I don't think I need to put a spoiler alert for this game review but just in case if people are wondering - no, I won't go into details regarding the story but I will mention several of the levels/characters/unlockable items that were featured in this game. I won't give the full list of those things of course but if you want to be surprised when you unlock any new stage, character or item, you might want to avoid reading this review altogether then.
So what is this game about? When a small town is threaten by a huge company (the Kuromoku Company) who wants to demolish the area and develop the land, Gen, a local townsfolk come forward to fight them in the hope of bringing an end to their evil corporation plan. It's a platforming game so it's understandable if the story is not something the game is focusing on but regardless I find the story quite entertaining and easy to follow, the story was told in a kind of cute way too. In this version that I played, players have a choice between English or Japanese voice-overs. I chose mainly English voice-overs. Although some characters' voice-over were pretty bad, for the rest it was quite good with the lines delivery were quite funny, and I mean that in a good way. I like the main character's English voice-over, Gen, the most. The voice actor (sorry but I don't know who it was) did it just right, not too over-the-top but not quite plain either.
As the story progresses, players jump from one stage to another after defeating each level's boss. Players started at Beranme Town, then moved on to other areas such as the Busy Crosswalk, Amusement Park, an Abandoned Hospital and Seashore, and keep on going until the final stage which is in the outer space (!!). Some levels were quite annoying (since I kept on dying) but others like Abandoned Hospital and TV Studio were very enjoyable for me. The game was quite simple and suitable for kids and the reason I kept on dying I guess was because I was too impatient (and I just need to admit it, I'm not good enough, haha!) but overall, it is a fun game to play. Once you complete a level, you can go back and play that level again if you like them, and you can try to beat it again in different difficulty level.
Players will also meet different type of characters along the way; one of them are the main characters related to the story line (these are the ones with the voice-overs) like Kanna and Dan Happa. Another type of character that players will meet are the small side characters which doesn't have their own voice-overs, which players would find in each level of the game. Players could (literally) knock those characters' problems away and unlock their Thank You Letters. Talking about Thank You Letters, they are one type of items that players can unlock while playing the game. Other unlockable items include jobs for Gen, bento (lunch boxes or can be considered as power upgrades), Kuromoku Personnel files and Souvenirs (which stored player's achievement tokens or trophies). Some of the jobs that can be unlocked for Gen as you cleared the levels are Sushi Chef, DJ and Diver. You will unlock new recipes for the bento if you can collect certain ingredients that the recipe needed from the levels. For Kuromoku Employee files, you will unlock different type of enemies' files after you defeat the enemies. As for the Souvenirs, you will unlock them after certain condition were met such as after a certain number of enemies were defeated, or after you unlocked a certain amount of Thank You Letters.
To conclude this review, I would say that Hammerin' Hero is a simple game but it is fun to play. It's suitable for you if you want to kill some time. The game also suitable for kids and adult alike.
Images sources from Wikipedia and Official Hammerin' Hero website.
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