As the years went by, it became more and more difficult to justify being a Wii-only gamer. In the first year of the Nintendo Wii, you could throw out a Mario Kart here and a Wii Sports there, and simply ride the success of the new motion-controller console to win console war arguments. Unfortunately, the Wii continued to accommodate its more casual audience, and never really satisfied those hardcore stragglers, eventually pushing them away to the other consoles.

There was one game, however, which quite easily put Wii gamers on a par with the bloodshed and manic action that the Xbox 360 and PS3 could supply, but it's very possible that you never heard about it the first time around. No More Heroes was a most beautiful creation that mixed crazy with mental and served it with a side order of doolally. In many respects it was the Wii's dirty little secret, and by God, was it an exciting dirtiness.

Babes! Bats! Kinky stuff!

Now finally, those gamers who never owned a Wii can experience this most epic of tales - a story that has absolutely no sense or meaning, and it completely in it for the lolz. No More Heroes has blood, boobs, light swords and suggestive w*nking, and you'll want to reach rank number one just as much as protagonist Travis. There was nothing quite like No More Heroes on Wii, and all these years later, the PS3 doesn't really have a match either.

No More Heroes follows the story of Travis Touchdown, a leather jacket wearing, light katana wielding maniac who starts killing people because some girl at a bar told him to. After murdering one 'boss', Travis takes position ten on a list of the most ruthless killers in the area, and his taste for blood and sex means that he doesn't want to stop there - he wants that top spot.

Of course, to do that he needs to find each other highly-positioned killer and take them out. So begins the saga of silliness, as Travis racks up the kills all for a non-existant title. The story, believe it or not, is one of the main reasons to play through this game, meandering all over the place and never making one speck of sense. It doesn't ever take itself seriously either, making for some brilliantly tongue-in-cheek scenes.

Gameplay consists of stabbing enemies over and over again with your light sword, and then swiping the Move controller in a specific direction to finish them off. There are a number of different moves, but to be honest, nothing quite matches the feeling of button bashing coupled with a huge slow-mo swipe, and then the spray of blood all over the screen. Magical.

Once you've cut your way through a level, a huge boss battle lies in your path. These are long and tiring, but ultimately rewarding, fights to the death, in which you whittle your opponent's health down slowly, while dodging a variety of very silly attacks. Some of these battles, along with their environments of choice, will stick with you for your entire gaming life, as a result of the intensity.

Outside of the fighting, there is a sizeable open world to explore, although for the most part it's a tumbleweed town. There's barely anything to do besides shop for new stuff, and complete a series of insane minigames to gather money together (mowing a lawn anyone? Oh yes you will). There's a eerie sense of emptiness to it all, and it feels half genius, and half lazy.

The boss battles are unlike anything ever. EVER.

To go into any more detail than we already have would be to spoil the hidden wonders of this game. It's such a mysterious creature, born from Japanese anime and given such a twisted perspective. There's no doubt in our minds that, if you've never experienced No More Heroes, you need to pick this up.

How does Heroes' Paradise hold up against the Wii version, we hear you ask - and you are right to ask such a question. The Wii controls have been moved over to the Move controller rather well, although there are a number of glaring issues to contend with that may well see you switching solely to regular controller (which would be a damn shame, as swiping people to death is the crux of this experience).

First off, recharging your katana is rather difficult. In the Wii version, you did a sort of... suggestive shaking up and down motion that became quite a trademark of the game, and a huge talking point. In the PS3 version, the precision of the controller works against it, as moving it perfectly up and down feels far too tricky. We want to shake it about frantically, not hold it perfectly and carefully vertical!

If you don't have a Navigation controller (aka a Nunchuk), then now would be a good time to pick one up. Playing with the Move + regular controller is nigh on impossible, since the game won't let you use the d-pad, and instead forces you to stick your thumb on the stick. Coupled with having to frequently hold down L2, this is incredibly uncomfortable - hopefully an update will fix it.

Once last controller issue - as you're approaching a boss, your lady friend will call you up and talk crazy to you. In the Wii version, you could hold the Wii remote to your ear, and she'd talk through the speaker. At the time, it was such an amazing idea, and again, a great talking point. Alas, the Move controller has no such speaker, and therefore this feature is missing. Such a shame.

Travis never keeps his trap shut, and he's right to do so

Elsewhere, the additional features are bare. HD visuals look great, but it all honesty the game looked great to begin with, and the upgrade is barely noticeable. One billiant new addition, however, is the ability to stock up on 'Dark Side' powers. Originally, you were forced to use them instantly, whereas now you can stack them, and use whenever you want. This made us very happy indeed.

No More Heroes is a cult classic, a rare and crazy gem that demands your full attention from start to finish. The conversion from Wii to PS3 hasn't been entirely without fault, but it's still well worth picking up, especially if you never experienced it the first time around.

Top Game Moment: The first time you activate one of the utterly mental Dark Side abilities.