Hammerin' Hero
| Hammerin' Hero | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Irem |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release | PlayStation Network
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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 |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 8/10[2] |
| GameSpot | 6/10[3] |
| GamesRadar+ |    [4] |
| 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. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. 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+. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. 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.