Rising Star to Publish No More Heroes in Europe

Rising Star Games have announced that they are now the official publishers of No More Heroes, the action game by game designer, Goichi Suda. The project has been developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Rising Star Games’ parent company, Marvelous Entertainment. No More Heroes is set to arrive in Europe in February 2008 exclusively for Nintendo Wii.

No More Heroes tells the story of Travis Touchdown, an animé fan who lives in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After an unexpected turn of events, Travis finds himself being approached by the head hunter of an assassins’ organization. Travis is challenged to prove himself worthy by defeating ten other bloodthirsty killers to make his way to the top of the assassins’ league.

“Rising Star Games is very excited to be bringing Suda’s latest project to the European market,” commented Martin Defries, Managing Director, Rising Star Games. “He is without doubt a legendary creative powerhouse within the gaming industry. No More Heroes is shaping up to be a widely anticipated Q1 title for both the trade and consumers alike. It’s a massively engaging and immersive gaming experience for the Wii. This is exactly the right product to broaden the format’s appeal to a wider, more serious gaming audience.”

“With No More Heroes, we wanted to create a game that allows players to be able to jump right in and play,” said Suda, president of Grasshopper Manufacture. “The Wii allows us to create an open world where movement and gameplay feel very natural.”

Already available in Japan, the North American release of No More Heroes will be published by Ubisoft. For more information on No More Heroes, check out our previous posts.

Via: Press release

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