Hammerin' Hero

by Atlus

Product Features

• Play as Gen-san as he hammers away at corporate evil across Japan and the world in this vibrant, action-packed platformer
• The comic adventure unfolds fully-voiced in English and Japanese
• Choose from a variety of jobs, including sushi chef, baseball player, and diver, to give Gen different costumes and attacks as he fights through 12 crazy stages
• Along the way, make allies in battle, collect loads of items, and even unlock two more playable characters
• 2 players can play together and compete for the best score on each level over ad-hoc wireless play

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001OAH0BC
• Item Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 7, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,480 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #34 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Action > Fighting
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

An Arcade-Style, Old School Beat 'em up for PSP! Forget everything your parents told you about violence only being a last resort. In Hammerin' Hero, if it moves, hammer it. Pummel your way through 12 arcade-style, old school beat 'em up stages, including city streets, an amusement park, a TV studio, a baseball stadium, and more. Ever wonder what happens if you hammer something over the head in deep space? Underwater? The only way to find out is with a copy of Hammerin' Hero for PSP system. This is one hero you don't want to mess with! (hint: because he has a hammer.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hammerin' Zero, October 1, 2009

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Aaron P. Harmon (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hammerin' Hero (Video Game)

I was really excited about this game. So much so, that I preordered it. I was truly disappointed. Before you buy this game, read some reviews. I know that I whish I would have. I am going to keep my review simple because that is the way that I prefer to read them.

Pros:

Great graphics. We are not talking God of War COO here, but they are definitely top notch.

Cool looking bosses. The bosses are big and arcady if you know what I mean, very cool to look at.

Unique weapons.

Cons:

There are a couple of things I could complain about here, but there is really only one that matters...

The controls. The main character, whom I would expect to be deft and agile, after all this is a side scrolling fighter, handles like a Mac truck. The controls are very sluggish making it impossible to be good at this game. This is not twitch game play, it is prediction game play. I say that because it takes so long for your character to respond to button presses that you have to almost predict the enemy's move and respond beforehand. It makes the game impossibly difficult, incredibly frustrating and completely sucks the fun right out of it.

I feel that the controls make this game almost completely unplayable.

If your are looking for a good side scroller, check out Prinny: Can I really be the Hero? It is a lot of fun and controls much better.


Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero?

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hammer of the Gods, April 18, 2009

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A. S. ALHASSAN - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hammerin' Hero (Video Game)

I got this last night and played through the first level. So far so good. You play as this boy who carries a giant wooden hammer on his shoulder (you acquire more weapons as you progress through the game) and traverse through a few houses, shops, restaurants, a sauna place and construction site. You start up with two attacks (horizontal and vertical swings), jump and crouch as your basic skills and you acquire more as you advance in later stages. When you beat enemies, like the construction workers in the first level, they drop an item and sometimes fly into the background, which is quite funny. Each stage ends with a boss battle like a giant construction worker or Godzilla. Your character falls if hit once but the game has a very forgiving checkpoint system where it instantly loads just a couple seconds before you died without any loading screen. Each stage presents a unique environment along with different enemies to keep things from getting repetitive. All in all, it's a solid and fun game, especially to those who love Anime, Manga, Japanese video games and anything to do with Japanese culture.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOt very good, April 23, 2010

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P. Davidson "casual reader" (NW Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Hammerin' Hero (Video Game)

I heard about his game from some magazine's top 10 list. I did not enjoy it. It might cater to side-scoller fanatics, but I often had to play levels over and over to find what I needed to do. I like wacky manga and the situations were interesting, but the gameplay is unremarkable and repetitive.