10 Gaming Flops Much Better Than Their Reputations

No More Heroes is yet another example of a unique premise locked onto the wrong console. The hyper-violent, heavily stylised hack-and-slash game wasn't perfect by any means but was a welcome break from the Mario Party clones and shovelware that was blighting the motion-controlled Nintendo Wii. But its mature content did put owners off venturing into the world of Santa Destroy with Travis Touchdown.

The Wii was the pinnacle of family-friendly. The goofy Miis, the motion controls and the aforementioned shovelware was all designed for "non-gamers". Families would get together and have a bowl on Wii Sports, parents would get fit on Wii Fit and kids would collect star pieces on the brilliant Mario Galaxy.

Those players who were looking for mature, violent content were already playing on the much more powerful Xbox 360s and PS3s. With proper controllers that didn't give you tennis elbow. No More Heroes, with its zany comedy and bold art style, would have been a success if released on these consoles, where the desire for this kind of experience was. But for the majority of Wii players, it was just one bloody step too far.