There once was a time where games weren't easy, and gamers had to rely on quick reflexes and skill to make it past even the first few levels. (Think back to the NES days, for example.) Most games these days seem to hold gamers' hands with tutorials, multiple lives, and power-ups that make the player all but invincible. Most newer games attempting to harness the feeling and difficulty of the old classics fail miserably by making the game too hard, or just not fun to play. Atlus USA and Irem buck this trend with their spiritual successor to the Japanese "Daiku no Gensan (Gen the Carpenter)" series – entitled Hammerin' Hero.
WorthPlaying writes, "Atlus U.S.A. titles are always hard to find at retail, and is now offering a number of titles from its PSP library as digital download via PlayStationNetwork: Crimson Gem Saga, Hammerin' Hero, Yggdra Union, Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament, R-Type Command, and Riviera: The Promised Land."
ATLUS should get its own PSN Publisher Store if they keep on pumping out games on the PSN. SO far, EA(EA SPORTS), Capcom and R* got their own store.
They should put Demons Souls on the PSN store. It may be a huge, expensive download but it beats never finding a copy of the game.
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VGChartz writes: "It's a dude with a big head and an even bigger hammer, how could it not be awesome?" Such was my response when the cashier at my local retailer asked me why I picked up Hammerin' Hero for the PSP, an obscure Japanese title brought over by Atlus. A throwback to the old Hammering Harry titles, the game is a 2.5D platformer touting stylish visuals, a wacky storyline, and an old school difficulty level. Remarkable on some levels and mediocre on others, Hammerin' Hero rises above its obscurity to become a title worth checking out for fans of classic 2D platforming."
This game is super fun, it's one of those quirky games that keep you smiling!
Wow Atlus is really hammerin' these out, huh. Good to see them drop a 9 in the hat!