Action Comedy

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is an adventure developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, released 26 January 2010 on Nintendo Switch, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is an adventure game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and released in 2010. 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 2: Desperate Struggle is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the Wii. The sequel to No More Heroes (2007), it was released by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan, Ubisoft in North America, and Rising Star Games in PAL territories in 2010. The game continues the story of professional assassin Travis Touchdown; upon discovering that a corporation's CEO placed a hit on his best friend, Travis rejoins the ranks to fight his way through an even greater number of assassins to confront his best friend's killer and attain revenge.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 22 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 81 votes.

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 2: Desperate Struggle launched on 26 January 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition and Darksiders. All of them reviewed better. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle gameplay screenshot

Characters

All 21

Alice Twilight

Bishop Shidax

Captain Vladimir

Charlie MacDonald

Cloe Walsh

Dr. Letz Shake

Quick answers

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle — frequently asked questions

When did No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle come out?

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle was released on 26 January 2010 for Nintendo Switch, Wii and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle?

At minimum, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle needs Intel Core i5-4460, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX750Ti graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle?

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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