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| Hellboy: The Science of Evil | 
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| From: Konami
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $15.99
You Save: $14.00 (47%)
New (34) Used (5) from $15.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 3636
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 30062
Model: 30062
UPC: 083717300625
EAN: 0083717300625
ASIN: B000UCKELI
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Original storyline sest in the Hellboy Universe with characters from the comic book | | • | Stunning next gen graphic with multiple levels | | • | Explosive battle system with contextual grappling commands | | • | Co-op multiplayer mode let you play our favorite characters | | • | Creative direction from creator Mike Mignola |
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Product Description
Hellboy: The Science of Evil gives you the opportunity to experience the epic adventures of the acclaimed comic book hero, fusing action, atmosphere and humor. In his latest quest, Hellboy uncovers an insane Nazi plot for world domination and must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann Von Klempt before he can exert his evil will upon earth. As a visceral brawler, the game lets players unleash Hellboy's superhuman abilities as they smash their way through hordes of enemies with contextual use of the environment for added destructive power and strategy. Just another day for Hellboy? Full voice-overs by Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones, from the feature film Creative direction from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and movie director Guillermo del Toro
Amazon.com
Evil has a New EnemyHellboy: The Science of Evil will give players the opportunity to experience the epic adventures of the acclaimed comic book hero, fusing action, atmosphere and humor. In his latest quest, Hellboy uncovers an insane Nazi plot for world domination and must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann Von Klempt before he can exert his evil will upon earth. As a visceral brawler, the game lets players unleash Hellboy's superhuman abilities as they smash their way through hordes of enemies with contextual use of the environment for added destructive power and strategy. Just another day for Hellboy...Features:- Stunning next-gen graphics with dynamic lighting throughout multiple levels.
- Explosive battle system with contextual grappling commands.
- Use strategy to take down hordes of enemies in fully destructible environments.
- Full voice-overs by Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones.
- Creative direction from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and movie director Guillermo del Toro.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hellboy The Science of Evil November 2, 2008
While the separate stories seem disjointed the overall game is fun if you're a fan of Hellboy. Non-fans might not appreciate the game near as much. So, Hellboy fans = 4-5 stars, casual fans probably = 3.
 The Hell of Hellboy October 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hellboy: The Science of Evil is a very basic brawling/beat em up game starring the cat loving anti-hero, Hellboy. I thought the game was good, not great, but not completely horrible either. I love the Hellboy movies and the comics, so it's probably a good idea to be a fan of Hellboy before considering this game. I also love some games that are sort of mindless and don't bother with litering the game with puzzles.
The graphics are kind of bland, but at least Hellboy himself looks great, especially with his big Right Hand of Doom. You'll visit some locations like a castle, an old creepy villiage, a Japan like forest, a lost desert, and some others.
The game itself is rather easy to play, because it's just a simple beat em up. You just run from one area to the next, beat up all the bad guys in that area, and then move on to the next, and to the next, until finally you come to some boss that only takes a little more thought to beat than the regular baddies. And if you get beat up too bad and take too much damage, you just avoid enemy attacks for a moment and you're health will completely regenerate, which kind of makes the game easier than most games of this type.
The sound was mostly generic, but at least they got Ron Pearlman to voice Hellboy. I've yet to play multiplayer, so I don't know how the other movie star voice actors held up in the game.
Basically, if you're a fan of Hellboy, love the idea of wielding the Right Hand of Doom, and don't mind some simple mindless repetitive action, then you've at least got yourself a good weekend rental. Everyone else should probably stay far away though.
 Worse, even, than your "typical" movie adaptation game August 9, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I think we all know that movie adaptation games are normally so-so at best, but this game is terrible. Graphics: Horrible. One of those games where you can't really control the camera, and sometimes your character gets "lost" on the screen. Plus everything is vaguely "fuzzy". Game play: BORING. Same thing over and over again. Plot is completely not engaging in the least.
Let me put it to you this way. I was 40 points away from 10,000 XBOX achievement points. Looking at the achievements in the game, it would only have taken completing a few levels on any setting to get that benchmark...just plowing through 1/4th of the game would have given me 10,000 points. And I didn't do it. I'm not a points nut, but wow. If I can't be bothered to get 40 points from a game, it probably stinks.
Unbelievably awful June 28, 2008
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
Being a fan of Hellboy, I was kind of looking forward to Hellboy: The Science of Evil. However, also being a veteran gamer, I wasn't looking all that forward to the game, simply because of the terrible history of licensed video games. Well, I didn't expect too much out of the game, but what you get here may even be below your lowest expectations. Hellboy: The Science of Evil puts you in the shoes of the title character as you brawl through numerous hordes of baddies and take on the occasional boss. That's it. That's all you do from beginning to end in this game, and it gets boring very, very quickly. Not to mention that the game as a whole is quite short, quite easy, and features some technical issues that all combine to make the game quite bad. The game features some bland environments and choppy animation, and the clipping issues are more distracting than anything else. Co-op multiplayer is also available where you can play as Abe Sapien and Liz in addition to playing as Hellboy, but it offers nothing to improve the experience at all. Hellboy film stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones lend their voices to the game, but they all sound so bored that they just add nothing. No matter how much of a Hellboy fan you may be, avoid Hellboy: The Science of Evil like the plague. There's no challenge, innovation, or anything else to even come close to holding your interest.
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