Review: Hammerin’ Hero
Perhaps it’s my love for all things Asian that makes me the wrong person to review Hammerin’ Hero, which is unapologetically Japanese. In fact, everything about this weird game is as cliche Japanese as it gets.
Then again, this could make me the PERFECT person to write this review, as I laughed at most of the jokes as the cute J-poppy graphics hit a home run with me. That said, the PSP already has a Japanese inspired, tough as nails side scroller, which is Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? and Prinny just came out a couple months ago. Is the PSP ready for another one so soon? Let’s examine the pieces.
First, I already said this game was weird, but let me reiterate, this game is WEIRD. Like, attacking people with fish levels of weird. I seriously wish I could have been at the meetings where they decided all the game play components, because everything about Hammerin’ Hero is unique.
You play as a character named Gen, who’s overenthusiastic sense of justic will send you on a quest of sorts. In the process of this quest, you’ll acquire many different jobs, attacks, and food. With all the different things you’ll be doing, you will be happy to hear the controls are spot on and you’ll never feel like you died because of them.
And you will die. A lot. Hammerin’ Hero isn’t easy. So much to the point where I died several times during the first level, yelled an expletive, and almost threw my PSP; however, this game has an undeniable charm that forced me to pick it up again. Thankfully, as you play, you learn and eventually you will beat the levels. Nothing in Hammerin’ Hero is out of reach, it’s just really far.
There is so much more to this game then I’m willing to spoil by reviewing it. Part of the fun of Hammerin’ Hero is discovering it for yourself. If you have a single Japanese loving brain cell, you will gush over this game. If you don’t, this is still worth checking out as it provides you with an old school challenge not found in other PSP games.
To answer the question I posed at the beginning of the review, is Hammerin’ Hero a worthy game so close to the release of Prinny? Yes. In fact, it might be better for the otaku and average gamer alike. Do not hesitate to pick up this amazing PSP experience. Unless you’re a wimp and don’t like hard games.
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