<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
sequel	O
to	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
without	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
as	O
lead	O
director	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
relegated	O
to	O
executive	O
director	O
,	O
with	O
Nobutaka	O
Ichiki	O
replacing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Engine	O
Software	O
was	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
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	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
and	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
told	O
through	O
cutscenes	O
following	O
Travis	O
 '	O
journey	O
,	O
interspersed	O
with	O
scenes	O
of	O
a	O
woman	O
at	O
a	O
peep	O
show	O
dictating	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
events	O
to	O
a	O
silent	O
,	O
unknown	O
observer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
Santa	B-Application
Destroy	I-Application
and	O
fights	O
Skelter	O
Helter	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
on	O
Travis	O
for	O
killing	O
his	O
older	O
brother	O
Helter	O
Skelter	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Travis	O
stopped	O
three	O
different	O
attempts	O
by	O
Pizza	O
Bat	O
to	O
expand	O
into	O
Santa	B-Application
Destroy	I-Application
by	O
assassinating	O
the	O
CEOs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
three	O
years	O
since	O
,	O
with	O
Travis	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
picture	O
,	O
Pizza	O
Bat	O
successfully	O
opened	O
a	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Santa	B-Application
Destroy	I-Application
and	O
bought	O
out	O
practically	O
every	O
business	O
in	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
have	O
a	O
tearful	O
reunion	O
as	O
Travis	O
informs	O
her	O
that	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Santa	B-Application
Destroy	I-Application
for	O
an	O
unknown	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
with	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
wrestling	O
moves	O
and	O
deathblows	O
returning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
beam	B-Application
katanas	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Travis	O
can	O
freely	O
switch	O
between	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
battle	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
different	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Peony	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
and	O
heavy	O
sword	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rose	O
Nasty	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
beam	B-Application
katanas	I-Application
which	O
Travis	O
dual-wields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
Chiba	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
a	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
sequel	O
were	O
revealed	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
interview	O
with	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
where	O
Suda	O
revealed	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
producing	O
a	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
on	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
convince	O
its	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
 '	O
positive	O
reception	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Martin	O
Defries	O
,	O
manager	O
of	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
who	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
publishing	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
raving	O
about	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
was	O
it	O
unlikely	O
that	O
Suda	O
's	O
intention	O
to	O
direct	O
a	O
follow-up	O
would	O
go	O
unsupported	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
meant	O
it	O
was	O
likely	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
TGS	O
2008	O
that	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
would	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
taking	O
over	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
which	O
had	O
published	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
would	O
again	O
handle	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
XSEED	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
8	O
minute	O
prequel	O
motion	O
comic	O
titled	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
1.5	O
was	O
dubbed	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacturer	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
both	O
"	O
extreme	O
"	O
and	O
mild	O
formats	O
,	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
European	O
fans	O
who	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
bloodless	O
version	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
that	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
their	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Marvelous	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
publisher	O
for	O
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
,	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Hoppers	O
Edition	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
DVD	O
movie	O
titled	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
1.5	O
(	O
which	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fan	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
contained	O
pin	O
up	O
artwork	O
of	O
female	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
short	O
comic	O
strips	O
and	O
the	O
comic	O
No	O
More	O
Loser	O
,	O
which	O
expanded	O
upon	O
assassin	O
Skelter	O
Helter	O
's	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
84/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZones	O
Caleb	O
Newby	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
is	O
so	O
unpredictable	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
the	O
punch	O
line	O
to	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Japanese	O
pop	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frantic	O
and	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
it	O
somehow	O
makes	O
it	O
all	O
work	O
and	O
gives	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
an	O
amazing	O
game	O
for	O
an	O
older	O
audience	O
–	O
a	O
rare	O
treat	O
to	O
find	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
console.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
Barnholt	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
By	O
being	O
the	O
high-quality	O
,	O
consistently	O
enjoyable	O
action	O
game	O
it	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
around	O
,	O
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
is	O
now	O
a	O
must-buy	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
least	O
,	O
finally	O
makes	O
the	O
series	O
deserving	O
of	O
the	O
evangelism	O
surrounding	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
been	O
relatively	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperate	B-Application
Struggle	I-Application
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
at	O
number	O
five	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
total	O
was	O
less	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
originally	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
another	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
one	O
off	O
dealio	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
the	O
title	O
did	O
well	O
,	O
sequels	O
do	O
happen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Suda51	O
announced	O
that	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
[	O
No	O
More	O
Heroes ]	O
that	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
great	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
've	O
done	O
everything	O
we	O
can	O
with	O
it	O
now.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
since	O
clarified	O
this	O
statement	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
intends	O
to	O
continue	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
probably	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Suda51	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
all	O
sorts	O
of	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
for	O
the	O
new	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Suda51	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
game	O
exclusively	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
on	O
the	O
DeNA	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
title	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
30	O
during	O
Nindies	O
Spotlight	O
presentation	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
