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GODDDDDDD!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For God's sake did anyone else realize how incredibly stupid this game was?! The first time its okay because lets face it, it was a new game so you were dying to play. After awile you actualy start to realize how boring this game really is. Ex. Level: chemical effect, the guard who betty brant knocked out had a gun and when you put on his suit, guess what...it ain't there! Don't waste your money.

Camera angles by Escher

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My enthusiasm for the film and even the demo version notwithstanding, this PC game is a dog, no, it's a Gamma Green Hulk-Dog.

Imagine the worst, most annoying camera angles imaginable,
impossible "puzzles" that would've made Banner Hulk-out given the frustration level (and I'm good with puzzles, if my experience with JKII: Outcast is a gauge),
and repetitive, deployment of the game's cannon fodder of Special Ops soldiers.

There are well-designed villains in this game, but even in the unlocked modes, you can't play them. The first-person view option is poorly executed, since you can't do much in first-person except look around. The vaunted destructability of the environment is very limited. Finally the game is about linear as anything out of 1995. Why you need 3 CDs to play this game escapes me.

Uhh, I Bet It Would Be A Great Game If It Actually Worked

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I recieved The Hulk comp game as a gift for straight A's in school and I am very upset it didn't work on my comp. It says right on the bottom of the box it can work on my comp but NOO, it doesn't. I bring it back to Target the next day and got another one. Doesn't work either. Now I'm stuck with a software game that looks extremely promising and fun but won't work. And I can't do anything about it. So remember my story when you think u wanna buy this game. Good luck!

BAD!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is an extremely bad computer game. The first time you play it is okay, but the second time you realize how boring it is. There is no challenge in the game at all. The only reason I gave it one star was because it had one okay level, and it has somewhat good graphics. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!

No

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am somewhat disappointed with this game. Granted, it's fun to smash things as the Hulk, and that alone might be worth getting the game on sale (as I thought I had, until I saw Amazon's price...). That part is fun. Overall, thought, I don't think the game was well thought out and designed for sustained fun at all. To elaborate:

1) Sequences as Banner. Sure, Banner is the source of drama in the Hulk concept. The problem is, in the game context, he really can't DO anything. He has no special skills. In these parts of the game you're supposed to depend on "steath", but Banner isn't a particularly stealthy guy. He's not a Navy Seal or a Bond spy. You don't need a Hulk game for this - you could just call the game "Dude". Okay, so you hide behind things, move a few crates around to climb on, and if anyone sees you they pop you a couple of times and it's over.

Another big problem with the Banner sequences is that they frame the story so the objective is to NOT turn into the Hulk. Let's face it - the one special thing about Banner here is that he turns into the Hulk, and the objective is to NOT let this happen. C'mon - who doesn't still get a little thrill when they see footage of Bill Bixby with those bright blue contacts and that "Hulk-trance" expression & sound (still more compelling in my opinion than the "I've got really bad gas" movie-style transformation). So, anyway, you're stuck with Banner in these really tedious sequences, trying to avoid doing what you actually bought the game for - turning into the Hulk.

2) Storyline / sequences / environment not well thought out. All right, so you're chasing a Hulk-type opponent through buildings, underground, etc. The military is after both of you. Reinforced barriers keep slamming down in front of you. I noticed that the "maze" kept presenting me with exactly the same sequence of rooms, over and over again. Seriously, I started to think "Oh, I know what's after this, I've seen it before." In most rooms, you get wave after wave of soldiers coming after you, so there's no real opportunity or point to clear the room. You smash the door down and move on - so this really becomes a game of "smash and run away". Finally, the plot makes little sense. So, the miltary is after both of you, plus there are other creatures that have little explaintion for their presense or connection to the plot (gamma dogs, a vampire creature). Not much complaint here, though, because they're more fun to fight than the ubiquitous soldiers. Okay, then you're off to Alcatraz, after the other Hulk guy. He's got a hostage. Sounds like fun, right? Except now the militry is there, apparantly TEAMED UP with your enemy. WTF? Seems like the designers just want to keep throwing the same guys at you regardless of the conetxt or plot consistancy.

3) Smashing is fun, sure, but when it comes down to it the Hulk as a character is a bit of a one-trick pony. There are smashy, punchy, grabby moves, sure, but after 15 minutes I was ready for another key combination to do something new. And they don't really enable you to do much with jumping, except when you're moving from scene to scene. This is a big frustration. In one scene, there are a bunch of soliders lined up on the other side of a chasm with rocket launchers. You try to jump across, but no, the game just lets you hop around on the side you're on. Okay, so you throw things or deflect the rockets back at them, take them out, and a bunch of "healing" or "rage" orbs show up. You can't get to them. The game isn't flexable enough.

This is mild and short-lived fun. The Spider-man movie game was much, much better - I'd recommend that one over the Hulk, or my current favorite, Jedi Academy. Plotlines, flexability, character abilities, environment, all much, much more compelling.

Kind of a shame, Hulk had the potential to be a much better game.

HULK SMASH!...your PC if your not careful.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Note: this game will not work with old video and audio card drivers, this is the reason for some of the "It won't work!!!" reviews.

The game does work, and that is not always a good thing since the graphics are cheesy and the parts where you are plain old Bruce Banner are boring. But kiester-kicking as the Hulk is fun, so its not all bad.

Mediocre, not Incredible

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The appeal to this game is that you're supposed to experience the power of the Hulk. For the first half hour or so of the game, this might be true. The ground cracks under your feet, you swat missiles away like gnats, and being the Hulk you, well, smash. Unfortunately the game itself falls apart after a very short while.

First, there are the very annoying Banner missions. The idea behind these is solid; you get to play the Hulk's other half and the levels add a stealth aspect to the game. Unfortunately, the Banner levels are like a very dumbed down version of Metal Gear Solid. The environments are sparse and you're really just standing around as the occasional guard walks by. They get old fast and generally drag down the entertainment value of the game.

The Hulk levels are slightly more fun, but they too get very repetitive very quickly. The Hulk has a handful of smashing moves, including the thunderclap from the comics, and he can pick up rubble and whatnot to throw or to use as a melee weapon. Unfortunately, while the game certainly has a power aspect to it, you don't really feel the Hulk's strength because you spend the whole game fighting soldiers and the gamma dogs from the movie. We're talking about a guy who can bench busses and who swats missiles away with his bare hands; I don't want to spend ten hour hitting soldiers, even if they do have some fancy high-tech shields. What's worse is that these guys actually take multiple hits to go down. I thought the Hulk was supposed to be incredible, not just above average.

Beyond the early and occasional fun of smacking people around as the Hulk, the game offers very little else. The cell-shaded graphics add a nice touch to the game but also look silly at some points. Eric Bana from the movie lends his voice to the game because, well, it's a paycheck. His acting is average at best here, not that he has a lot to work with. The story and script is essentially one excuse to have a boss fight after another. You fight all manner of comic book villains, some of whom, like Half-Life and Flux, do not resemble their comic counterparts in the least. You don't know where they come from or why they're after the Hulk; you only get to figure out their predictable combat pattern in order to best them.

Luckily, this game is rather old by now and can thus be acquired very cheaply. If you have to pay more than ten dollars for it, don't bother. It's not worth your time or money. If you really want to see a game where you get to smash things like the Hulk, with a compelling story and good graphics to boot, pick up Hulk: Ultimate Destruction instead. That game puts this cheap attempt to cash in on the movie franchise to shame.

Fun for a while but an incredible disappointment...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok look, I love the HULK and everything but this game is just not satisfactory... It is fun to run around and bash things for a while but after a while it gets very repetitive.

First off I found the game control to be incredibly horrible. You can't even use the mouse while playing the game! You have to use a keyboard or controller. The camera moves around and you don't have the ability to control it, sometimes you can't even see what is attacking you! The game also uses the lock onto target system which does not make any sense to me since you are not using a gun. It seems like they used it only because the controls are so bad it's hard to hit anything. Maybe it's just because I am used to 1st Person PC games. If you like the standard console game interfaces and you have a good controller, you will probably be fine with it.

I found the Banner parts to be incredibly boring. You cant even jump and you have to sneak around and avoid everything. I know they were trying to add some stealth and strategy but I do not think they added any depth. Honestly I can't truly judge the banner parts because I used the cheats to skip them.

The story is not conveyed that well. They use text in-between parts when they should have at least conveyed it through animation or even better just through real time game actions and dialog. It really takes away from the mood. It is however useful to quickly figure out what is going on if you want to skip the Banner parts.

The game was incredibly short. I beat it in one day, I was not keeping track of time but I think it was about 5 hours. Of course I skipped the Banner parts. ;-)

The end bosses were easily beaten. I seriously only hit some of them a few times and it was over in seconds. I think the first boss I fought, the vampire guy, actually put up a fight but that was about it. The tanks were harder to take out then the super villains!

The other complaint I have is that the color pallet is too low or something. The animations and game play look all washed out.

Ok, with all that being said, it is the HULK! Its still fun to stomp, clap, smash, bash and throw your enemies around. It's also fun to pick up, throw and break almost everything in the game. They have some fun little challenge games that can be played, for example, see how much stuff you can break in 5 minutes. The physics and particle systems are cool too. I also like how they used the voices from the actual actors. They have some media relating to the movie which is also a nice feature, except there is a glitch and the images fly by really fast... I also enjoyed the cheat that allows you to play as the gray hulk with his sly remarks...

The bottom line is that it's fun for a wile, just make sure you are ok with the controls and don't expect a lot of play time or depth to the story or great end boss battles...

I hate puny Banner!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok. We all know that the Hulk is an unintelligent brute who smash things with the enthousiasm of a two year old toddler. I did not know that I had to go down to the level of intelligence of the Hulk to enjoy this game. Fortunately, that can be arranged :) but for only short periods of time.
The Banner sequences are completely useless. It is not on the level of Metal Gear or Thief or any sneak game that I know. At least, those sequences were short.
I loved the way the programmers did the graphics. I read a lot of comic books and I think that the transition was very good. Most of the fun I had was to destroy the environment and use the debris to get rid of my enemies. Speaking of enemies, they are plenty and dumb. The expression "cannon fodder" should be modified to "Hulk fodder". They keep coming and coming like mindless clones (after all, that is what they are, no offense to the military).
Don't get me wrong, I like this game but it needed more strategy and a better AI. Keep looking in the bargain bin. It should be there.

Only Alot of fun when you're mad..

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Hulk has really hard controls to master, and the storyline is confusing because, I am told, it was made like a sequel to the movie. The only time you get to do really fun moves is with the bosses, and then you get to do stuff like pick them up and smash them down on your knee. When you fight your standard little soldiers you don't get to do much except punch them. The parts where you play as Bruce Banner are LAME a.k.a. BORING, or whatever word synonomous to those you prefer. It's hard enough to keep you entertained for a while, but don't spend more than ten dollars on it. Great for a Rainy day though :)

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