Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic

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Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic
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Developer(s) Yuke's [a]
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s) Nobuhiko Tenkawa
Producer(s) Tetsuji Yamamoto
Designer(s) Kenji Nakamura
Yasuo Hayashi
Programmer(s) Yukinori Taniguchi
Artist(s) Atsuko Fukuyama
Hirofumi Morino
Katsuaki Kasai
Composer(s) Kaoru Ohori
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • JP: 29 September 1995
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic [b] is a platform video game developed by Yuke's and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan in September 1995. [1]

Contents

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

The player can collect stars, which act as hit points throughout the level. After 100 stars have been collected, they can be used to hatch eggs. Eggs turn into animal assistants such as chickens, dragons, penguins or turtles. [1] Different colored eggs will turn into different animals. These assistants can aid the player by shooting, or flying, and the player can have a maximum of three animal assistants at any time. [1]

If the player collects 400 stars, they can get an extra life. [1]

Plot

The story follows the eponymous Hermie as he witnesses an egg leap out of a trashcan and, peering inside said receptacle, falls into an alternate dimension.

Development and release

Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic was the second game developed by Yuke's. [2] Japan Studio assisted on development. [3] The game was released on September 29, 1995, for the PlayStation by Sony Computer Entertainment. [4] It was re-released under The Best for Family budget range on December 6, 1996. [5] Hermie Hopperhead has not been available on the Japanese PlayStation Store. [6]

Reception

According to Famitsu , Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic sold approximately 12,622 copies during its lifetime in Japan. [14] The game received average reviews from critics. [6] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sony Computer Entertainment Japan assisted on development.
  2. ↑ Japanese: ハーミィホッパーヘッド スクラップパニック, Hepburn: Hāmyi Hoppāheddo: Sukurappu Panikku

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