Abstract: Hammerin Hero is a video game for the PSP thats fun and inventive for the first few hours but starts to get boring and repetitive after a few hours. Recommended for a gamer who only wants a few minutes of entertaining but quickly forgotten platformin...
Abstract: Hammerin' Hero wasn't a series I was familiar with until this release on PSP, but from what I understand it's been a semi-long running series from developer Irem, the guys who are probably most famous for the shooter series R-Type. After playing this f...
Abstract: There’s a lot to like about a cute and utterly enjoyable platform game like Hammerin’ Hero and even more so if you like a game that tips its hat to classic platform games. While combat isn’t very exciting, the levels will keep fans of the genre very en...
The visuals are cute, Different costumes have their own unique charm.
The combat is far too repetitive, Little difference between the occupations, Only 12 levels.
Silly costumes are not enough to cover for repetitive gameplay in this formulaic platformer. ...
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Published: 2009-04-08, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Hammerin' Hero's title leaves very little to the imagination. As a heroic young man named Gen, you wield a novelty-sized giant hammer and fend off waves of humans, robots, and anything else stupid enough to stand in your way. If only an adjective stres...
Abstract: Although Japanese publisher Irem is best known for games like R-Type and Disaster Report, one of its longer-running series has barely appeared outside Japan. Daiku no Gen-san, a.k.a. Hammerin' Harry, is a simple but satisfying platform action game, and...
Abstract: Our diminutive hero is literally hammering home his message to the evil corporation that has invaded his 'hood. Gen is a carpenter. His tool and weapon of choice is a large hammer that he employs to eliminate the threat of the construction company that...
Abstract: Name: Hammerin’ HeroGenre: Action, PlatformPlatform: Sony PSPI have a pretty unhealthy obsession with hammers. In my last three Dungeons and Dragons campaigns, including the one I’m in right now, I always make sure my character, no matter the class, is...
Abstract: So Japan needs a hero? I guess. I dunno. I think America needs the hero right now. Hell, the PSP needs a old-school platforming hero just as bad. And I think we might just have one with Gen, the humble Japanese hammer-toting carpenter with an impossib...
