<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
and	O
published	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
Directed	O
by	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
features	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
fighting	O
Badman	O
,	O
the	O
father	O
of	O
Bad	O
Girl	O
(	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
he	O
has	O
directed	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Suda	O
collaborated	O
with	O
several	O
indie	O
developers	O
to	O
feature	O
elements	O
from	O
their	O
games	O
in	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Suda	O
does	O
not	O
consider	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
fresh	O
start	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
Travis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
imaginative	O
presentation	O
,	O
while	O
finding	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
aspects	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
proper	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
change	O
for	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
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
combat	O
itself	O
predominantly	O
plays	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
occasionally	O
undergoing	O
perspective	O
changes	O
and	O
introducing	O
new	O
gimmicks	O
or	O
minigames	O
that	O
are	O
pertinent	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
each	O
individual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
two-player	O
co-op	O
with	O
single	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
controls	O
Badman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
professional	O
baseball	O
player	O
turned	O
assassin	O
named	O
Badman	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
run	O
from	O
the	O
Smith	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Badman	O
justifies	O
his	O
actions	O
as	O
being	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
survival	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
wishes	O
to	O
get	O
revenge	O
on	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
murdered	O
his	O
daughter	O
,	O
Bad	O
Girl	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Death	O
Balls	O
,	O
Travis	O
ends	O
up	O
traversing	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
meeting	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Suda51	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kamui	O
Uehara	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mondo	O
Zappa	O
from	O
Killer	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
mother	O
machine	O
and	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
John	O
Winter	O
;	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
original	O
Death	O
Drive	O
and	O
Juvenile	O
's	O
mentor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	O
explains	O
that	O
he	O
retired	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
to	O
escape	O
Earth	O
's	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
safeguards	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
opposing	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
emigrate	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
offers	O
Travis	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
and	O
live	O
a	O
perfect	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
playable	O
post-credits	O
segment	O
,	O
Travis	O
is	O
controlled	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
games	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
default	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
attempting	O
to	O
approach	O
a	O
dummy	O
,	O
Travis	O
berates	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
treating	O
the	O
area	O
like	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
currently	O
"	B-Application
in	I-Application
development	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
When	O
Travis	O
questions	O
the	O
sudden	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
Shinobu	O
wonders	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
foreshadowing	O
"	B-Application
the	I-Application
next	I-Application
game	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
He	O
manages	O
to	O
beat	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
,	O
obtaining	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
completed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Killer	O
Marathon	O
Death	O
Ball	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
Travis	O
 '	O
wife	O
,	O
Sylvia	O
Christel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
had	O
been	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
busy	O
with	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
Let	B-Application
It	I-Application
Die	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2016	O
,	O
as	O
work	O
on	O
Let	B-Application
It	I-Application
Die	I-Application
was	O
concluding	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
invited	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
pre-release	O
developer	O
meetings	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Wii	O
,	O
it	O
offered	O
similar	O
motion-based	O
features	O
through	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
he	O
recognized	O
he	O
could	O
revive	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
fit	O
in	O
well	O
among	O
the	O
planned	O
Switch	O
titles	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
considered	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
as	O
"	O
fun	O
slash	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
kind	O
of	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
around	O
with	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
retro	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
how	O
Travis	O
would	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
individual	O
rules	O
and	O
the	O
individual	O
vibe	O
from	O
each	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
originally	O
announced	O
,	O
some	O
took	O
Suda	O
's	O
comments	O
to	O
reflect	O
that	O
the	O
levels	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
within	O
actual	O
indie	O
games	O
like	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Suda	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
these	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
featured	O
as	O
"	O
T-shirt	O
collaborations	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Travis	O
able	O
to	O
unlock	O
and	O
wear	O
clothing	O
items	O
that	O
promote	O
these	O
indie	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
he	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
while	O
seeing	O
various	O
game	O
expositions	O
like	O
PAX	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
title	O
is	O
Hyper	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Drifter	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
showcasing	O
Travis	O
's	O
shirt	O
alongside	O
announcing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
estimated	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
at	O
least	O
15	O
indie	O
games	O
represented	O
in	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
,	O
with	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ongoing	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
see	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
t-shirts	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
that	O
grant	O
Travis	O
a	O
spin	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
standard	O
gameplay	O
approach	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Suda	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
be	O
completely	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controller	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
simplifying	O
the	O
controls	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reporters	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
and	O
Polygon	O
have	O
taken	O
Suda	O
's	O
comments	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Switch	O
supports	O
two	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
in	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
reveal	O
,	O
Robin	O
Atkin	O
Downes	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Travis	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
had	O
reportedly	O
not	O
been	O
asked	O
to	O
reprise	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
was	O
teased	O
during	O
the	O
January	O
2017	O
reveal	O
conference	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
was	O
present	O
for	O
the	O
live	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
appeared	O
on	O
stage	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
promotional	O
image	O
of	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
wearing	O
a	O
shirt	O
that	O
said	O
"	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
"	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	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
in	O
an	O
August	O
2017	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
further	O
reveals	O
at	O
the	O
PAX	O
West	O
event	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
ordering	O
,	O
placing	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
name	O
after	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
,	O
was	O
to	O
allude	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
consider	O
this	O
game	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
but	O
instead	O
"	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
adventure	O
,	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
for	O
Travis	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
still	O
otherwise	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
stepping	O
stone	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
hopes	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
proves	O
successful	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
announced	O
that	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
physical	O
edition	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	O
pack	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
scenario	O
for	O
Badman	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
series-recurring	O
character	O
Shinobu	O
Jacobs	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
pack	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
scenario	O
for	O
Travis	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Killer	O
Marathon	O
,	O
and	O
Bad	O
Girl	O
from	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
version	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
did	O
not	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
30	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
