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Rent-A-Hero No. 1

Rent A Hero No. 1, a remake of the original Mega Drive game, was released for the Dreamcast in 2000. It features similar events to Rent A Hero, this time adding Rent A Hiroko, a female counterpart of Taro. The…

25 May 2000

Rent-A-Hero No. 1 is an adventure developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 25 May 2000 on Dreamcast and Xbox.

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What Rent-A-Hero No. 1 is

Rent-A-Hero No. 1 is an adventure game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 2000. It was published by AIA Games. It is available on Dreamcast and Xbox. It runs on Strikeout.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player is Tarou Yamada, an ordinary boy from the Yamada family that just moved to the Koja Town. The Yamadas made a party to celebrate the move and meet the residents, but during the party, the food was almost ending. Tarou asked for more food from a delivery named Service Cafe (Seca for short), but he received a cosplay costume instead. Thinking of using it to boost the party by making a hero show with his father, who was dressed as a monster, he wore the costume and discovered that it gave him powers, accidentally throwing his father far away with a light tap. Checking it, he discovers that it is the top work from Seca, a sturdy and powerful super energy combat armor that can make…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rent-A-Hero No. 1 launched on 25 May 2000, within three weeks of Shogun: Total War, Perfect Dark, Ground Control and Grand Prix 3.

Released around the same time: Shogun: Total War, Perfect Dark, Ground Control, Grand Prix 3.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Rent-A-Hero No. 1 come out?
Rent-A-Hero No. 1 was released on 25 May 2000 for Dreamcast and Xbox.

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