Episode 003 – No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

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What’s Travis Touchdown angry about!? We almost lost this episode, but here it is: Mark and Sebastian spill their guts on Suda51′s latest, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. The original was an unexpected gem on the Nintendo Wii, and found a loyal, cult following ready to over-analyze every bit of the absurd, stylish, punk rock game. Is the sequel continuing to boundaries, or is it just going through the motions? In news, we talk about how great Valve and Steam are, and the attitude they have that earned them that reputation. We also look at the poor release of Sega’s Yakuza 3, Cave’s region free EspGaluda II, and dwell a bit on the idea of import games with their small but often dedicated overseas audiences. Listen to the episode below or subscribe here: News links after the jump! News– Getting Steamy on Macs – http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/17/steam-on-mac-os-x-interview?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_joystiq Regional Lockout – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_lockout Esp Galuda II Goes Region Free – http://kotaku.com/5471899/if-you-want-to-play-espgaluda-ii-read-this-post No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle– Suda51 on the Toilet – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIVQ2Wunz3k Over-analyzing NMH2 part 1 – http://www.destructoid.com/analyzing-no-more-heroes-2-part-1-the-bosses-162748.phtml Over-analyzing NHM2 part 2 – http://www.destructoid.com/analyzing-no-more-heroes-2-part-2-the-bosses-part-2-162303.phtml Finding Bit For Byte– http://bitforbyte.mrmarkrobson.com/ http://mrmarkrobson.com/blog http://www.sebastianvonbuchwald.com/ Music– Sex Pistols – EMI World of Warcraft – Legends of Azeroth Ozma – Korobeiniki Bionic Commando: Re Armed – Rise of the Albatross Eric’s Little Shack – Zelda 2 No More Heroes – Pleather for Breakfast No More Heroes – Speed with Teeth The Rentals – Friends of P Weezer – In the Garage New Order – Blue Monday Mad Capsule Markets – No Food, Drink or Smoking Prodigy – Invaders Must Die KMFDM – Megalomaniacal Mike Murphy – Nintendo Power Mix Muse – Stockholm Syndrome The Subways – Rock n Roll Queen Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now Cornelius – Last Night In Africa Tomayasu Hotei – Battle Without Honor or Humanity Santa Esmerelda – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood No More Heroes – NMH No More Heroes – No More No More Heroes

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