By JENELLE GREWELL
News Editor

“No More Heroes” for the Wii was quite a stress reliever, brimming with violence, sex and gross humor. Its sequel, “No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle,” not only lives up to expectations, but exceeds them.

The game smashes all expectations one might have on Wii game. Instead of Mario and mushrooms, the game features a charming, grungy, anime-loving main character named Travis Touchdown, who in the first game reached the rank of “number one assassin.” Two years later, he is not only back in the ranking game to be number one, but he is fueled by the lust to avenge his best friend’s death in the city of Santa Destroy.

As Travis wielding a beam katana, you will slash your way through ranking battles set up by a voluptuous assassin agent Sylvia Christel, whose presence adds a lot of sexual humor to the game by flirting with him.

The ranking battles are everything one loves about a violent game: fountains of blood and enemies being split right down the middle.

However, just like its predecessor, “No More Heroes 2” is very confusing and has little battle structure.

When fighting enemies, the camera has to constantly be refocused and there is mostly random slashing of the katana.

A plus to the battles is somewhere in the chaos of slashing and killing an enemy, a slot machine shows up. If it lands on three bars, Travis transforms into a tiger and rips everyone to shreds.

Another downside is the feeling of fighting the same enemies over and over again and they all spew out the battle or death cries, which are quick to annoy.

But this is all made up for in the boss battles, which feature assassins with diverse and humorous personalities which break up the monotony to the same old, same old.

The one thing that makes “No More Heroes 2” a great game is not just the violent nature, but the style. The game features witty, gross and sexual humor with every turn that is never boring.

One of the more humorous things about the game is the charge of the beam katana is represented by a smiling phallic shape in the top corner.

As the katana loses the power, the shape begins to go limp and can only be recharged by jerking the katana up and down until the shape is fully erect.

The game has many features to where you can train at a gym, buy clothes or participate in many side job games. The side job games take on a style and game play much like the old Nintendo Entertainment System. The games are reminiscent of “Pac-Man” and “Super Mario” and all vary in the level of difficulty and cash received.

One of the better features of the game is Travis’ motel room, where there is an arcade, the option to decorate and take care of a fat cat named Jeane.

Overall, “No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle” caters to the gamer with a love for violence, witty humor, sex and nostalgia.

Even with its’ confusing and chaotic battle play, it still manages to entertain and feed the need for a unique and stylish game.