<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pantheon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
Hulk	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
traverse	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
destroy	O
enemies	O
with	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
visuals	O
created	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	B-Device
and	O
a	O
plot	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pantheon	O
storyline	O
from	O
the	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
joining	O
the	O
titular	O
superhero	O
team	O
and	O
fighting	O
such	O
adversaries	O
as	O
Piecemeal	O
,	O
Trauma	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
U-Foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pantheon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
set	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
walk	O
,	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
grab	O
and	O
carry	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
maneuvers	O
against	O
enemy	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
reserved	O
with	O
passwords	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
given	O
upon	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
;	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
are	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
meter	O
on	O
the	O
upper-left	O
hand	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meter	O
decreases	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
sustains	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
automatically	O
regenerates	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
the	O
health	O
meter	O
is	O
a	O
gamma	O
meter	O
,	O
which	O
indicates	O
how	O
much	O
power	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
has	O
reserved	O
to	O
perform	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
to	O
restore	O
health	O
or	O
gamma	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
temporarily	O
double	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
collectible	O
are	O
calling	O
cards	O
that	O
can	O
summon	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
superhero	O
team	O
Pantheon	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
assist	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
massive	O
dose	O
of	O
gamma	O
rays	O
alters	O
Banner	O
's	O
genetic	O
structure	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
a	O
monstrous	O
being	O
with	O
superhuman	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
taken	O
prisoner	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Pantheon	O
–	O
a	O
superhero	O
team	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
tactical	O
missions	O
–	O
so	O
that	O
their	O
leader	O
Agamemnon	O
can	O
convince	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
that	O
his	O
powers	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
benefit	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Pantheon	O
members	O
Paris	O
and	O
Ulysses	O
transport	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
into	O
their	O
secret	O
base	O
,	O
the	O
Mount	O
,	O
their	O
ship	O
crashes	O
,	O
freeing	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
fights	O
through	O
the	O
Mount	O
and	O
bests	O
Atalanta	O
,	O
Ulysses	O
,	O
Ajax	O
,	O
and	O
Hector	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
assigned	O
by	O
Agamemnon	O
to	O
stop	O
Piecemeal	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
taken	O
hostages	O
in	O
a	O
Scottish	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
then	O
rescues	O
Atalanta	O
from	O
Lazarus	O
and	O
Trauma	O
in	O
Antarctica	O
,	O
and	O
thwarts	O
a	O
siege	O
of	O
the	O
Mount	O
by	O
the	O
U-Foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
suddenly	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
Future	O
Imperfect	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
battles	O
the	O
Maestro	O
–	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
–	O
and	O
sends	O
him	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
gamma	O
bomb	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
explosion	O
that	O
created	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
destroys	O
Maestro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pantheon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
company	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
created	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	B-Device
by	O
John	O
Dunn	O
,	O
David	O
West	O
,	O
Vincent	O
Shaw-Morton	O
,	O
and	O
Richard	O
Priest	O
;	O
West	O
created	O
and	O
animated	O
the	O
models	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
Trauma	O
,	O
and	O
Atalanta	O
,	O
while	O
Dunn	O
created	O
Lazarus	O
,	O
and	O
Shaw-Morton	O
created	O
Hector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
advertised	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pantheon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
negative	O
,	O
obtaining	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
44%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Robertson	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Stephen	O
Fulljames	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
declared	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
they	O
had	O
recently	O
played	O
;	O
Fulljames	O
further	O
condemned	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
embarrassment	O
to	O
Eidos	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
to	O
Marvel	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
general	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
were	O
considered	O
rough	O
and	O
sluggish	O
,	O
and	O
Victor	O
Lucas	O
of	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
cited	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
tendency	O
to	O
get	O
stuck	O
in	O
corners	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
flaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fulljames	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Sutyak	O
of	O
AllGame	O
complained	O
of	O
difficulty	O
in	O
determining	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
position	O
and	O
lining	O
up	O
attacks	O
,	O
with	O
Fulljames	O
singling	O
out	O
the	O
airborne	O
enemies	O
as	O
"	O
nigh-on	O
impossible	O
to	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fulljames	O
accused	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
license	O
of	O
completely	O
ignoring	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
immense	O
strength	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
questioning	O
the	O
necessity	O
of	O
activating	O
doors	O
and	O
lifts	O
when	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
should	O
logically	O
circumvent	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
finding	O
the	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
taking	O
significant	O
damage	O
from	O
a	O
profusion	O
of	O
robotic	O
enemies	O
,	O
mines	O
and	O
turrets	O
"	O
preposterous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environments	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
their	O
flat	O
and	O
blocky	O
construction	O
,	O
bland	O
and	O
grainy	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
short	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
obscure	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
sprite	O
was	O
faulted	O
for	O
its	O
choppy	O
animation	O
and	O
small	O
head	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
enemies	O
were	O
dismissed	O
as	O
dull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
Gilbert	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
,	O
Ben	O
Browne	O
of	O
ScreenRant	O
,	O
and	O
Mason	O
Segall	O
of	O
Comic	O
Book	O
Resources	O
have	O
ranked	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pantheon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
among	O
the	O
worst	O
superhero-based	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
repetitive	O
combat	O
,	O
awkward	O
controls	O
,	O
fixed	O
camera	O
,	O
bland	O
environments	O
,	O
under-defined	O
Hulk	B-Application
sprite	O
,	O
poor	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
dull	O
and	O
confusing	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
