Genesis

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk's just what it's billed to be --- a solid, all around platform car that's gonna please fans of the big guy as well as gamers just looking for a good time.

I was looking forward to this title when I first saw pictures of it. However, I was a bit disappointed when I played it. The control just wasn't there and there were lots of cheap hits.

Gott sei dank kämpft "The Incredible Hulk" für das Gute, denn als grünhäutiger Macho-Man kann ihn so leicht nichts aufhalten. Selbst die zahlenmäßig mächtig beeindruckende Schar seiner Widersacher tut sich schwer, den Koloß zu stoppen. Dabei kämpft Hulk fast ausschließlich mit seinen Fäusten und greift nur selten auf typische Extrawaffen zurück – zum Beispiel dann, wenn er in Bruce Banner zurückverwandelt wird.

What we have here is a game with great graphics, animation and sound plagued by difficult control, plus way too many cheap hits. Since the Hulkster has no defensive moves like blocking, you end up inching your way toward enemies just to hit them. All the different attacks Hulk can perform on enemies are great. The problem is that they're so hard to execute, you end up getting frustrated in the long run.

The sad thing is that nothing in the game screams "Hulk" other than the title character and five bosses. There needed to be a Hulk that filled up the screen, making his way through crowded city streets, picking up trucks, stopping traffic, smashing through buildings and pounding anything that stood in his way--all while running from the law or battling huge villains from the comics. While the villains are here, you're trapped inside a run-of-the-mill platform game that relies too much on jumping, punching boring enemies, grabbing capsules, fighting a boss, then repeating. The game needs more moves, completely new environments, and a variety of enemies to make it worth your time. When all is said and done, the Incredible Hulk is anything but.

It's got tiny characters, just a handful of combat moves and not enough variety among enemies. We've seen it all before - show us something new.

The instruction manual is awful, and doesn't even mention some of the moves. The Hulk's five stages are not particularly interesting, but they do contain plenty of secret areas to discover. Oddly enough, what's most appealing about the Incredible Hulk may be its spunky electronic music. It has that distinctive Genesis sound that took me back a good fifteen years. Summing up, the Incredible Hulk is not for the faint of heart. Its extreme difficulty, flaky controls, and lack of continues and passwords will turn off most casual gamers. Only the most dedicated players will come to appreciate everything this cart has to offer.

Det stora gröna monstret i långtråkigt beat'em-up-spel. Det är som med fullkornsmackor; den förtsa mackan är okej, men efter fem limpor tröttnar man.