<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pocket	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	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
physical	O
attacks	O
;	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
battle	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
alongside	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
title	O
Hulk	B-Application
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
differs	O
from	O
its	O
counterpart	O
in	O
its	O
basis	O
on	O
the	O
comics	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-roaming	O
isometric	B-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
and	O
guides	O
him	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
33	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
can	O
move	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
default	O
movement	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
between	O
diagonal	O
and	O
horizontal	O
in	O
the	O
options	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
can	O
also	O
jump	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
physical	O
attacks	O
to	O
destroy	O
enemies	O
and	O
cause	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
require	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
locate	O
and	O
destroy	O
generators	O
to	O
deactivate	O
environmental	O
hazards	O
that	O
block	O
a	O
path	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
areas	O
contain	O
hidden	O
paths	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
uncovered	O
by	O
breaking	O
cracked	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inflicting	O
and	O
sustaining	O
damage	O
increases	O
a	O
"	O
rage	O
gauge	O
"	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
bottom-left	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
execute	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
powerful	O
special	O
attacks	O
that	O
slightly	O
reduce	O
the	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
his	O
image	O
above	O
the	O
rage	O
gauge	O
and	O
regenerates	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
fully	O
depleted	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	B-Application
prematurely	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
that	O
can	O
restore	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
health	O
and	O
rage	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
from	O
destructible	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
vending	O
machines	O
and	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
Link	O
Cable	O
,	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
named	O
"	O
Hulkmatch	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
differently-colored	O
Hulks	B-Application
fight	O
by	O
throwing	O
large	O
objects	O
at	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
must	O
either	O
reach	O
a	O
predetermined	O
number	O
of	O
kills	O
or	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
player	O
standing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
detained	O
in	O
an	O
underground	O
facility	O
,	O
Banner	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
powerful	O
and	O
savage	O
beast	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
whom	O
Banner	O
holds	O
a	O
subconscious	O
influence	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
breaks	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
facility	O
,	O
and	O
General	O
Thunderbolt	O
Ross	O
holds	O
him	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
Banner	O
and	O
Rick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
fends	O
off	O
the	O
pursuing	O
military	O
forces	O
and	O
protects	O
Banner	O
's	O
secret	O
lab	O
from	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
humanoid	O
mutants	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
Leader	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
genius	O
whose	O
intellect	O
also	O
originates	O
from	O
gamma	O
radiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
discovering	O
that	O
the	O
subterranean	O
dictator	O
Tyrannus	O
is	O
holding	O
Ross	O
's	O
daughter	O
Betty	O
hostage	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
breaks	O
into	O
Tyrannus	O
's	O
palace	O
and	O
rescues	O
Betty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
bounds	O
through	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
where	O
Ross	O
pits	O
him	O
against	O
Banner	O
's	O
prototype	O
armored	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ross	O
,	O
suspecting	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
Banner	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
has	O
Banner	O
arrested	O
and	O
detained	O
and	O
uses	O
Rick	O
to	O
bait	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
re-emergence	O
,	O
unaware	O
that	O
Banner	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
are	O
one	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
rescues	O
Rick	O
,	O
the	O
Leader	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
chaos	O
by	O
having	O
his	O
humanoids	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
compound	O
to	O
steal	O
a	O
gamma-absorbing	O
device	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Absorbatron	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
thwarts	O
this	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
military	O
uses	O
Banner	O
's	O
giant	O
T-Gun	O
against	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
teleported	O
to	O
a	O
futuristic	O
city	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Executioner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
absence	O
,	O
the	O
Leader	O
initiates	O
another	O
attempt	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Absorbatron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
T-Gun	O
expire	O
after	O
the	O
Executioner	O
's	O
defeat	O
,	O
teleporting	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
back	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
and	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Leader	O
's	O
Super-Humanoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
then	O
teleported	O
to	O
an	O
underground	O
arena	O
where	O
he	O
fights	O
Tyrannus	O
's	O
Octosapien	O
robot	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
Executioner	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
followed	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
once	O
more	O
fends	O
off	O
the	O
military	O
while	O
returning	O
to	O
Banner	O
's	O
secret	O
lab	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
infiltrated	O
by	O
Emil	O
Blonsky	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Leader	O
's	O
spies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blonsky	O
uses	O
Banner	O
's	O
technology	O
to	O
transform	O
himself	O
into	O
the	O
Abomination	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
reveals	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
nature	O
to	O
Ross	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
military	O
allows	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
escape	O
Banner	O
's	O
cave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
Interactive	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Marvel	O
Enterprises	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
rights	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
character	O
Hulk	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
revealed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
two	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
property	O
;	O
one	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
console	O
title	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Hulk	B-Application
film	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pocket	O
Studios	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
David	O
Williams	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Jonathan	O
Eubanks	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Barnhart	O
,	O
and	O
Steve	O
Iles	O
serving	O
as	O
producers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Collett	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
arranged	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	B-Application
1994	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
constructed	O
a	O
special	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
retail	O
box	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
flap	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
opened	O
to	O
reveal	O
an	O
original	O
four-panel	O
comic	O
strip	O
that	O
explains	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
was	O
shipped	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
and	O
collision	O
detection	O
were	O
criticized	O
as	O
awkward	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
was	O
blamed	O
for	O
exacerbating	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Ford	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Byrn	O
Williams	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
faulted	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Williams	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
"	O
quite	O
often	O
they	O
'll	O
just	O
stand	O
there	O
waiting	O
for	O
Hulk	B-Application
to	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
cleaners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
rendering	O
and	O
animation	O
was	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
well-done	O
,	O
though	O
Eduardo	O
Zacarias	O
of	O
GameZone	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
sprite	O
was	O
small	O
,	O
and	O
Marriott	O
deemed	O
the	O
animation	O
sluggish	O
and	O
the	O
enemies	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly'''s	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
and	O
Jon	O
Dudlak	O
considered	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
interesting	O
,	O
with	O
Ricciardi	O
and	O
Dudlak	O
comparing	O
the	O
visuals	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
