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What's big and green and gets angry and fights things and yells "Hulk Smash!"? Not really much of a riddle, is it? Thankfully the Hulk isn't about subtlety either, so no need the beat around the bush. Instead, lets beat the crap out of the bush!

When last we met the Hulk, he was just coming off a successful movie bid with a series of halfway decent movie-themed games to boot. He was living large, so to speak. But since 2003, the Hulk has been in hiding (an easy feat, it is not), just waiting to make a triumphant return to the world of smashing stuff. Enter The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, stage KABLOOEY! [Hulk enters through wall ala the Kool-Aid Man, dusts himself off and gives a thumbs up to the camera.]

Unlike the previous Hulk games, this release will focus not on the movie of the man, but rather the comic book version of the mean, green, smashin' machine. The game takes place in the Hulk's hometown, and it looks like it's about ready for a makeover. The linear, story-based levels are out for this one. In its place, you have the freedom to run around and reap the whirlwind. The game plays very similarly to Spider-Man 2 or even GTA, where you're placed in a city and given free reign to do what you feel. If that means running down the street, picking up cars and tearing them asunder, so be it. Wanna climb up buildings, smashing in windows along the way? The city is your sandbox.

Unfortunately, going about creating a mess of things tends to get the Hulk some unwanted attention. As in GTA, if you blow up too many cars or punch too many civilians, you'll have law enforcement on you like cute on kitten. The more destruction, the more friction, so while you might start off fighting measly beat cops, it'll quickly escalate into harder and harder adversaries, from SWAT forces to attack helicopters to even mecha-robot walkers (ala Robocop), which will pull out all the stops to bring Hulk down.

Luckily, the Hulk isn't without a few tricks of his own. Ultimate Destruction features a nifty combo system where you can unlock new moves and tricks as you progress through the game. There's also a lock-on mode for ranged attacks, especially useful for tossing buses into far away mischief-makers. The Hulk is not to be trifled with, believe you me.

Though the demo we checked out was limited to this all-out destruction mode, we fully expect the final game to feature a story-mode with branching missions that will lead you through the city, completing smash-related tasks. The game is scheduled for release on the Xbox, PS2 and Gamecube by the end of the summer, sure to bring delight to Hulksters the world over.

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Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Man, I am going to destroy the city so much in this game...that there will be nothing left when I have finished...I can't wait for this.

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Originally posted by DarkCrawler
The city looks little bland though, but I will so buy this game.

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Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Bigger then Manhattan in Spider-Man 2?