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Hammerin' Hero Announced for North America

Japanese publisher Atlus today revealed an English-language localization of its cult platformer, Ikuze! Gen-San. The 2-D sidescroller will be renamed Hammerin’ Hero in the United States, as a transparent attempt to exploit our collective national love of hammerin’ and heroes. In the game, a simple carpenter named Gen takes on a powerful and corrupt construction company. Gen is so pissed off, in fact, that he leaves a trail of utter destruction behind him as he pounds his way through 12 colorful levels of mayhem. The classic beat-em-up takes players on a tour of such memorable locations as the Amusement Park, Undersea Stage, and Baseball Stadium. Two players can take part in local Ad-Hoc cooperative play, and wreak havoc on the streets of Japan together. Alongside Prinny, this will be the second Japanese platformer we have to look forward to in 2009.

Atlus has said that the game will include soundtracks with both English and Japanese voiceovers.

Hammerin’ Hero is due to arrive in the United States in March. So far there has been no word on a European version.

Gen-San takes the battle to an Amusement park in Hammerin' Hero.