5 stars (OUTSTANDING!!) - The easiest way I can describe this game is it is basically the Incredible Hulk's version of a family friendly Grand Theft Auto,(minus all the swearing, nudity,etc. that made the GTA games infamous), a bit of Need for Speed Underground in that you can complete missions and customize your Hulk's moves and attacks by adding more onto what he already knows, and a modernized version of the arcade classic Rampage all rolled into one.
I initially purchased this game for my nephew to play while he visits and being almost 30 years old myself I even have a blast playing it. Some of the moves do get a bit complex in that you have to combine various buttons to complete them, but if my 9 year old nephew can figure them out then I'm sure you will be able to also. =)
I have always been a role playing game fan myself and action based style games were never my thing, but after playing this game they will be in the future.
3 stars (Think Spider-Man 2--With a Not-So-Jolly Green Giant) - After the success of incorporating a Marvel superhero into a free-roaming adventure (AKA: Spider-Man 2), you can't really not expect for another superhero to get his or her own adventure. The end result is Ultimate Destruction.
In Ultimate Destruction, players are able to control the Hulk and let him loose in San Francisco to cause havoc and chaos (After you complete a tutorial and your first mission). The game's story will not matter to you at all, since you'll probably be skipping all of the cinematics in order to run up buildings and hurl mini-vans into a parked sports car.
The missions, however, are very repetitive, and the game doesn't use any of the random missions found in Spider-Man 2 (Such as stop a robbery, find a child's lost balloon, get involved in a high-speed car chase etc.). It does include a number of challenges however and main missions that can completed at almost anytime, whenever you get bored of causing ultimate destruction.
The free-roaming aspect of the game however, is great. The city doesn't seem as big as the monstrous Manhattan depicted in Spider-Man 2, but it still has a nice large size. Plus, the Hulk can cause destruction even by standing still in the middle of a traffic clogged road...cars will swerve to avoid him and smash into buildings or one another. Plus, the Incredible Hulk can earn special combos and moves (Such as ripping a sports car and half and pounding them onto your fists or leaping into the air and stomping on the ground) by earning Smash Points (The equivalent of Spider-Man 2's Hero points, but instead you're causing destruction).
However, the biggest hamper on Ultimate Destruction is ultimately the missions. Each one seems to incorporate the same element (I only completed two because just unleashing destruction on the city alone is so much more fun): Retrieve or destroy. Plus, after you complete the second mission, you're given a sort of alert device: Whenever you cause a small ammount of chaos, the alert meter rises. When it fills up, you get a really difficult strike force on your time that doesn't leave you alone. The strike force seems to be way to overpowered, because even though the Hulk has a collossal ammount of power and a really tough health bar, the rocket launching helicopters, army men and Hulk sized robots easily overpower you (Espescially since you can't get near enough to the helicopters since they keep on blasting you backwards and the rockets have a tendecy to blur the camera).
All in all, the Incredible Hulk is a decent game, though its single-player missions are much too repetitive. Its worth a good rental however, though I do not reccomend purchasing it. Instead buy Spider-Man 2. Even though it is a year older and you can't cause destruction, the free-roaming element is much more abudant, the level of aerial freedom is near infinite and the single-player missions (From shutting down Doc Ock's generators to defeating a floating UFO like vehicle perched on top of the Statue of Liberty) are much more accessible.
5 stars (Smashin' Good Game!) - This game is really good! I just bought it this weekend and it is FUN! You get to play as the hulk and go on different missions. There are two large environments, The City and the Badlands. There are lots of new moves to purchase and everything in the game seems destructible! You can unlock cheats, secret costumes, and a Hard Difficulty. If you are looking for a game that is fun and has good replay value, get this game! If you aren't into the whole smashing thing, get Ultimate Spiderman or X-men Legends 2. |
