<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
Hulk	B-Application
and	O
showcases	O
him	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
platforming	O
and	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
involves	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
attempting	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
world	O
domination	O
bid	O
of	O
his	O
nemesis	O
,	O
the	O
Leader	O
,	O
while	O
engaging	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
other	O
arch-rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
incorporates	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
fighting	O
moves	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
execute	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
moments	O
where	O
his	O
human	O
alter-ego	O
,	O
Bruce	O
Banner	O
,	O
must	O
emerge	O
to	O
access	O
areas	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
too	O
large	O
to	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
platforming	O
and	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
Leader	O
while	O
defeating	O
his	O
troops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
offensive	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
four	O
states	O
of	O
being	O
that	O
influence	O
the	O
moves	O
at	O
his	O
disposal	O
:	O
"	O
Hulk	B-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Super-Hulk	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Hulk-Out	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
human	O
alter-ego	O
Bruce	O
Banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
state	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
his	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
Gamma	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
doubles	O
as	O
his	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
begins	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Super-Hulk	O
mode	O
;	O
sustaining	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
reduces	O
his	O
Gamma	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
reduced	O
to	O
a	O
regular	O
Hulk	B-Application
mode	O
if	O
his	O
Gamma	O
drops	O
below	O
40%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falling	O
below	O
5%	O
Gamma	O
will	O
transform	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
into	O
Banner	O
,	O
whose	O
only	O
means	O
of	O
offense	O
is	O
a	O
gun	O
with	O
two	O
shots	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
cannot	O
sustain	O
any	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
without	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamma	O
capsules	O
are	O
divided	O
between	O
normal	O
and	O
"	O
Mega	O
"	O
types	O
;	O
normal	O
capsules	O
raise	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
Gamma	O
level	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
70%	O
or	O
restore	O
Banner	O
to	O
Hulk	B-Application
status	O
,	O
while	O
Mega	O
capsules	O
enable	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
Hulk-Out	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
destructive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidden	O
within	O
the	O
levels	O
are	O
special	O
"	O
Transformation	O
"	O
capsules	O
that	O
allow	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
transform	O
into	O
Banner	O
without	O
losing	O
any	O
Gamma	O
,	O
enabling	O
Banner	O
to	O
explore	O
smaller	O
areas	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
too	O
large	O
to	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
collectibles	O
include	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
often	O
found	O
in	O
rooms	O
only	O
accessible	O
to	O
Banner	O
or	O
via	O
Hulk-Out	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
hidden	O
"	O
continue	O
coins	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
nemesis	O
,	O
the	O
Leader	O
,	O
begins	O
a	O
bid	O
for	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
brute	O
strength	O
into	O
account	O
,	O
he	O
further	O
enlists	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
four	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
arch-rivals	O
:	O
Rhino	O
,	O
Absorbing	O
Man	O
,	O
Abomination	O
,	O
and	O
Tyrannus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
clears	O
the	O
Leader	O
's	O
troops	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
defeats	O
Rhino	O
in	O
a	O
construction	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Tyrannus	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
infiltrates	O
the	O
Leader	O
's	O
fortress	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
and	O
defeats	O
Absorbing	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
confronts	O
the	O
Leader	O
,	O
who	O
teleports	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
lair	O
's	O
interior	O
,	O
where	O
his	O
mutant	O
soldiers	O
are	O
being	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
the	O
lair	O
's	O
bio-mechanical	O
"	O
brain	O
"	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
breaks	O
through	O
the	O
lair	O
's	O
inner	O
sanctum	O
and	O
confronts	O
the	O
Leader	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Easy	O
ending	O
has	O
the	O
Leader	O
scoffing	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
power	O
,	O
further	O
angering	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
escapes	O
before	O
the	O
fortress	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Arcade	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
Leader	O
attempts	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
retaliates	O
by	O
throwing	O
a	O
chunk	O
of	O
rubble	O
at	O
the	O
Leader	O
's	O
escape	O
pod	O
and	O
sending	O
it	O
crashing	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
stands	O
triumphantly	O
before	O
the	O
Leader	O
's	O
ruined	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
writers	O
Richard	O
Leadbetter	O
and	O
Julian	O
Rignall	O
were	O
invited	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
scenario	O
for	O
a	O
Hulk-based	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Furniss	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
versions	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
by	O
Steve	O
Collett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
variety	O
of	O
fighting	O
moves	O
was	O
appreciated	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
considered	O
slow	O
and	O
imprecise	O
,	O
with	O
Captain	O
Squideo	O
of	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
citing	O
a	O
difficulty	O
in	O
timing	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
derided	O
the	O
combat	O
as	O
tedious	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
could	O
kill	O
opponents	O
without	O
too	O
much	O
trouble	O
,	O
this	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
likewise	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
but	O
complimented	O
the	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skid	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
had	O
no	O
extra	O
features	O
and	O
ran	O
slightly	O
slower	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Merrett	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
deviations	O
from	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
's	O
characterizations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
requiring	O
several	O
hits	O
to	O
destroy	O
something	O
and	O
Banner	O
requiring	O
and	O
seeking	O
capsules	O
to	O
transform	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
cure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
dismissed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
dull	O
platformer	O
with	O
crap	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
bits	O
thrown	O
in	O
for	O
good	O
measure	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
no	O
better	O
than	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angus	O
Swan	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
publication	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
complete	O
non-event	O
"	O
following	O
its	O
prolonged	O
development	O
,	O
declaring	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
pathetic	O
,	O
production-line	O
platform	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
negatively	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
Superman	B-Device
game	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
console	O
programmers	O
have	O
an	O
unerring	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
superheroes	O
into	O
super	O
dorks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
widely	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
well-drawn	O
and	O
colourful	O
sprites	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
with	O
Captain	O
Squideo	O
singling	O
out	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
climbing	O
animation	O
as	O
particularly	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
criticized	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
"	O
fuzzy	O
and	O
hissy	O
"	O
audio	O
as	O
outdated	O
,	O
and	O
Captain	O
Squideo	O
dismissed	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
's	O
audio	O
as	O
weak	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
Hulk	B-Application
's	O
hits	O
land	O
with	O
little	O
sonic	O
force	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
its	O
sixth-highest	O
selling	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
title	O
at	O
Babbage	O
's	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
stayed	O
within	O
the	O
chart	O
at	O
number	O
7	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
SNES	B-Application
debut	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
tenth-highest	O
selling	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
eighth-highest	O
renting	O
title	O
of	O
its	O
platform	O
at	O
Blockbuster	O
Video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
ninth-highest	O
renting	O
SNES	B-Application
title	O
at	O
Blockbuster	O
Video	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
peaked	O
at	O
number	O
6	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
39	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
50	O
Greatest	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
commending	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
93rd	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
not	O
too	O
shabby	O
look	O
at	O
everyone	O
’s	O
favorite	O
green	O
bloke	O
.	O
</s>
