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+ | :''For the 2008 game, see ''[[The Incredible Hulk (2008)]]'' and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (Nintendo DS)]]''.'' | ||
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− | + | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action game made by [[Probe Entertainment]] and published by [[U.S. Gold]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]], and [[Sega Game Gear]]. | |
+ | |||
+ | ==Story== | ||
+ | {{ScreenThumb|Incredible Hulk MD, Hulk.png|width=200|Hulk}} | ||
+ | The Incredible Hulk is a green-skinned and muscular giant possessing incredible strength. He is the alter-ego of the physicist Bruce Banner, who gained the ability to transform into the Hulk following his accidental exposure to gamma rays. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Hulk's nemesis, the Leader, begins a bid for world domination. He constructs a fortress base in a savage forest, manufactures a vast battalion of robots to march against the nations, and genetically engineers mutants to patrol and protect his fortress. Taking the Hulk's brute strength into account, he enlists the aid of several of the Hulk's arch-rivals. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Gameplay== | ||
+ | ''The Incredible Hulk'' is a side-scrolling action game with platforming and beat-'em-up elements. The player controls the Hulk, who is tasked with searching for the Leader while defeating his troops. Levels contain hidden rooms and branching paths and sometimes require finding and hitting switches to advance. Each level contains a fight with the Hulk's nemesis Abomination and ends with a fight against another villain. The end level boss fights are timed; the Hulk loses a life if time runs out, but the player can collect Time Coins over the course of the level to increase the time provided. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Hulk has four states of being that influence the moves at his disposal: Hulk, Super-Hulk, "Hulk-Out," and his human alter-ego Bruce Banner. The Hulk's state is determined by his amount of Gamma, which doubles as his health. The Hulk begins the game in Super-Hulk mode, with his Gamma meter in the light green range. Sustaining enemy attacks reduces his Gamma, and he is reduced to a regular Hulk mode if his Gamma drops into the medium green range. Falling into the dark green range transforms the Hulk into Bruce Banner, who cannot sustain any enemy attacks without dying. Finding Gamma Capsules increases the Hulk's Gamma. Collecting a Mega Gamma Capsule fully fills the Hulk's Gamma meter, placing it into the white range and transforming him into his "Hulk-Out" form, where he has enhanced strength and speed. However, his meter slowly drains while it is in the white range, limiting the time that the Hulk can spend in Hulk-Out form. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Hulk walks with {{left}} and {{right}}, crouches with {{down}}, and jumps with {{B}}. He climbs ladders with {{up}} and {{down}}. He punches with {{A}}. He does a downward slap with {{up}}+{{A}} and an uppercut with {{down}}+{{A}}. The Hulk can use his strength to destroy some walls and objects such as crates that contain items. He can pick up items with {{C}} when standing over them. He can also pick up objects such as cars with {{C}} and throw them at enemies with {{A}} or set them down with {{C}}. In Super Hulk form, he gains the Sonic Clap ability, clapping his hands together and damaging enemies in front of him, with {{A}}+{{B}}+{{C}}, and the Foot Mash ability, smashing the ground and knocking enemies back, with {{down}}{{up}}{{down}}{{A}}. In Hulk-Out form, he smashes the ground after landing from a high jump. | ||
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+ | He grabs enemies in close proximity, which he can then headbutt with {{A}}, throw with {{B}}, or drop with {{C}}. In Super Hulk form, he can additionally throw enemies into the ceiling with {{up}}{{B}}. In Hulk-Out form, he crushes enemies with {{A}} rather than headbutting them (unless moving), or he can piledrive them with {{A}}+{{B}}. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In his Banner form, his smaller size allows him to fit into smaller spaces than the Hulk and find hidden rooms. He can crawl in this form with {{downleft}} and {{downright}}. Banner's only means of offense is finding laser guns, which only have two shots each. He fires with {{A}}. The Hulk can find Transformation Capsules, that allow him to transform into his Bruce Banner form without losing Gamma by pausing the game with {{Start}} and pressing {{C}}. Banner transforms back into the Hulk after taking damage. | ||
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+ | The game's difficulty setting can be adjusted in the options menu to Easy, Medium, or Arcade. There are three different endings depending on the difficulty level chosen. | ||
− | == | + | ===Items=== |
− | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=50| | |
− | + | {{InfoRow | |
− | + | | title=Transformation Capsule | |
− | + | | sprite={{sprite | Incredible Hulk MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} | |
− | + | | desc=Allows the Hulk to transform into his Bruce Banner form without losing Gamma. | |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Gamma Capsule | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Incredible Hulk MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=48 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Increases the Hulk's Gamma meter. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Mega Gamma Capsule | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Incredible Hulk MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Fills the Hulk's Gamma meter, transforming him into his Hulk-Out form. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Time Coin | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Incredible Hulk MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=48 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player extra time to complete the boss fight at the end of the level. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Gun | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Incredible Hulk MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Arms Banner with a laser gun with two shots. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Extra Life | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Incredible Hulk MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=168 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player an extra life. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Continue Coin | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Incredible Hulk MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player an extra continue. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Levels=== | ||
+ | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=City and Construction Site | ||
+ | | screenshot=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 1.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 1 Subboss.png | ||
+ | | screenshot3=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 1 Boss.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | info1name=Bosses | ||
+ | | info1=Abomination and Rhino | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Tyrannus' Labyrinth | ||
+ | | screenshot=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 2.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 2 Subboss.png | ||
+ | | screenshot3=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 2 Boss.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | | info1name=Bosses | ||
+ | | info1=Abomination and Tyrannus | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Leader's Fortress | ||
+ | | screenshot=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 3.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 3 Subboss.png | ||
+ | | screenshot3=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 3 Boss.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | info1name=Bosses | ||
+ | | info1=Abomination and Absorbing Man | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=The Leader's Interior | ||
+ | | screenshot=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 4.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 4 Subboss.png | ||
+ | | screenshot3=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 4 Boss.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | info1name=Bosses | ||
+ | | info1=Abomination and the Brain | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Final Confrontation | ||
+ | | screenshot=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 5.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 5 Subboss.png | ||
+ | | screenshot3=Incredible Hulk MD, Stage 5 Boss.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | info1name=Bosses | ||
+ | | info1=Abomination and the Leader | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Production credits== | ||
+ | ===Mega Drive version=== | ||
+ | {{creditstable| | ||
+ | *'''In Game Programming:''' Dave Collins | ||
+ | *'''Presentation Programming:''' David Shea, Dave Collins | ||
+ | *'''In Game Graphics:''' Eric Bailey | ||
+ | *'''Presentation Graphics:''' [[Arc Developments|Arc Development]], Eric Bailey | ||
+ | *'''Original Sound by:''' Steve Collett | ||
+ | *'''Sound Converted by:''' [[Matt Furniss|Mat Furniss]] | ||
+ | *'''Level Design:''' Nick Baynes | ||
+ | *'''Producer - Probe:''' Terry Haynes | ||
+ | *'''Producer - US Gold:''' Steve Fitton | ||
+ | *'''Testing:''' Dan, Griff, Nat, Jermaine | ||
+ | *'''Special Thanks:''' The Rooster, Big, Bod, Gem, Flo | ||
+ | | source=In-game credits | ||
+ | | pdf=Incredible Hulk MD credits.pdf | ||
+ | | console=MD | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Master System and Game Gear versions=== | ||
+ | {{creditstable| | ||
+ | *'''Programmed by:''' Keith Burkhill | ||
+ | *'''Graphics by:''' Eric Bailey and Anthony Rosbottom | ||
+ | *'''Sound by:''' [[Matt Furniss]] | ||
+ | *'''Level Design by:''' Nick Baines | ||
+ | *'''Presentation by [[Arc Developments]] and Programmed by:''' Gary Priest | ||
+ | *'''Produced at Probe by:''' Gary Liddon, Terry Haynes | ||
+ | *'''Producer at [[U.S. Gold]]:''' Steve Fitton | ||
+ | *'''Tested by:''' Dan Llewellyn, Jermaine McKen, John Griffiths, Nat Leachman | ||
+ | | source=In-game credits | ||
+ | | pdf=Incredible Hulk GG credits.pdf | ||
+ | | console=SMS | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Magazine articles== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Promotional material== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}} | ||
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| cart=TheIncredibleHulk MD US Cart.jpg | | cart=TheIncredibleHulk MD US Cart.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=The Incredible Hulk MD US Manual.pdf | ||
+ | | poster=TheIncredibleHulk MD US Poster Front.jpg | ||
+ | | posterback=TheIncredibleHulk MD US Poster Back.jpg | ||
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| cart=IncredibleHulk MD EU Cart.jpg | | cart=IncredibleHulk MD EU Cart.jpg | ||
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| cart=IncredibleHulk MD EU Cart.jpg | | cart=IncredibleHulk MD EU Cart.jpg | ||
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− | ===Master System | + | ===Master System version=== |
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| region=EU | | region=EU | ||
| cover=TheIncredibleHulk SMS EU Box.jpg | | cover=TheIncredibleHulk SMS EU Box.jpg | ||
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+ | | console=Master System | ||
+ | | region=AU | ||
+ | | front=IncredibleHulk SMS AU cover.jpg | ||
+ | | back=IncredibleHulk SMS AU back.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
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− | ===Game Gear | + | ===Game Gear version=== |
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− | | region=EU (Kixx) | + | | region=EU ([[Kixx]]) |
| cover=TheIncredibleHulk GG EU Box Front Kixx.jpg | | cover=TheIncredibleHulk GG EU Box Front Kixx.jpg | ||
+ | | cart=TheIncredibleHulk GG EU Cart.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=Incredible Hulk (EURO) Full INS.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Game Gear | ||
+ | | region=PT | ||
+ | | cover=TheIncredibleHulk GG PT front.jpg | ||
| cart=TheIncredibleHulk GG EU Cart.jpg | | cart=TheIncredibleHulk GG EU Cart.jpg | ||
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+ | ==Technical information== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Sega Channel games]] | [[Category:Sega Channel games]] |
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- For the 2008 game, see The Incredible Hulk (2008) and The Incredible Hulk (Nintendo DS).
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Developer: Probe Software | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Incredible Hulk is an action game made by Probe Entertainment and published by U.S. Gold for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear.
Contents
Story
The Incredible Hulk is a green-skinned and muscular giant possessing incredible strength. He is the alter-ego of the physicist Bruce Banner, who gained the ability to transform into the Hulk following his accidental exposure to gamma rays.
The Hulk's nemesis, the Leader, begins a bid for world domination. He constructs a fortress base in a savage forest, manufactures a vast battalion of robots to march against the nations, and genetically engineers mutants to patrol and protect his fortress. Taking the Hulk's brute strength into account, he enlists the aid of several of the Hulk's arch-rivals.
Gameplay
The Incredible Hulk is a side-scrolling action game with platforming and beat-'em-up elements. The player controls the Hulk, who is tasked with searching for the Leader while defeating his troops. Levels contain hidden rooms and branching paths and sometimes require finding and hitting switches to advance. Each level contains a fight with the Hulk's nemesis Abomination and ends with a fight against another villain. The end level boss fights are timed; the Hulk loses a life if time runs out, but the player can collect Time Coins over the course of the level to increase the time provided.
The Hulk has four states of being that influence the moves at his disposal: Hulk, Super-Hulk, "Hulk-Out," and his human alter-ego Bruce Banner. The Hulk's state is determined by his amount of Gamma, which doubles as his health. The Hulk begins the game in Super-Hulk mode, with his Gamma meter in the light green range. Sustaining enemy attacks reduces his Gamma, and he is reduced to a regular Hulk mode if his Gamma drops into the medium green range. Falling into the dark green range transforms the Hulk into Bruce Banner, who cannot sustain any enemy attacks without dying. Finding Gamma Capsules increases the Hulk's Gamma. Collecting a Mega Gamma Capsule fully fills the Hulk's Gamma meter, placing it into the white range and transforming him into his "Hulk-Out" form, where he has enhanced strength and speed. However, his meter slowly drains while it is in the white range, limiting the time that the Hulk can spend in Hulk-Out form.
The Hulk walks with and , crouches with , and jumps with . He climbs ladders with and . He punches with . He does a downward slap with + and an uppercut with +. The Hulk can use his strength to destroy some walls and objects such as crates that contain items. He can pick up items with when standing over them. He can also pick up objects such as cars with and throw them at enemies with or set them down with . In Super Hulk form, he gains the Sonic Clap ability, clapping his hands together and damaging enemies in front of him, with ++, and the Foot Mash ability, smashing the ground and knocking enemies back, with . In Hulk-Out form, he smashes the ground after landing from a high jump.
He grabs enemies in close proximity, which he can then headbutt with , throw with , or drop with . In Super Hulk form, he can additionally throw enemies into the ceiling with . In Hulk-Out form, he crushes enemies with rather than headbutting them (unless moving), or he can piledrive them with +.
In his Banner form, his smaller size allows him to fit into smaller spaces than the Hulk and find hidden rooms. He can crawl in this form with and . Banner's only means of offense is finding laser guns, which only have two shots each. He fires with . The Hulk can find Transformation Capsules, that allow him to transform into his Bruce Banner form without losing Gamma by pausing the game with START and pressing . Banner transforms back into the Hulk after taking damage.
The game's difficulty setting can be adjusted in the options menu to Easy, Medium, or Arcade. There are three different endings depending on the difficulty level chosen.
Items
Transformation Capsule | |
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Allows the Hulk to transform into his Bruce Banner form without losing Gamma. | |
Gamma Capsule | |
Increases the Hulk's Gamma meter. | |
Mega Gamma Capsule | |
Fills the Hulk's Gamma meter, transforming him into his Hulk-Out form. | |
Time Coin | |
Gives the player extra time to complete the boss fight at the end of the level. | |
Gun | |
Arms Banner with a laser gun with two shots. | |
Extra Life | |
Gives the player an extra life. | |
Continue Coin | |
Gives the player an extra continue. |
Levels
City and Construction Site | |
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Bosses: Abomination and Rhino | |
Tyrannus' Labyrinth | |
Bosses: Abomination and Tyrannus | |
Leader's Fortress | |
Bosses: Abomination and Absorbing Man | |
The Leader's Interior | |
Bosses: Abomination and the Brain | |
Final Confrontation | |
Bosses: Abomination and the Leader | |
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- In Game Programming: Dave Collins
- Presentation Programming: David Shea, Dave Collins
- In Game Graphics: Eric Bailey
- Presentation Graphics: Arc Development, Eric Bailey
- Original Sound by: Steve Collett
- Sound Converted by: Mat Furniss
- Level Design: Nick Baynes
- Producer - Probe: Terry Haynes
- Producer - US Gold: Steve Fitton
- Testing: Dan, Griff, Nat, Jermaine
- Special Thanks: The Rooster, Big, Bod, Gem, Flo
Master System and Game Gear versions
- Programmed by: Keith Burkhill
- Graphics by: Eric Bailey and Anthony Rosbottom
- Sound by: Matt Furniss
- Level Design by: Nick Baines
- Presentation by Arc Developments and Programmed by: Gary Priest
- Produced at Probe by: Gary Liddon, Terry Haynes
- Producer at U.S. Gold: Steve Fitton
- Tested by: Dan Llewellyn, Jermaine McKen, John Griffiths, Nat Leachman
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Incredible Hulk/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: The Incredible Hulk/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
68 | |
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Based on 33 reviews |
Mega Drive, PT |
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Master System version
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65 | |
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Based on 11 reviews |
Game Gear version
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61 | |
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Based on 12 reviews |
Game Gear, EU (Kixx) |
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Technical information
- Main article: The Incredible Hulk/Technical information.
References
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