Thursday evening, I was invited to attend a demo sampling of XSEED Games’ upcoming lineup in New York City. One of the titles on site that had generated a lot of genuine interest, was a seemingly innocent PSP title called Half-Minute Hero. This original and quirky title is just begging for the ADD-riddled gamer to find his or her way towards the addiction that they will soon face upon playing. HMH is a full RPG experience — in 30 seconds! It sounds silly to talk about it and say, Hey guys, you should go drop a 40 spot (Or however much it ends up retailing for) on this new hit PSP title, it’ll last you a whole 30 seconds! But it’s more than that, it actually boasts a surprising 15+ hours of gameplay.

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