PlayStation

Half Minute Hero Won’t Let Me Doom The World

Many role-playing games ask us if we want to save the world. Even the parody role-playing game Half Minute Hero, which I love, and which was ported to Xbox Live Arcade asks this question. Help the Time Goddess banish evil? “Yes” or “no”? As if “no” was an option…


May 26, 2011
Xbox

The PSP’s Quickest (And Most Charming) Game Coming To Xbox Live

Back in 2009, PSP game Half-Minute Hero dazzled players with thirty-second bursts of gameplay and old school graphics.


March 1, 2011
Xbox

There’s A Half-Minute Hero Coming That’s Super Mega Neo

The excellent Half-Minute Hero, a mix of role-playing, side-scrolling shooting and strategy, all delivered in short bursts, looks like it’s making the leap from PlayStation Portable to Xbox 360.


August 5, 2010
News

Half-Minute Hero Sequel Inbound

Half-Minute Hero, XSeed and Marvelous Entertainment’s delightful, experimental Playstation Portable role-playing game, is getting a sequel, according to IGN.


October 16, 2009

Half Minute Hero Review

Have you ever had your intelligence insulted or your time wasted by a Japanese role-playing game? This one won’t do either. Half-Minute Hero, XSeed and Marvelous Entertainment’s unusual, experimental role-playing game is smart, sharp, surprisingly long—given its title—and sloppy in a way that somehow doesn’t break the game but instead makes it all the more charming.


August 29, 2009

Half-Formed Half-Minute Hero Impressions: Why Am I Naked?!

Another game Stephen Totilo got to first that I was curious about was Half-Minute Hero, the game where you really only have 30 seconds to beat a level.


July 11, 2009

Half-Minute Hero Preview: Don’t Blink And Miss It

This was the most pleasant surprise of my week.