Hulk packs a powerful punch.

It’s not all fun and destruction-games for the Hulk, however. As each enemy bites the dust, a collectible is briefly left in their spot. The Hulk will need these to get continues, keep his health up, and add points to the rage meter. When the rage meter is full, the Hulk can go on a rampage that overshadows even his own normal destructive power.

I personally grew up on the television version of the Hulk, not the comic book or movie. In the show, Lou Ferregno made a massive, but at least plausible, inner beast version of David Banner (although I could never figure out how Banner’s clothes were always ok after the Hulk settled down). This game does an admirable job of sticking to the story and Hulk character created in the Universal Pictures film. I, for one, do not know if the original comic book character is better emulated by the television show or the movie, but they are almost different super heroes. The TV Hulk was strong to be sure, but never would he have been able to pick up a 60-ton M-1 Abrams tank by the turret and hurl it.

The game itself is enjoyable enough. For the television show fans, a bit of suspension of disbelief is in order, since we know the “real” Hulk could never do most of the things he does in the movie and game. For the avid movie fans, this game is a definite sure-fire hit. For everyone else in between, the game offers a reasonably fun time. It is unique in that the game is sometimes more like the James Bond games when Banner is on screen, sometimes cerebral when Banner needs to solve a puzzle, sometimes like a shooting game when the Hulk is rampaging, and sometimes like a fighting game when you really need to master the Hulk’s moves in order to defeat the worst of your enemies. The only downside to this variety is that the game never does quite as good as of a job in any area that a “type-specific” title might offer. But with that in mind, you probably will not bore too easily either.

In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 85%.

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