Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero?

PSP

8.2

very good

The Good

Boss encounters are tense and thrilling, Crafty level design, Ridiculous, funny story, Challenging but not cheap.

The Bad

Control issues, End boss is stupidly hard.

The Bottom Line

A spin-off if the popular RPG Disgaea featuring the popular bird-like Prinny characters. Players control an unlucky penguin dude called a Prinny and slash their way through various Netherworlds. For this tough-as-nails action game, you're given 1000 units to accomplish your mission, but even with those 1000 units you will have to use everything you find on the battlefield to survive. Lift and throw objects, stomp enemies, even pilot tanks and planes to bombard whatever gets in your way!

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Expert Reviews

80/100

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Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero? (Sony Playstation Portable)

This challenging, often-hilarious platformer provides a huge shift in the usually strategic Disgaea series.

82/100

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Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero? (Sony Playstation Portable)

Prinny is an absolutely charming, funny and downright fun handheld gem we wish popped up on the PSP more often. This is a side-scrolling platform game with a lot to offer those gamers that appreciates an enjoyable, bite-sized adventure that is close to gi

83/100

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Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero? (Sony Playstation Portable)

If you think you can handle the absurd difficulty of Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, you'll have fun with it. The charming sprites and modest 3D backgrounds work well with the PSP and the music and voice acting is commendable.

Character Profiles

Demon Lord Etna
The crafty, scheming Etna is a cute little devil who has been servant to Laharl and now commands the Prinnies.

Prinny
This little plucky penguin is a regularly recurring character in videogames by NIS (such as Disgaea and Phantom Brave.) Prinnies come in many forms, but this particular Prinny is the star of its own videogame, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?