Hammerin' Hero
Hammerin' Hero, known in Japan as Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari and in Europe as GenSan, is a 2008 platform video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld. It is the eighth and final game in the Hammerin' Harry series excluding spin-offs.
Hammerin' Hero
- Date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Irem
- Genre
- platformer
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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.
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• Title — Hammerin' Hero • Developer — Irem • Released — PlayStation Network October 22, 2009 • Genre — Platform • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation Portable
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Hammerin' Hero received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 73/100 based on 19 reviews. 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". Tom McShea of GameSpot was less receptive to the game, giving it a 6/10 while criticizing its gameplay as being "repetitive" and "formulaic".
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