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handheld. It is the eighth and most recent game in the ''

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in North America and by DHM Interactive in Europe.

Reception

''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 " anagingto 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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2008 video games Atlus games Irem games Platformers PlayStation Portable games PlayStation Portable-only games Video games developed in Japan Video games with cel-shaded animation {{platform-videogame-stub