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A Huge Disapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: April 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I first played this game on the demo disc I thought it was pretty good but when play and beat the full game it's a whole different experience. This game is pointless and pretty horrible in about every possible. I'm not sure why its highly rated by some people.

The Good
-action
-sound

The Bad
-Controls
-Story
-Pointless Objectives
-Not everything is destrutible(only a few buildings are)
-Trying to have fun can be a pain[...].
-Lasting appeal

If you are intrested in this game I highly recommand you rent it first before buying.

just another typical PS2 action game with bad graphics...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: April 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

if you're looking for something innovative or interesting, this game definitely isn't where to go.. you're the hulk, and you have to pick up cars, run up buildings, throw stuff... ya know. it actually sounds a lot more fun than it is in practice, to me at least. i didn't feel any visceral joy in the process. it felt like just another typical run-of-the-mill mediocre PS2 action game to me, and this game really shows how far superior the XBOX's graphics are to PS2's. compare the graphics of ninja gaiden to this game.. there is simply no contest.

Hulk Smash Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge comic book fan and love the Hulk. What's not to like? He is pure id, unmitigated rage and destruction, just what this game will do your hands and wrists after 10 minutes of play. The game is a fun experience for a few minutes and then just gets incredibly repetitive. After watching the Hulk Hands (boxing glove) animation for the 3rd time, it gets old. The action is fast and furious and you can destroy pretty much anything in your path.

The graphics as previously mentioned are subpar . The controls while decent can be frustrating. For example, if I want the Hulk to land with pin point precision on the top of a building so I can get a collectible, he will run for 100 feet or start climbing down or up, go anywhere but to where I am trying to point him. The camera controls could use some work. While it is not static and you can rotate it, it needed to be pulled back more so that you can see what is nailing you from just beyond your perimeter. It also snaps around way too fast if you just want to make a slight adjustment to it. I should not have to fight the camera while trying to play the game.

While the game does have a fair number of unlockables, like different Hulk skins and shorts, and combat moves. I found the game pretty shallow. Some of the mini games, such as racing or punching a car to a specific location are made frustrating by the unresponsive controls.

I recommend renting this game.

Maybe I'm in the minority...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

...but I found this game to be rather . . . boring.
I bought it after reading amazing reviews from Playstation Magazine, IGN, and Game Informer.
I just couldn't get into it.
The moves seemed repetitive to me.
The graphics, even for PS2, were lacking.
The gameplay was very weak.

I'll play this game for a few hours, put it back on the shelf, and not touch it for 8 months.
I'll give it another try, and the same thing will happen.
I won't touch it for 8 months.

Maybe I'm in the minority on this one.
I just regret buying this game.
I really wanted to like it.
I just didn't.

Think Spider-Man 2--With a Not-So-Jolly Green Giant

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

The Fun Doesn't Last

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As the big, green, wrecking machine you stomp around a city, destroying everything and completing missions in the hope of Bruce Banner FINALLY striking on the illusive cure for his curse.

Ultimate Destruction is fun! Absolutely anything is a target for the Hulk's insatiable thirst for carnage, from lampposts to skyscrapers. There's a fantastic array of upgrades to be added to the Hulk's arsenal that range from turning a car into a pair of boxing gloves to riding a bus like a skateboard and the enemies just keep getting bigger and bigger as the game progresses. Indeed, for your first hour of play, Ultimate Destruction seems like the most fun you've had with a computer game since Rampage first hit the Spectrum (or C64, for those who went that way).

Alas, there are only so many times you can bring down an attacking helecopter with an uprooted tree before the whole thing starts to get a bit samey. I never thought I'd tire of ripping the turret off a tank and battering a 60 ft mech with it, but I was wrong.

The problem with this game (aside from its lack of story) is there is so little variety. Yes, the list of upgrades is quite extensive, but once you've seen them all a couple of times, the thrill is gone. The city itself is also TINY. Gamers now being used to the grandure of San Andreas and Manhattan (in its various forms) will quickly tire of jumping around the same buildings over and over.

My advice to anyone is to RENT this game.

Not for young kids (as rating clearly states)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well, let me preface by saying I disregarded the teen rating and bought it for a 5 year old, so shame on me. But my son is very well grounded in reality and can handle other teen rated games. However, I think this one is past his limit due to the following factor:

-there are no real goals except SMASH SMASH SMASH! You get points for everything from killing an innocent woman walking down the street to crushing a police car. Not a real good lesson for a 5 year old. Not a good scene to walk in on your kindergartner laughing his head off about crushing some folks on the sidewalk. Grand Theft, anyone?

Yeah, I feel kind of lame for saying it's not for kid's since the label clearly states "it's not for kids", but we all know the teen rating is sometimes overly cautious. In this case, I think it's correct. And the sad thing is, I don't think any teen is going to enjoy such basic gameplay for long.

Just Not Enough...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The worst thing about this game is that the gameplay is just three words: SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Ultimate Destruction is far from being bad, but many gamers will be looking for a deeper story and gameplay. The graphics are a mess, and the controls could use a lot of work. On the positive side, the Hulk has AWESOME moves and cool unlockables. Smashing everything in sight is a blast, but it doesn't last forever. The city is fun to explore, but it is not as detailed and fun as the Spider-man 2 New York. Basically the game isn't deep enough and is a bit too repetitive. This game is definately worth a rental for any PS2 owner, but if I could go back in time I wouldn't buy it again. It's the best HULK game on the market right now though. I think only major HULK fans should buy it.

GREAT FUN with this POORLY RENDERED game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: September 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The title says it all. Go around and bust up stuff.

I have an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son, and they both love this game. I like it pretty good, too.

LACK OF STORY? No big deal. The real fun for these kiddies is running around and smashing stuff. (Although, the 5-year-old prefers to stay in the training ground, where he can smash stuff without police shooting guns and missiles at him).

MINI-GAMES. Inside the game are various "sub-missions," which are mini-games to play in order to earn points. They are separate from the main "plot" of saving Dr. Banner or getting the bad guy. These missions are fun (carry as many cars as possible to the top of a building within a specified time), sometimes silly (hold an inflated balloon character - thing Pillsbury Doughboy/Michelin Man - above your head, jump off a building, and hang-glide to a circle of flares), and sometimes nerve bending (protect a building from marauding tanks for two minutes).

FUN, SILLY FUN: The best way to summarize this game is to say that my kids were frequently laughing and giggling while playing this game. The violence is "cartoon violence," such as when Hulk can pick up a car, rip it in half, smash the halves into "steel boxing gloves," and then go around SUPER-smashing things with his "Steel Fists." Or, the soldiers' screams of "I can't feel my legs!" or "It's all over now!" when Hulk picks up a soldier and gets ready to smash, slam, or throw him. I am confident that most kids will understand that you're not supposed to do go around bustin' up stuff in real life the way Hulk does in this game.

WHO CARES ABOUT BAD GRAPHICS? The graphics are half-wit. Many objects are semi-transparent, in that you can see right through them. Also, many objects (including Hulkster himself) sometimes go right through other objects. For example, when running close to a building, you'll lose half of Hulk's body inside the wall, while the rest of him continues running down the sidewalk. Same with objects he is carrying. Another example: When fighting tanks, Hulk will sometimes pass right through them. But, if you are looking for a game that values fun over artistry (and my kids do), then it is a minor annoyance, and not much of a problem.

EASY TO LEARN TO PLAY. Perhaps the greatest thing about this game is its simplicity. Most commands are single-button commands, which means that little kids can do a decent job of executing the various moves. Try teaching a 5-year old how to press square-triangle-square, while holding down the R1 button, and you'll appreciate the "unsophistication" of this game.

Fun. Simple. Shallow. Entertaining.

the perfect title

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: September 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

In spiderman 2, you could roam around. In hulk ultimate destruction you can roam around. In spiderman 2 you cant be bad or hurt anybody on the street. In the hulk:UD, you can do so. in spiderman 2 it is not that much fun to roam around. In the hulk it is. get this game if you are at least 10 years old. Definitly buy this game if you experiance stress at all! I strongly recomend this game. Buy it!

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