<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Fizz	O
Factor	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
following	O
scientist	O
Bruce	O
Banner	O
as	O
he	O
traverses	O
across	O
the	O
Americas	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
a	O
cure	O
to	O
a	O
condition	O
that	O
transforms	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
monstrous	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	B-Application
console	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
concurrently	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
distill	O
and	O
showcase	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
destructive	O
nature	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
invested	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
accommodated	O
fully	O
destructible	O
environments	O
,	O
which	O
affected	O
development	O
time	O
and	O
necessitated	O
additional	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
was	O
mixed	O
;	O
while	O
reviewers	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
initial	O
feeling	O
of	O
wielding	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
power	O
and	O
appreciated	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
unlockable	O
content	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
had	O
lukewarm	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
as	O
he	O
traverses	O
through	O
30	O
levels	O
spanning	O
Alaska	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
,	O
abridged	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
follows	O
Bruce	O
Banner	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
a	O
cure	O
to	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
transforms	O
him	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
while	O
fending	O
off	O
adversaries	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
destroy	O
him	O
or	O
misuse	O
his	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
melee	O
attacks	O
and	O
thrown	O
objects	O
to	O
dispatch	O
enemy	O
characters	O
and	O
demolish	O
fully	O
destructive	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
jump	O
upon	O
enemies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
leap	O
to	O
great	O
heights	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
shoulder	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destroying	O
environmental	O
elements	O
increases	O
a	O
"	O
Gamma	O
Gauge	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
enter	O
a	O
"	O
Gamma	O
Boost	O
"	O
state	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
filled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
state	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
emits	O
a	O
circular	O
field	O
that	O
kills	O
and	O
destroys	O
anything	O
in	O
its	O
radius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamma	O
Boost	O
can	O
be	O
maintained	O
by	O
continuing	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
environmental	O
destruction	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
deactivate	O
if	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
takes	O
a	O
single	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flagpoles	O
and	O
floating	O
satellites	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
slingshot	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
across	O
great	O
distances	O
and	O
break	O
through	O
stronger	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
has	O
seven	O
health	O
points	O
that	O
are	O
depleted	O
by	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
replenished	O
by	O
collecting	O
first	O
aid	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
touchscreen	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
a	O
radar-like	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
view	O
upcoming	O
hazards	O
and	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidden	O
within	O
the	O
levels	O
are	O
twenty	O
cosmetic	O
skins	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
differing	O
personas	O
in	O
the	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Gray	O
Hulk	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Smart	O
Hulk	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Sega	O
and	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
agreed	O
to	O
terms	O
granting	O
Sega	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
adaptations	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
films	O
Incredible	O
Hulk	B-Application
,	O
Thor	O
,	O
and	O
Captain	O
America	O
:	O
The	O
First	O
Avenger	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
game	O
's	O
release	O
coinciding	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
for	O
consoles	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Fizz	O
Factor	O
,	O
an	O
Austin-based	O
development	O
branch	O
of	O
Amaze	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Rodney	O
Gibbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basing	O
their	O
direction	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
film	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
distill	O
and	O
showcase	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
violent	O
nature	O
,	O
placing	O
significant	O
focus	O
on	O
fully	O
destructible	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
The	O
Fizz	O
Factor	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
numerous	O
game	O
engines	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
both	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
formats	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
built	O
to	O
accommodate	O
destructible	O
environments	O
,	O
which	O
necessitated	O
an	O
extensive	O
engineering	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
Justin	O
Leingang	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
avid	O
user	O
of	O
the	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
controller	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
touchpad	O
was	O
limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programmers	O
leveraged	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
for	O
level-building	O
and	O
Lua	B-Language
for	O
scripting	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
designers	O
to	O
build	O
levels	O
and	O
script	O
enemies	O
and	O
events	O
themselves	O
while	O
the	O
programmers	O
focused	O
on	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leingang	O
implemented	O
a	O
two-part	O
control	O
scheme	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
X	O
button	O
to	O
amplify	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
punches	O
and	O
jumps	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
this	O
control	O
scheme	O
would	O
help	O
connect	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
manually	O
recreated	O
the	O
completed	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
levels	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
The	O
Fizz	O
Factor	O
was	O
usually	O
able	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
during	O
the	O
pre-production	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
new	O
technology	O
up	O
front	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
playable	O
build	O
arriving	O
relatively	O
late	O
into	O
production	O
,	O
which	O
tested	O
Sega	O
's	O
patience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
shipped	O
to	O
stores	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Australian	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Service	O
on	O
June	O
23	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
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tom	O
McShea	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
general	O
experience	O
of	O
wielding	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
power	O
was	O
stymied	O
in	O
its	O
translation	O
to	O
a	O
handheld	O
console	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
with	O
its	O
problems	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
Hulk	B-Application
game	O
coming	O
out	O
this	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
Keane	O
Ng	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
derived	O
satisfaction	O
from	O
wielding	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
strength	O
against	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Fear	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
expressed	O
a	O
similar	O
sentiment	O
toward	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
environments	O
 '	O
destructibility	O
,	O
observing	O
that	O
it	O
granted	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
a	O
sense	O
of	O
weight	O
and	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ng	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
immense	O
power	O
made	O
the	O
restrictive	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
more	O
obvious	O
,	O
pondering	O
"	O
if	O
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
can	O
fly	O
through	O
a	O
building	O
without	O
breaking	O
a	O
sweat	O
,	O
why	O
can	O
he	O
destroy	O
the	O
walls	O
that	O
have	O
windows	O
in	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
ones	O
covered	O
in	O
plywood	O
and	O
caution	O
tape	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bedigian	O
and	O
McShea	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
sharp	O
and	O
distinctly	O
potent	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
reminded	O
Bedigian	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Friend	I-Application
or	I-Application
Foe	I-Application
,	O
though	O
McShea	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
limited	O
move	O
set	O
made	O
combat	O
predictable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bedigian	O
additionally	O
compared	O
the	O
slingshot	O
mechanic	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
and	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
Gamma	O
Boost	O
to	O
rush	O
through	O
a	O
level	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Kimberley	O
Ellis	O
of	O
PALGN	O
saw	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
primarily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Contra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bedigian	O
added	O
that	O
some	O
enemies	O
fire	O
a	O
continuous	O
stream	O
of	O
bullets	O
,	O
which	O
put	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
at	O
a	O
disadvantage	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
lack	O
of	O
long-range	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McShea	O
,	O
contrariwise	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
enemies	O
were	O
intelligently	O
placed	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
long	O
stretches	O
without	O
opportunities	O
to	O
replenish	O
health	O
provided	O
a	O
surprising	O
and	O
satisfying	O
amount	O
of	O
challenge	O
by	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
exert	O
patience	O
and	O
precision	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
such	O
cautiousness	O
would	O
be	O
uncharacteristic	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bedigian	O
and	O
Ellis	O
regarded	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
as	O
bare-bones	O
,	O
with	O
Bedigian	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
n’t	O
much	O
a	O
Hulk	B-Application
game	O
can	O
do	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bedigian	O
deemed	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
below	O
PSone-quality	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
as	O
small	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
was	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
indistinct	O
,	O
with	O
McShea	O
deciding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
seems	O
to	O
exist	O
merely	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
emphasize	O
that	O
Hulk	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
need	O
motivation	O
to	O
smash	O
things	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
