Hulk Smash!

December 23rd: Two days and counting…

Hallmark unleashed the Hulk in 2014 with an ornament simply entitled Hulk Smash!

While a great sculpt and pose, what this reminds me of is The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction from 2005. Our version is for the underrated GameCube and one I still pop in from time-to-time.

Radical Entertainment was able to capture the Hulk perfectly. In addition to the GameCube, Ultimate Destruction was released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

This gem happened about the same time I was embarking on putting together my Hulk collection. A long-time fan, I finally took the plunge and went back for a full run of the second Hulk volume. With the exception of issues 141 and 180, I’ve done so.

The game happened to be a Christmas purchase as well. We had rented it enough times we probably bought it twice over, but it was still under the tree for 2005.

Hulk first appeared in a video game with the title Questprobe in 1984. It was featured for several fledgling computer models of the time.

It was another 10 years before he was pixelated again. This time for the Sega Genesis, Game Gear, and Super Nintendo in a self-titled side scroller.

Three years passed before he starred in The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga in 1997. Featured on the Playstation and Sega Saturn, this beat ’em up was based on the Pantheon story arc in Hulk comic books.

Hulk was released in 2003 to coincide with his first movie. The GameCube, Playstation 2 and Xbox were the systems that handled the game.

Hulk got small for the Game Boy Advance the same year with a ported version of the above game.

The Incredible Hulk hit the shelves in 2008 to tie-in with the second Hulk movie. Playstation 2, Wii and Xbox 360 were the platforms at the time.

He’s also appeared in other games as part of an ensemble cast, like the Lego games. These are probably the only ones that come close to equaling Ultimate Destruction. Sometimes you can’t outdo the originals.