The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
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| Developer(s) | Radical Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Vivendi Universal Games |
| Designer(s) | Eric Holmes |
| Release date(s) |  August 23, 2005 September 9, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Action, Sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T (Teen) |
| Platform(s) | PS2, Xbox, GameCube |
| Input | Gamepad |
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and based on Marvel Comics' Hulk. The game was released on August 24, 2005 in the United States and in September 2005 in Europe. The player controls the Hulk in a free-roaming environment similar to that of the Grand Theft Auto series or to the previous Marvel-based video game Spider-Man 2, in which the player can visit most locations and interact with the environment while not engaged in missions. The game's bosses include Devil Hulk and Mercy, and the game's main villain is the Abomination. There are plenty of costumes, like "Joe Fixit" and "Savage Banner." The Abomination is playable once the story mode is completed, although he shares the same moveset as the Hulk, and is more or less another one of the game's many unlockable costumes.
Boasting "Unstoppable Movement" means Hulk can run across walls and other vertical surfaces, climb any wall by digging his fingers into concrete, leap huge heights and distances -- all under the player's full control. Hulk's combat abilities also reflect this increased power; cars and buses are simply smashed out of the way (or in some instances turned into makeshift gauntlets for combat use) while fully charged attacks will toss vehicles, enemies and unlucky pedestrians into the air. At his most powerful -- when in "Critical Mass" -- the Hulk can perform devastating groundsmashes or sonic claps that will clear enemies out for a multi-block radius and flatten entire buildings. The game includes the voice talent of Neal McDonough (Bruce Banner) who also voiced Bruce Banner in the 1996 Incredible Hulk animated series, Ron Perlman (Emil Blonsky/Abomination) and Richard Moll (Devil Hulk).
[edit] Trivia
- Certain locations in the game are given names that reference Marvel Comics characters. These include Jarella Point, named for a former love interest of the Hulk's, and the Tiboldt Grand Hotel, which references the real name of the Ringmaster (Maynard Tiboldt), a minor villain whose first appearance was in the third issue of the original Hulk series.
[edit] Sequel?
Even though this game was a huge sucess, Activision has yet to confirm if there will be a sequel to the game. It is possible as there will be a new movie out based on the Hulk in 2008.
