Modern Gaming: The Incredible Hulk (GBA) Review · 12:53am Apr 11th, 2018
A new edition of Modern Gaming is up as we take a look at the GBA port of the console versions based off the 2003 Hulk film. Out of all the Avengers, Hulk and Captain America happened to have solo movies before the MCU started. Of course, both films have nothing to do or have any ties to the MCU and fortunately have their own continuity. The 2003 Hulk starred Eric Bana as he played Bruce Banner for the role. The film saw success that year considering this was before the popular boom of superhero films in 2008. Honestly, despite Hulk being among the most recognizable superheroes, I never cared or liked the green giant. I remember enjoying Spiderman and X-Men cartoons in the 90s but for the 1996 series I never could get into it. Even with this film, I literally had no interest in the Hulk and not even for his MCU movie. It would seem that Marvel Studios feels the same way and that's probably the reason the Hulk never got a sequel in the MCU.
As for the port, due to the GBA's limited hardware compare to consoles at the time, it uses isometric 2D graphics as its layout. It means that the game has an over top view placed at angle similar to Sonic 3D Blast. I really don't know what category this game belongs in but I guess it's a hybrid between a brawler and a isometric platformer. The theme has nothing to do with the 2003 film's narrative and follows a separate continuity. It actually goes by the older comics as Tyrannus and the Leader (the Hulk's main antagonists) are in the story. I can see what they were trying to do with this port and that was to create a simple narrative so it would be easier for younger audiences.
