TeamXbox writes: "At first glance, Mike Mignola's popular creation Hellboy seems perfectly suited for a video game. All of the elements are there for sure. You've got hero with a demonic heritage using his special abilities to defend the innocent from supernatural forces of evil. You've got a support cast that includes a pyrokinetic hottie (pun intended) and an amphibious merman, as well as villains that include a mad Nazi scientist, crazed cyborg apes, and more demonic imps than you can wave a big stone fist at. Add to that a built-in audience of rabid fans from both the hit comic series and the Guillermo Del Toro movies, and everything just seems to fall into place naturally for this game. Unfortunately, instead of falling into place, it all just falls apart.
I'd love to tell you a little something about the plot to The Science of Evil, but it looks like the writers were trying to figure that out themselves. Each of the game's chapters takes Hellboy and his crew to through different time periods, switching between reliving past missions and moving through to present day before eventually attempting to tie everything together. Fans of the comic book series will at least be happy to see a lot of familiar faces during the missions, as the game pulls a number of recognizable villains from Hellboy's unique rouges gallery. And even those creatures new to the Hellboy world look like they could have come straight from one of Mignola's comics."
Following last week’s look at the Top Ten Games Based on a Movie, this week’s Sunday Special feature is about to turn things upside down, this week looking at the top ten worst videogames based on a motion-picture release. As bad as some games based on a movie licence may be, at least most them are playable. But not these abominations.
This week's episode of Distributed failure features discussion on Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Rune Factory: Frontier, Patapon 2, Plants vs. Zombies, Legendary, Hellboy: The Science of Evil, and much more! They follow that up with some gaming news including the closure of Factor 5 studios and the possible announcement of a "slim" PS3. After that, they dive into the "Sausage Dump" and chat up some movies, as well as the Lost finale.
Thunderbolt Games: "It's safe to say that I'm quite a Hellboy fan. The world created in the two movies is fantastic, and I just love the character - even taking the time to dabble in the comic books. Hellboy: The Science of Evil dips in to both these mediums, creating a universe more suited to the comics whilst also borrowing elements from the films. Sadly, it fails to live up to the name, descending to a place far worse than hell itself… mediocrity."
Crp I was hoping this would be at least decent. I wasnt hoping for good or great, just decent. Why cant they make good games for these movies? Just put a little effort into it guys and you would probably sell a ton. (<<<movie games in general, I suppose there are not a ton of hardcore hellboy fans).