<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
,	O
an	O
otaku	O
who	O
wins	O
a	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
in	O
an	O
auction	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
he	O
inadvertently	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Assassins	O
Association	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
kill	O
assassins	O
higher	O
in	O
rank	O
to	O
prevent	O
other	O
assassins	O
from	O
targeting	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
writing	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
receiving	O
high	O
praise	O
,	O
thought	O
its	O
perceived	O
repetitiveness	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
with	O
additional	O
content	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
developed	O
by	O
Engine	O
Software	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
:	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
is	O
handled	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
attachment	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Remote	O
controlling	O
his	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
moving	O
Travis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
beam	B-Application
katanas	I-Application
run	O
on	O
batteries	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
charged	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
"	O
1	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
remote	O
and	O
shaking	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travis	O
's	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
upgraded	O
and	O
replaced	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
visiting	O
Dr.	O
Naomi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
attacks	O
with	O
the	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
Travis	O
can	O
kick	O
and	O
punch	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
enemies	O
are	O
stunned	O
he	O
can	O
throw	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
maneuvers	O
,	O
done	O
by	O
manipulating	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
stereotypical	O
otaku	O
–	O
his	O
motel	O
room	O
decorated	O
with	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
and	O
anime	O
collectibles	O
–	O
living	O
in	O
near	O
poverty	O
in	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
motel	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
town	O
of	O
Santa	B-Application
Destroy	I-Application
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
winning	O
a	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
in	O
an	O
internet	O
auction	O
,	O
he	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
money	O
to	O
buy	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
wrestling	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
5th	O
ranked	O
battle	O
he	O
meets	O
Henry	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
Irish	O
man	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
Travis	O
 '	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naomi	O
sells	O
beam	B-Application
katanas	I-Application
and	O
upgrades	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
Ryu	O
operates	O
a	O
gym	O
and	O
trains	O
Travis	O
–	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
increase	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
combos	O
and	O
health	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
fee	O
–	O
and	O
Lovikov	O
is	O
a	O
drunken	O
old	O
man	O
who	O
teaches	O
new	O
maneuvers	O
and	O
techniques	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
Lovikov	O
balls	O
which	O
are	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
8	O
is	O
the	O
African	O
American	O
teenaged	O
shinobi	B-Application
Shinobu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
under	O
its	O
working	O
title	O
Project	O
Heroes	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
until	O
Yasuhiro	O
Wada	O
suggested	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
unique	O
control	O
structure	O
to	O
director	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
(	O
"	O
Suda51	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
titled	O
Heroes.	O
,	O
Suda51	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
social	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
films	O
,	O
actors	O
and	O
music	O
have	O
inspired	O
Suda51	O
's	O
design	O
for	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
title	O
coming	O
from	O
UK	O
Punk	O
band	O
The	O
Stranglers	O
1977	O
album	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Assassins	O
 '	O
Association	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
El	O
Topo	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
,	O
albeit	O
smaller	O
,	O
ranking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
popular	O
belief	O
,	O
Travis	O
 '	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
,	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
lightsaber	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
but	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
Japanese	O
TV	O
series	O
Space	O
Sheriff	O
Gavan	O
and	O
1987	O
film	O
Spaceballs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
of	O
Santa	B-Application
Destroy	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
(	O
though	O
,	O
possibly	O
mistaken	O
,	O
Suda	O
implied	O
that	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
San	O
Diego	O
shown	O
in	O
Dirty	B-Application
Harry	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
entirely	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
"	O
motel	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
similar	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
movie	O
Memento	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
Grasshopper	O
Studios	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
anime-based	O
video	O
games	O
Samurai	B-Application
Champloo	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sidetracked	I-Application
and	O
BLOOD+	O
:	O
One	O
Night	O
Kiss	O
,	O
both	O
which	O
inspired	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
considering	O
the	O
three	O
together	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sword	O
action	O
trilogy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
interview	O
Suda	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
"	O
as	O
violent	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
more	O
violent	O
than	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
received	O
an	O
AO	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
ESRB	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
March	O
2007	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
featured	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
using	O
the	O
beam	B-Application
katana	I-Application
to	O
decapitate	O
or	O
cut	O
enemies	O
in	O
half	O
,	O
with	O
copious	O
amounts	O
of	O
blood	O
being	O
spilled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yūsuke	O
Kozaki	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
previously	O
designed	O
characters	O
for	O
Speed	O
Grapher	O
,	O
designed	O
the	O
characters	O
for	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
revealed	O
that	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
company	O
feelplus	O
titled	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
new	O
modes	O
,	O
revamped	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
lacks	O
motion	O
control	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
uncensored	O
,	O
causing	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Rating	O
Organization	O
(	O
CERO	O
)	O
to	O
label	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
its	O
adult	O
"	O
Z	O
"	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Konami	O
with	O
added	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
support	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
publisher	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
publishing	O
this	O
version	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
eShop	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Engine	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
helped	O
Suda	O
with	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Killer7	B-Application
to	O
PC	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XSEED	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three-disc	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Tracks	O
,	O
featuring	O
71	O
tracks	O
of	O
original	O
compositions	O
by	O
Masafumi	O
Takada	O
and	O
Jun	O
Fukuda	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remix	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
titled	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Sound	O
Tracks	O
:	O
Dark	O
Side	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Outer	O
Rim	O
,	O
a	O
band	O
featuring	O
game	O
composer	O
Norihiko	O
Hibino	O
,	O
released	O
its	O
self-titled	O
debut	O
album	O
featuring	O
an	O
English	O
drama	O
using	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
characters	O
in	O
a	O
far	O
future	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xplay	O
also	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
game	O
and	O
best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2008	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cheat	O
Code	O
Central	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
must-buy	O
blast	O
that	O
out-shines	O
all	O
other	O
third-party	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
praised	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
Award	O
and	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
entries	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
new	O
character	O
of	O
2008	O
are	O
closed	O
here	O
's	O
your	O
winner	O
(	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
easily	O
ranks	O
among	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
finest	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
's	O
zany	O
charm	O
and	O
zest	O
for	O
excess	O
go	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
its	O
weaknesses.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
won	O
multiple	O
Wii-specific	O
awards	O
from	O
IGN	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Story	O
and	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
Wii-specific	O
IGN	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
,	O
Best	O
Voice	O
Acting	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
10,000	O
copies	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda51	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
only	O
Nintendo	O
is	O
doing	O
well	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
success	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
adoption	O
by	O
casual	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
retracted	O
his	O
comment	O
,	O
saying	O
his	O
"	O
point	O
was	O
that	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
titles	O
currently	O
available	O
is	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
product	O
which	O
will	O
attract	O
a	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
consumer	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
40,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
expected	O
to	O
sell	O
160,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
's	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
PAL	O
publisher	O
Rising	O
Star	O
raved	O
about	O
its	O
sales	O
,	O
with	O
manager	O
Martin	O
Defries	O
proclaiming	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
weeping	O
with	O
delight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
were	O
combined	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
16,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvelous	O
stated	O
the	O
Switch	O
ports	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
had	O
seen	O
"	O
strong	O
sales	O
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2010	O
sequel	O
named	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
has	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
at	O
during	O
the	O
initial	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
fully	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
the	O
following	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
installment	O
,	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Switch	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Suda	O
was	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
bring	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
