May 3rd, 2007 - Hellboy is one of the more mainstream non-Marvel/DC characters around. He’s already been in one prior video game (Hellboy: Asylum Seeker on PSone/PC), that came out before the Guillermo Del Toro movie in 2004. A sequel is currently in development for a 2008 release, and two animated films have already been aired on Cartoon Network. Given the popularity of the character, a next-gen video game makes perfect sense.
Hellboy will provide players with fresh adventures featuring the acclaimed comic book's unmistakable fusion of action, atmosphere and humor. 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.
Based on the acclaimed comic book series from Dark Horse Comics and creator Mike Mignola, the game features an original storyline, and lets players unleash Hellboy's supernatural strength as they step into the muscle bound frame of the hulking crimson-skinned warrior of supernatural creation. On the trail of a crazed witch, Hellboy uncovers a fiendish plot for world domination and must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann von Klempt before he can exert his evil will on a hapless world. Players will smash, crush and demolish their way through over six unique locations that boast fully destructible environments as they attempt to thwart an evil supernatural plot.
Using a detailed context-sensitive fighting system, players can choose to charge up Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom for added power or use his speed and agility to unleash a rapid fire combination of blows on opponents. They can also grapple with enemies, attacking them from close or even using them as weapons to keep other attackers at bay. The levels in Hellboy are also highly destructible, adding another level of strategy to the game's bare knuckled action while bringing the character's untamed power to life. When confronted with a large group of enemies, players can choose to smash a wall to create smaller, more manageable groups and even pick up the rubble to use as a weapon. Hellboy also lets players experience the game co-operatively with two players taking on the roles of characters from the Hellboy universe such as Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman.
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