Half-Minute Hero XBLA's optional HD look revealed

by JC Fletcher on May 26th 2011 5:30PM

The XBLA version of Half-Minute Hero changes the original beyond cutting it down to all "Hero 30" mode and adding a crazy new name. As revealed in screens on the newly launched website, Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax gives players the option to replace the retro-ish pixelated look with a new high-res style that renders all the characters as adorable, circle-faced sprites. The "classic" look will also be available.

Siliconera reports that there are 62 new missions in the XBLA version, and describes the online mode as a "race against other players to save the world." Like any part of this game isn't a race! Super Mega Neo Climax will be out June 29.

Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax (XBLA)

Via: Siliconera
Source: Marvelous

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Reader Comments (15)

No me gusta that "HD" look style. glad its an option for those that do. but it makes it look like a crude flash game. sorry but it does.

@KiDPANDA I was thinking the same thing. It totally kills the retro charm too.

@KiDPANDA Agreed. The game loses all of its retro charm and looks like a slap-shod flash game in HD.

Oh my....
But it isn't the same without the huge pixels...
HMH had that charm that only huge blocky pixels could bring...
What the hell am I saying?
BETTA GRAFICS OM NONONONONONOM

Hmm, Paper Mario-esque style really is cute.

I can already tell it rankles "retro" faithful though. :(

Not a huge fan of the style but good god, XBLA Half Minute Hero? I am so sold.

I like both. I'm pretty much sold on this game. Hope the sequels make it out too. Be nice if they were DLC instead of separate titles, but I don't see that happening.

Release date yes! Was hoping this would jump to one of the downloadable services from the PSP.

Knowing that it came from PSP first, can we expect a PSN release soon? It looks freakin' cool plus I love the game and it's fun.

Looks like if some other studio had tried to create their own HMH clone with a new art style. This neither fits the 8-bit look nor does it fit the official art for the characters.