Hammerin' Hero
- JP: Irem
- NA: Atlus
- EU: DHM Interactive
- JP: May 15, 2008
- NA: April 7, 2009
- EU: March 26, 2010
- NA: October 22, 2009
Hammerin' Hero, known in Japan as Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari (いくぜっ!源さん ~夕焼け大工物語~) and in Europe as GenSan, is a 2008 platform video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld. It is the eighth and most recent game in the Hammerin' Harry series excluding spin-offs. The game was developed and published by Irem in Japan, while it was later published by Atlus in North America and by DHM Interactive in Europe.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 8/10[2] |
GameSpot | 6/10[3] |
GamesRadar+ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameZone | 8.0/10[5] |
IGN | 8.8/10[6] |
Hammerin' Hero received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 73/100 based on 19 reviews.[1]
Sam Bishop of IGN gave the game an 8.8/10, praising the gameplay and art style while describing it as "[managing] to not feel old, just... retro".[6] Tom McShea of GameSpot was less receptive to the game, giving it a 6/10 while criticizing its gameplay as being "repetitive" and "formulaic".[3]
References
- ^ a b "Hammerin' Hero for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ North, Dale (April 7, 2009). "Destructoid review: Hammerin' Hero". Destructoid. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ a b McShea, Tom (April 8, 2009). "Hammerin' Hero Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Hayward, Andrew (April 14, 2009). "Hammerin' Hero review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Sandoval, Angelina (April 24, 2009). "Hammerin' Hero Review - PSP". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Bishop, Sam (April 8, 2009). "Hammerin' Hero Review". IGN. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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