Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic

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Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic
PS1 Hermie Hopperhead - Scrap Panic cover art.jpg
Developer(s) Yuke's
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 [lower-alpha 1] is a platform game developed by Yuke's and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan in September 1995. The game uses parallax scrolling. [1]

Contents

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot PS1 Hermie Hopperhead - Scrap Panic.png
Gameplay screenshot

The player can collect stars throughout the level. These stars act as the life meter. 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 developed by Yuke's. [2] The game was released on September 29, 1995, for the PlayStation by Sony Computer Entertainment. [3] It was re-released under The Best for Family budget range on December 6, 1996. [4] Hermie Hopperhead has not been available on the Japanese PlayStation Store. [5]

Reception

Famitsu 24/40. [6]

Mega Fun 61. [10]

Maniac gave it a 66%. [9]

GameFan 84. [7]

Super Game Power gave it an overall score of 4.5 out of 5 and called it a fun game in the style of Mario Bros . [14]

Super Console gave it a score of 89%. [13]

Play 53%. [11]

PlayStation Power gave it just 20%. [12]

Consoles + gave it 90%. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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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