<s>
Hellboy	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Science	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
2004	O
Hellboy	B-Application
film	O
by	O
Guillermo	O
del	O
Toro	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
character	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
August	O
15	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
August	O
22	O
release	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
story	O
line	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
differs	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
3	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Hellboy	B-Application
,	O
Abe	O
Sapien	O
,	O
and	O
Liz	O
Sherman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Perlman	O
,	O
Selma	O
Blair	O
and	O
Doug	O
Jones	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
as	O
Hellboy	B-Application
,	O
Liz	O
Sherman	O
and	O
Abe	O
Sapien	O
respectively	O
,	O
providing	O
voice-overs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Hellboy	B-Application
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
broken	O
up	O
into	O
six	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
combat	O
opponents	O
,	O
Hellboy	B-Application
uses	O
his	O
stone	O
"	O
right	O
hand	O
of	O
doom	O
"	O
for	O
most	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
situations	O
,	O
with	O
heavy	O
and	O
quick	O
attacks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
mixed	O
together	O
for	O
varied	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellboy	B-Application
also	O
performs	O
other	O
attacks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
slams	O
and	O
head	O
butts	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
cinematic	O
finishing	O
moves	O
when	O
his	O
opponent	O
is	O
near	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Hellboy	B-Application
defeats	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
he	O
receives	O
energy	O
that	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
his	O
health	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
energy	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
execute	O
certain	O
grapple	O
moves	O
and	O
to	O
activate	O
"	O
Hellmode	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
Hellboy	B-Application
's	O
right	O
hand	O
of	O
doom	O
becomes	O
engulfed	O
in	O
flames	O
causing	O
further	O
damage	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
weapon	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
is	O
Hellboy	B-Application
's	O
oversized	O
pistol	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Samaritan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellboy	B-Application
can	O
pick	O
up	O
various	O
objects	O
on	O
each	O
level	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
projectile	O
or	O
weapon	O
such	O
as	O
barrels	O
,	O
hammers	O
,	O
pipes	O
,	O
rocks	O
and	O
even	O
parts	O
of	O
enemies	O
or	O
their	O
own	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
include	O
certain	O
obstacles	O
like	O
doors	O
and	O
cracked	O
walls	O
that	O
require	O
Hellboy	B-Application
to	O
smash	O
through	O
with	O
his	O
right	O
hand	O
of	O
doom	O
and	O
then	O
pull	O
levers	O
connected	O
to	O
obstructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
cooperatively	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
,	O
both	O
locally	O
with	O
another	O
controller	O
or	O
online	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
host	O
always	O
plays	O
as	O
Hellboy	B-Application
and	O
can	O
save	O
each	O
chapter	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
playing	O
as	O
either	O
Abe	O
Sapien	O
or	O
Liz	O
Sherman	O
,	O
both	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
form	O
of	O
combat	O
such	O
as	O
Abe	O
's	O
array	O
of	O
martial	O
arts	O
moves	O
for	O
combat	O
or	O
Liz	O
's	O
pyrokinesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
opens	O
in	O
Romania	O
where	O
Hellboy	B-Application
has	O
been	O
sent	O
to	O
track	O
a	O
crazed	O
witch	O
through	O
an	O
abandoned	O
graveyard	O
inhabited	O
by	O
werewolves	O
and	O
the	O
undead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Hellboy	B-Application
arrives	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
a	O
Nazi	O
soldier	O
and	O
pushed	O
downhill	O
into	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	B-Application
shifts	O
to	O
25	O
years	O
earlier	O
in	O
an	O
unknown	O
part	O
of	O
rural	O
Japan	O
where	O
Hellboy	B-Application
has	O
been	O
sent	O
in	O
to	O
investigate	O
reports	O
of	O
paranormal	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
heading	O
into	O
the	O
cliffs	O
,	O
Hellboy	B-Application
spots	O
Klempt	O
but	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
Herman	O
's	O
Kriegaffe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellboy	B-Application
returns	O
the	O
artifact	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
monk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continues	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
in	O
Romania	O
with	O
Hellboy	B-Application
pursuing	O
the	O
witch	O
into	O
the	O
abandoned	O
village	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
the	O
undead	O
and	O
Nazi	O
robots	O
battling	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
witch	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
church	O
,	O
Hellboy	B-Application
pulls	O
down	O
the	O
giant	O
bell	O
,	O
crushing	O
the	O
witch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
church	O
itself	O
with	O
Hellboy	B-Application
falling	O
into	O
the	O
catacombs	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
excavating	O
creatures	O
resembling	O
an	O
Ogdru	O
Hem	O
,	O
also	O
swarming	O
with	O
"	O
frog	O
monsters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
Hellboy	B-Application
destroys	O
the	O
foundations	O
of	O
the	O
catacombs	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
cave	O
in	O
and	O
knocking	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
abyss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
chapter	O
follows	O
Hellboy	B-Application
on	O
a	O
past	O
mission	O
40	O
years	O
ago	O
in	O
the	O
Tunisian	O
desert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellboy	B-Application
tracks	O
down	O
and	O
battles	O
the	O
giant	O
worm	O
while	O
underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
Hellboy	B-Application
wakes	O
up	O
after	O
washing	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
shores	O
of	O
an	O
unknown	O
part	O
of	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
making	O
his	O
way	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
Hellboy	B-Application
encounters	O
an	O
undead	O
soldier	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
the	O
castle	O
was	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Nazis	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
their	O
experiments	O
,	O
with	O
Klempt	O
returning	O
to	O
finish	O
his	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellboy	B-Application
eventually	O
tracks	O
down	O
Klempt	O
to	O
his	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klempt	O
releases	O
a	O
giant	O
cyborg	O
mutant	O
to	O
kill	O
Hellboy	B-Application
,	O
but	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
Klempt	O
's	O
control	O
room	O
catches	O
fire	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
badly	O
burned	O
revealing	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Hellboy	B-Application
and	O
the	O
cyborg	O
continues	O
their	O
battle	O
outside	O
,	O
Klempt	O
's	O
real	O
head	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
hovering	O
jar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellboy	B-Application
grabs	O
Klempt	O
's	O
jar	O
and	O
forces	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
power	O
core	O
on	O
the	O
mutant	O
's	O
back	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
explode	O
,	O
throwing	O
Hellboy	B-Application
off	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
emerging	O
from	O
the	O
water	O
,	O
Hellboy	B-Application
watches	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
destruction	O
only	O
to	O
suddenly	O
spot	O
the	O
same	O
swarm	O
of	O
crows	O
the	O
witch	O
turned	O
into	O
leading	O
Hellboy	B-Application
off	O
once	O
again	O
on	O
another	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
