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2019 video game

Travis Strikes Again:
No More Heroes
Travis Strikes Again Poster.jpg
Developer(south) Grasshopper Industry
Publisher(s)
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Grasshopper Manufacture
  • PlayStation iv
    • JP: Marvelous
    • NA: Xseed Games
    • EU: Marvelous Europe
    Windows
  • Marvelous
Director(s)
  • Goichi Suda
  • Ren Yamazaki
Producer(due south)
  • Goichi Suda
  • Kazuyuki Kumagai
Programmer(southward) Toru Hironaka
Artist(s)
  • Boneface
  • Yūsuke Kozaki
Writer(s)
  • Goichi Suda
  • Masahi Ooka
  • Keita Takayanagi
Composer(s)
  • DJ Kazuhiro "MEEBEE" Abo
  • DJ 1-2[2]
Series No More Heroes
Engine Unreal Engine iv
Platform(due south) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
Release
  • Nintendo Switch
  • January 18, 2019
  • PlayStation iv, Windows
  • October 17, 2019[1]
Genre(s) Activity-risk, hack and slash
Manner(s) Single-actor, multiplayer

Travis Strikes Once more: No More than Heroes [a] is an activeness-chance hack and slash video game developed and published by Grasshopper Manufacture. The game was released for Nintendo Switch on Jan 18, 2019, and for PlayStation four and Windows afterwards that year. Directed by Goichi "Suda51" Suda, the game is part of the No More Heroes franchise and features series protagonist Travis Touchdown fighting Badman, the begetter of Bad Girl. The 2 are fatigued into a possessed video game console, and must fight through its various games. Every bit the get-go title he has directed since the commencement No More Heroes, Suda collaborated with several indie developers to feature elements from their games in Travis Strikes Once again. While part of the No More Heroes series, Suda does not consider the game a direct sequel to the previous title No More Heroes ii: Desperate Struggle, only a fresh kickoff for the character Travis.

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes received mixed reviews upon release, with critics praising its story and imaginative presentation, while finding the game play aspects repetitive. V months after the game's initial release, No More than Heroes III was appear at E3 2019, acting equally a follow-up to the game, and a sequel to the series proper, released on the Nintendo Switch on August 27, 2021.[3]

Gameplay [edit]

In a modify for the series, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is played from a superlative-down perspective. Every bit Travis, players are tasked with going through multiple video games and defeating the bugs in each game. The levels are inspired past various video game genres such every bit platforming games and function-playing games. Despite this, gameplay and combat itself predominantly plays out as a hack and slash similar to that of previous No More Heroes titles, occasionally undergoing perspective changes and introducing new gimmicks or minigames that are pertinent to the genre of each individual game.[4] New to the serial is the ability to equip "Skill Fries" (named after Gundam models) that allow the player to use an array of special attacks, ranging from a scattergun-type boom to an orbital laser. At the end of each game, the player faces against its residing boss. The game supports 2-player co-op with single Joy-Con back up, where the 2d player controls Badman.

Travis can return to his trailer at any fourth dimension during game play, where the thespian can purchase new attire to wear, and access the "Death Drive MK-Two", which hosts the video games the player will explore. From the trailer, the player can also access "Travis Strikes Back" - an adventure fashion designed as a classic visual novel where Travis explores the real globe in search for "Death Assurance" that incorporate the Death Bulldoze'south video games.

Plot [edit]

Seven years after the events of No More Heroes ii,[5] a former professional baseball histrion turned assassinator named Badman is on the run from the Smith Syndicate. He is tracked down by 1 of the syndicate's assassins, Dan Smith, who is seeking retribution for being double crossed. Badman justifies his actions as being for the sake of his own survival, equally he wishes to get revenge on Travis Touchdown, who had murdered his daughter, Bad Daughter, during the events of No More Heroes. Dan successfully tracks down Travis' location, granting Badman a Death Ball and assuasive Badman to live, under the condition that he kill Travis, and use the ball to resurrect his daughter.

Travis - at present 37 years one-time - has isolated himself and lives in a camper in a forest in Texas, where he spends his time playing video games. When Badman attempts to ambush Travis, the two accidentally awake a fallow video game console in Travis' possession - the "Death Drive MK-II". The console reacts to Badman's Decease Ball, and the two get transported into the video game that's contained in it. Travis and Badman learn from the console'southward AI construct, Decease & Drive, that the unreleased console was created by Dr. Juvenile, and completing the six Death Assurance that contain the merely games developed for the console will grant its histrion one wish. The two course a truce, opting to team upwards to locate every Death Ball, and defeat all of the games, in society to resurrect Bad Girl.[6] [seven] [8] [9] [x]

Travis interacts with a not-player character. The game's risk segments are conveyed through a classic visual novel setup.

The game explores Travis' current circumstances and Badman'south backstory in visual novel portions that are gear up betwixt each Death Bulldoze game. In the last seven years, Travis had married one-time UAA confidant Sylvia Christel, and had two children, though he abandoned his family for their safety, equally assassins kept showing up to battle Travis. In his search for the Death Balls, Travis ends upwardly traversing the planet and meeting characters from other Suda51 games, such as Kamui Uehara from The Silver Case, and Mondo Zappa from Killer Is Dead. Travis also receives information about Dr. Juvenile and her past through fax messages from her purported hubby, learning that Juvenile is a war orphan with genius intellect and an affinity for video games, who was hired past the US government to develop avant-garde engineering science. She also implemented elements of her history and upbringing into the Decease Drive's games, such equally basing the in-game series killer "Doppelganger" on her adoptive begetter. Travis learns that the Death Drive MK-II was designed as a machine that would create clones of its users, and that while it was initially intended for infinite travel, the regime had re-purposed it to be a super soldier plan - a prospect which acquired Juvenile to demolition the projection in an human activity of defiance, and become into hiding. Despite this, the mother machine responsible for its protocols even so lays fallow inside the CIA, and Travis is warned that completing all half-dozen Expiry Ball games volition cause it to reboot, allowing the regime to continue developing super soldiers. He is also alerted that should information technology be reactivated, Juvenile would destroy the U.s.a. in retaliation.

Despite warnings, Travis and Badman successfully complete every Death Ball; nonetheless i of the games - Killer Marathon - turns out to be an incomplete version of the game. Every bit such, when they wish for Bad Girl'southward resurrection, she ends up being resurrected in the form of a dog. Travis afterwards ends upwardly locating a prototype for a Death Ball which, rather than transporting him into a video game, transports him directly into the CIA. Massacring his way through the facility he locates the Death Drive female parent auto which is being guarded by Dr. Juvenile, who has infiltrated the facility and taken the form of "White Sheepman". Travis, expressing respect for her talents and sympathy for her suffering, reluctantly battles and ultimately defeats her. He interacts with the mother machine and is transported to Mars, where he meets John Wintertime; the creator of the very original Death Drive and Juvenile's mentor. Winter explains that he retired to Mars to escape Earth's issues, and safeguards the planet, opposing the regime'southward plans to immigrate there. He offers Travis the opportunity to stay on Mars and live a perfect life. Travis declines, realizing that he can't abandon his by, and deciding to face his bug head on. Winter responds past decapitating Travis, every bit the simply fashion for him to render is to "die".

Back on Earth, Travis is approached by his self-proclaimed pupil, Shinobu Jacobs, who asks him to return from hiding to face up the assassins. Travis remarks that it's time for bloodshed. In a playable post-credits segment, Travis is controlled from a 3rd person perspective similar to the previous No More Heroes games, set in a default Unreal Engine level. While attempting to approach a dummy, Travis berates the role player for treating the area like a game, saying that they're currently "in development".

DLC #2: Bubblegum Fatale [edit]

Following the events of the primary entrada, Travis and Shinobu are intercepted by Travis' twin blood brother Henry, who is now part of an enigmatic social club with a vendetta against Travis. Travis and Shinobu gear up to boxing confronting his subordinates before they're interrupted by a pair of villainous alien lucha libre wrestlers aptitude on world domination, and a self-proclaimed super hero named "Notorious". When Travis questions the sudden presence of the new characters, Shinobu wonders whether they are foreshadowing "the adjacent game". The standoff is in one case once again interrupted, this fourth dimension by Death & Bulldoze, who take broken gratis of the Death Bulldoze MK-II and are seeking revenge confronting Travis. He manages to vanquish them in a game of Fire Pro Wrestling, obtaining the location of the completed version of the Killer Marathon Death Ball, which is in the possession of Travis' wife, Sylvia Christel. Travis returns to her estate, obtaining the Death Ball and reconnecting with his daughter and wife in the process. After beating the completed version of Killer Marathon, Travis and Badman successfully resurrect Bad Girl. Travis also spots a glimpse of the Death Bulldoze mother automobile, which states that coding has been completed.

Evolution [edit]

The logo of the game was designed by Kojiro Kondo of Black Belt Jones DC, who was also responsible for designing the original No More Heroes series logo.[xi]

Following the release of No More than Heroes ii, Goichi Suda had been looking for an opportunity to continue the series, but became busy with other projects, such as his interest with Let It Die. In mid-2016, as piece of work on Permit It Die was concluding, he was invited to one of Nintendo'southward pre-release developer meetings for the then-upcoming Nintendo Switch. While the console was unlike from the Wii, information technology offered similar motion-based features through the Joy-Con, and he recognized he could revive No More Heroes for the system. He felt the game would fit in well among the planned Switch titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey.[6]

Suda considered the No More Heroes series equally "fun slash 'em up kind of games", merely with Travis Strikes Again, he wanted to play around with the history of video games and the idea of retro games, and "how Travis would interact with the individual rules and the individual vibe from each game".[12] The six games are new games developed for the title, some in homages to existing indie games, with at least one being a vector scan game.[7] [8] [12] When originally announced, some took Suda's comments to reflect that the levels would be set within actual indie games similar Hotline Miami, but Suda later clarified that these games would be featured as "T-shirt collaborations", with Travis able to unlock and clothing vesture items that promote these indie games, a concept he came upward with while seeing various game expositions like PAX Due west.[13] One such championship is Hyper Light Drifter, with Nintendo of America showcasing Travis's shirt alongside announcing the game's release on the Switch.[14] Suda wanted players to see Travis as a fan of indie games, non only to give recognition to the indie game scene, but due to his belief that Grasshopper is similar to an indie developer, and he wanted to prove his back up of the up-and-coming smaller studios.[v] He estimated that at that place will exist at least 15 indie games represented in Travis Strikes Again, with titles to exist revealed as function of the ongoing promotion.[15] The game would likewise see the improver of t-shirts from The Fable of Zelda: Wind Waker,[16] The Fable of Zelda: Majora'south Mask [17] and Zelda 2: The Run a risk of Link [eighteen] that grant Travis a spin attack. The idea of crossing betwixt games was partially influenced by the pic Existenz.[6] Great britain artist Boneface contributed designs for the game'south boss battles.[5]

In that location will also be sections of the game that use the standard gameplay approach as the other No More Heroes titles.[12] One goal of the game for Suda was to take information technology be completely playable on a single Joy-Con controller for the Nintendo Switch version, simplifying the controls compared to the second game.[9] Reporters from Eurogamer and Polygon have taken Suda's comments that the game may support multiplayer, since the Switch supports ii Joy-Con. Suda was unable to speak on this under confidentiality at PAX West, but did tell reporters who asked almost this that there are "2 main characters, and so describe your own conclusions, if you want".[9] [19] [5]

The game is beingness developed in Unreal Engine 4.[twenty] At the fourth dimension of reveal, Robin Atkin Downes, the voice of Travis in the previous titles, had reportedly not been asked to reprise his function in Travis Strikes Again.[21] He was later confirmed to be returning to the role in Dec 2018.[22]

Travis Strikes Again was teased during the Jan 2017 reveal conference of the Nintendo Switch. Suda was present for the live effect, and appeared on phase to show a promotional image of Travis Touchdown wearing a shirt that said "Travis Strikes Over again";[23] however, no mention of the No More Heroes series was made. Suda said in a later interview that this was a purposeful pick, as he wanted the tease to feature Travis himself equally the fundamental focus.[12] The game was formally appear every bit Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes in an August 2017 Nintendo Straight, along with further reveals at the PAX Due west event a few days subsequently.[12] Suda noted that the title's ordering, placing the series' proper noun later on Travis Strikes Again, was to insinuate to the fact he does non consider this game a direct sequel simply instead "the beginning of a new chance, of a new series for Travis" only that nonetheless otherwise takes place in the No More Heroes universe.[9] Suda too stated that Travis Strikes Again serves as "something of a stepping rock on the road to No More than Heroes 3", and hopes to make a true sequel if the game proves successful enough.[24]

On November xiv, 2018, Grasshopper Manufacture announced that Travis Strikes Again would receive a physical edition which would be distributed by Nintendo. The physical version of the game is also bundled with a season laissez passer. The developers have confirmed that some of the boosted content will include a new playable character, a new scenario, and a new phase.[25] The kickoff DLC pack was later confirmed to include a scenario for Badman, as well as series-recurring character Shinobu Jacobs as a playable grapheme, while the second pack includes a new scenario for Travis, a new stage for the game Killer Marathon, and Bad Girl from No More Heroes as a playable character.[26] Grasshopper further confirmed that Robin Atkin Downes would exist returning in the function as Travis, and that Steve Blum had been cast every bit Badman. Kimberly Brooks and Kathryn Fiore were confirmed to render in the roles of Shinobu Jacobs and Bad Girl respectively, while Greg Ellis was cast to play a new boss graphic symbol, Brian Buster Jr.[27]

A PlayStation 4 and Windows version were released on Oct 17, 2019.[ane]

Reception [edit]

Travis Strikes Once more: No More Heroes received "mixed or average reviews", co-ordinate to review aggregator Metacritic.[28]

Several reviewers for Famitsu noted that the concept of switching betwixt different "games" was a unique approach that offered the game a constantly refreshing sense of presentation, praising the game'southward ability to make the player want to keep playing in order to find out what happens next. The visuals and gainsay of the game were also praised for their explosive style and satisfying feedback, though a few reviewers felt that at times the combat could stop upwardly being a flake of a grind.[32]

The Switch version of the game met internal expectations for sales,[42] reaching 24th on the eShop best sellers nautical chart.[43] The PS4 version did not place in the top xxx in its calendar week of release.[44]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Japanese: トラヴィス・ストライクス・アゲイン ノーモア★ヒーローズ, Hepburn: Toravisu Sutoraikusu Agein Nō Moa Hīrōzu

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External links [edit]

  • Official website (in Japanese)

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