
The Incredible Hulk? He certainly is.
Review created: 12/16/05(updated 03/05/06)
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I remember watching the Hulk on TV as a kid, back when he was just a tiny little body-builder name Lou who had been painted green. I think he's eaten a little beef since then because now they need giant robots to take the mean green Behemoth down.
Bruce Banner's quest for the cure is interrupted and the machine that gave him hope to be free of the Hulk's curse was destroyed. But not before creating a new menace to the world at large. Now, not only does the Hulk have to fight the police, the army, certain private corporations and the Demon Hulk threatening to destroy Bruce Banner's psyche forever, he has to take on the Abomination.
As you begin the game you can wander freely around the city trying out many of the mini-missions which are ways for you to earn points. Some will have you destroy as many cars as you can in 30 seconds while others make you leap to the rooftops to save as many people as you can from the towering inferno of an apartment fire.
The more points you have, the more things you can smash because that's how you buy new and more powerful moves for the Hulk. Things like the Critical Atomic Slam and the ability to rip a car in half and make your self a set of Steel Fists are what really make this game great.
The best move in the entire game, is when you pick up one of the "puny humans" around you, you can set them back down and then pat them on the head. Yes, the Hulk even has something for those soft at heart. (For the rest of you, you can then turn around and smash them with a car - it's up to you really.)
Along the way the Story Missions will let you advance to further levels, different locations and more trouble. The longer you play in this game, the harder it is to stay hidden because everyone is looking for you. Strike teams will be mobilized if you cause too much trouble in the city, but really, that's what the Hulk is all about. "Ultimate Destruction."
Most of what I spent doing in this game was going around breaking things, so that these teams WOULD show up. It's a great way of building points for new moves to do it all over again.
Keep an eye out for Hint markers and "Comic Books" which will help you unlock tips, tricks and even some cheat codes.. (they're kinda weird) but hey, I can give the Hulk Canadian Flag shorts now. It works.
After you beat the game, you have the option to keep destroying more things and if you can get 1,000,000 points you can buy the "Savage Banner" mode. This will let you run around as a puny human Bruce Banner, with all of Hulks destructive power.
Rampage through the city as a tiny little man, beating the bejeezus out of giant robots. It's a thrill, I tell ya.
So, if you're looking for a game to spend hours running around in free roam environment, wrecking cities and tossing tanks into the ocean, pick this one up.
It's the Ultimate.
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