Hammerin' Harry is a Platform Game from Irem
The Story: Harry's house has been taken down to make place for a new shopping
center, so Harry takes his very big hammer and starts his crusade.
While this game is pretty much another platform game, it is a very fun
platform game with a huge touch of humor. Couple this with some very
colorful and animated characters and you have a game that will bring you back
again and again. You play the role of Hammerin Harry, going around and
bashing everyone in his way. The game starts out with some guys taking down your
house and putting up a construction site. You then get your hammer and it says
"Hammer Time". Then as the level starts, it says "Let's Get Busy" both of which
should date this game for you. You then proceed through the levels, bashing
people and objects to make your way along. One of the neat things is that you
can whack an object and send it flying at the enemies. This can really ease your
job.
But you are not confined to the ground only. You can also climb up
utility poles and jump up on boxes to get at or away from the enemy. This will
keep you busy as you find out what parts of the environment are accessible and
what is just scenery.
The characters in the game are very large and very
cartoony. This makes the violence seem more comical as a many with a huge hammer
could be quite scary. But with these big headed guys, it seems more like a Three
Stooges short or a Warner Bros cartoon, where the violence borders on silly. Of
course as in all platformers of the era, you have a big boss at the end of each
level.