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Continue the fight in the HD remaster of the second entry in everyone's favorite assassin action series! After falling down the ranks of the United Assassins Association, Travis Touchdown whips out his beam katana to reclaim his rightful spot at the top.

Release DateJun 9, 2021
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.9% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 72.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.5% / 69.1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)487  Top 20% / 531  Top 20%
Curators46 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time9.9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar30 minutes
Followers4.3K  Top 15%
Owners± 42.4K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 24.6K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 299.5K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle's Steam rating and reviews from June 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 66.9% (June 2021) and 72.6% (September 2023).

With 531 reviews Top 20%, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Spanish - Spain (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 15 languages represented. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 14 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. The negative review time is high (median is 9 hours), it can be a sign that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • creative boss fights
  • interesting plot twists
  • fast, responsive, satisfying combat
  • good variety of weapons
  • fun mini-games
  • streamlined Revenge Missions
  • Ecstasy gauge rewarding skilled players
  • no more entry fees for ranking battles
  • higher resolution than Wii version
  • constant 60 fps
  • poor PC port
  • no keyboard and mouse support
  • no rebindable controls
  • online-only game
  • some achievements are bugged
  • occasional game crashes
  • bosses are hit-or-miss
  • levels lack exploration
  • camera is problematic in NMH2
  • nerfing evasive options in NMH2

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 71.9% rating  Bottom 35% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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