Latest Reviews of Grasshopper Manufacture Games
Mini Review Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered (PS5) - A Hella Good Update
A dish best served hella remastered
It’s been a long time since Shadows of the Damned dropped — 13 years, in fact. The game industry has changed substantially in that time, but a good game is still a good game. And that’s what we’re lucky enough to encounter here with Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered. Narratively, this gonzo world...
Review No More Heroes III (PS5) - A Suda51 Sequel Full of Surprises
Start the game
Grasshopper Manufacture and its founder Goichi Suda are infamous for their oddball ideas, and the No More Heroes games are prime examples of their unorthodox proclivities. The first two games are schizophrenia-fuelled mania operating under the guise of hack-and-slashes, while Travis Strikes Again utilised its smaller team and budget...
Assassins bleed
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is the kind of the game that revels in poking fun at its contemporaries – and yet somehow finds itself part of the punchline. This irreverent slice of post-modern punk has all of the verve of its Nintendo Wii predecessors, but it’s padded by stale gameplay segments which threaten to undo all...
Basket case
The Silver Case is one of the early titles developed by renowned auteur Suda51 and his studio Grasshopper Manufacture. Unsurprisingly, the ticks and quirks that have come to define his recent output are present in abundance. Indeed, this is a profoundly strange game, and one that – for both better and worse – often feels...
Review Killer Is Dead (PlayStation 3)
Crud on the moon
Killer Is Dead is unashamedly stupid. Executive producer Goichi Suda – better known by his nickname Suda51 – has made a living out of his bonkers plots and premises, but the latest product to drop off Grasshopper Manufacture’s production line takes the nonsense of No More Heroes and kits it out in a straitjacket. This is a...
Review Black Knight Sword (PlayStation 3)
Nightmare before Christmas
Black Knight Sword is a hard game to describe. Its gameplay is nothing new – it’s essentially a side scrolling action game mixed with a lot of platforming. But in motion, the title paints a completely different picture – this is the stuff of nightmares. Saying Black Knight Sword is creepy is an understatement. Its...
Review Sine Mora (PlayStation Vita)
Without delay
The side-scrolling shooter genre, so prominent in the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, gradually began its demise with the advent of 3D. The newfangled technology rendered the format passé, before refining its DNA into its spiritual successor, the first-person shooter. Those forerunners, however, tested lightning reflexes and memory skills,...
Review Lollipop Chainsaw (PlayStation 3)
Goddammit, video games
It's generally a bad idea to judge anything by its title or cover, but one look at either pretty much spells out what to expect from Grasshopper Manufacture's latest fever dream, Lollipop Chainsaw: comic books, pop music, rainbows, titillating exploitation and lots and lots of violence. These are all the makings for perfect...
Review Shadows Of The Damned (PlayStation 3)
The initial announcement of Shadows Of The Damned left us disappointed
When we originally heard that some of Japan's most revered names — No More Heroes' Suda51, Resident Evil's Shinji Mikami, and Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka — were collaborating on a brand new horror IP, our mind started to get ahead of itself with all the psychological horror...
Review No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (PlayStation 3)
We could be heroes
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise isn’t about saving the world. It follows Travis Touchdown, an over-sexed Otaku obsessed with violence, wrestling, anime and games (he has a Mega Drive/Mega CD/32X combo in his room). Travis gets drunk in a bar and meets the head of the United Assassins Association, Sylvia Christel. She offers him...
Latest Grasshopper Manufacture Articles
PSX 2016 Download Bizarre PS4 Exclusive Let It Die for Free Right Now
Speaking words of wisdom
Free-to-play action game Let It Die from the always bonkers Grasshopper Manufacture is available to play on PlayStation 4 right this very second, it was announced at Sony's PlayStation Experience press conference today. The title sees you running around, beating people up, and trying to find some clothes in a futuristic and...
E3 2014 What Ever Happened to Suda 51's PS4 Exclusive Lily Bergamo?
He let it die
In arguably the most disturbing reveal of Sony's E3 press conference this year, Suda51 debuted a trailer for his newest game Let It Die. However, the ambitious auteur was also previously known to be working on the PlayStation 4 exclusive action title Lily Bergamo. What's more, the presumably bonkers brawler was set to release sometime...
E3 2014 Suda 51's New PS4 Exclusive Let It Die Is Brutal and Bizarre
Speaking words of wisdom
Distinctive auteur Suda 51 is about as divisive as they come. Indeed, the luminary's games either cause intense adoration, or confused and bewildered disgust. And if this trailer for his new PlayStation 4 exclusive Let It Die is anything to go by, that trend isn't likely to be changing in the near future. The live action...
News The PS4 Is Super Speedy, Says Killer Is Dead Dev Suda51
Exclusive title on the way
It seems to have become a trend for high-profile developers to lavish undying praise on the PlayStation 4, with the most salient example being Hideo Kojima's laconic love letter to our beloved black box. The fun doesn't stop there, though, as decidedly distinctive director Goichi Suda, a
News Grasshopper Manufacture Announces Lily Bergamo For PlayStation 4
Complete with a sexy female ninja, of course
Grasshopper Manufacture — the company behind No More Heroes and the recent Killer is Dead — has confirmed that its next title is PS4 exclusive Lily Bergamo. Announced during the recent Sony Computer Entertainment press conference in Japan, the game appears to be anime-inspired and stars a female...
Interview Goichi Suda - Grasshopper Manufacture
Suda51 talks Lollipop Chainsaw, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and what "punk" means to his studio
There's crazy, and then there's Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture's particular brand of bonkers, which positively oozes from its upcoming title Lollipop Chainsaw. As the developer braces itself for the June release of its over-the-top teenage bubblegum...
News Lollipop Chainsaw Boasts Some Killer Voice Talent
See how many names you can recognise
Lollipop Chainsaw promises to be one of the most memorable PS3 titles this year, with over-the-top violence and humour that we can't wait to take for a spin. While in the act of carving up zombies it's always a bonus if the storyline and voice-acting keeps up, and according to a press release it looks like it'll...
News Konami Bringing Travis Touchdown to PlayStation Move
Punk's not dead
The original No More Heroes on Nintendo Wii was a highly original but equally flawed game that never really found its audience on the machine. Suda51's homage to punk, trashy TV and laser katana-wielding assassins fell foul of some of the Wii's limitations, but the forthcoming PlayStation 3 version of the game will combine the...
PSX 2016 Download Bizarre PS4 Exclusive Let It Die for Free Right Now
Speaking words of wisdom
Free-to-play action game Let It Die from the always bonkers Grasshopper Manufacture is available to play on PlayStation 4 right this very second, it was announced at Sony's PlayStation Experience press conference today. The title sees you running around, beating people up, and trying to find some clothes in a futuristic and...
E3 2014 What Ever Happened to Suda 51's PS4 Exclusive Lily Bergamo?
He let it die
In arguably the most disturbing reveal of Sony's E3 press conference this year, Suda51 debuted a trailer for his newest game Let It Die. However, the ambitious auteur was also previously known to be working on the PlayStation 4 exclusive action title Lily Bergamo. What's more, the presumably bonkers brawler was set to release sometime...
E3 2014 Suda 51's New PS4 Exclusive Let It Die Is Brutal and Bizarre
Speaking words of wisdom
Distinctive auteur Suda 51 is about as divisive as they come. Indeed, the luminary's games either cause intense adoration, or confused and bewildered disgust. And if this trailer for his new PlayStation 4 exclusive Let It Die is anything to go by, that trend isn't likely to be changing in the near future. The live action...
News The PS4 Is Super Speedy, Says Killer Is Dead Dev Suda51
Exclusive title on the way
It seems to have become a trend for high-profile developers to lavish undying praise on the PlayStation 4, with the most salient example being Hideo Kojima's laconic love letter to our beloved black box. The fun doesn't stop there, though, as decidedly distinctive director Goichi Suda, a
News Grasshopper Manufacture Announces Lily Bergamo For PlayStation 4
Complete with a sexy female ninja, of course
Grasshopper Manufacture — the company behind No More Heroes and the recent Killer is Dead — has confirmed that its next title is PS4 exclusive Lily Bergamo. Announced during the recent Sony Computer Entertainment press conference in Japan, the game appears to be anime-inspired and stars a female...
Interview Goichi Suda - Grasshopper Manufacture
Suda51 talks Lollipop Chainsaw, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and what "punk" means to his studio
There's crazy, and then there's Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture's particular brand of bonkers, which positively oozes from its upcoming title Lollipop Chainsaw. As the developer braces itself for the June release of its over-the-top teenage bubblegum...
News Lollipop Chainsaw Boasts Some Killer Voice Talent
See how many names you can recognise
Lollipop Chainsaw promises to be one of the most memorable PS3 titles this year, with over-the-top violence and humour that we can't wait to take for a spin. While in the act of carving up zombies it's always a bonus if the storyline and voice-acting keeps up, and according to a press release it looks like it'll...
News Konami Bringing Travis Touchdown to PlayStation Move
Punk's not dead
The original No More Heroes on Nintendo Wii was a highly original but equally flawed game that never really found its audience on the machine. Suda51's homage to punk, trashy TV and laser katana-wielding assassins fell foul of some of the Wii's limitations, but the forthcoming PlayStation 3 version of the game will combine the...