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Hammerin' Hero

"Hammerin’ Hero, an arcade-style, old school, side-scrolling beat ‘em up for PSP"

Publisher: Sony
Developer: Atlus
Released: 06 May 2009
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Forget everything your parents told you about violence only being alast resort. In Hammerin’ Hero, if it moves, hammer it. Pummel your waythrough 12 distinct levels, including city streets, an amusement park,a TV studio, a baseball stadium, and more. Ever wonder what happens ifyou hammer something over the head in deep space? Underwater? The onlyway to find out is to pick up a copy of Hammerin’ Hero for PSP on March3. This is one hero you don’t want to mess with! (hint: because he hasa hammer.)

About Hammerin’ Hero
Hammerin’Hero marks the triumphant return of Gen, everyone’s favoritejustice-bringing carpenter! Help Gen fight off Hyosuke Kuromoku and hisevil construction company before they can evict Gen’s neighbors fromtheir homes! Gen will have to use a variety of jobs—from DJ to baseballplayer—through 12 diverse stages if he hopes to thwart the all-outattack of the Kurokomu Group and win the hearts of the people, even ifit sometimes means giving them the tough love they need to solve theirown problems.

Key Features

Wacky side-scrolling beat ‘em up — Play as Gen-san as he hammers away at corporate evil across Japan andthe world in this vibrant, action-packed platformer. The comicadventure unfolds fully-voiced in English and Japanese.
Be more than a hammerin’ hero — Choose from a variety of jobs, including sushi chef, baseball player,and diver, to give Gen different costumes and attacks as he fightsthrough 12 crazy stages. Along the way, make allies in battle, collectloads of items, and even unlock two more playable characters!
Ad-hoc multiplayer — 2 players can play together and compete for the best score on eachlevel over ad-hoc wireless play. Why hammer alone when you can hammerwith a friend?

Hammerin’ Hero has been rated "E10+" for Everyone10 and Older with Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Cartoon Violence,Comic Mischief, and Mild Language by the ESRB.


       
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