The Hulk is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the comic book series The Incredible Hulk in 1962. [1] The Hulk's first appearance in a video game was the 1984 graphic adventure computer game Questprobe featuring The Hulk , [2] [3] and the character began making appearances on home and handheld consoles a decade later. [4] [5] Several companies have developed entries in the franchise, including Adventure International, [6] Probe Entertainment, [7] Attention to Detail, [8] Radical Entertainment, [9] [10] Edge of Reality, and Amaze Entertainment. [11] The Hulk's standalone titles are often action games that pit the Hulk against supervillains in a beat 'em up format, [7] [8] [9] with his human alter ego Bruce Banner occasionally appearing for stealth or puzzle elements. [9] [12] Apart from his standalone titles, the Hulk also appears in several other Marvel titles within an ensemble cast; [3] in these appearances, he is occasionally accompanied by members of his own supporting cast, such as his archnemesis Abomination and his cousin She-Hulk. [13] [14] [15]
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Original release date(s): May 1, 1984 [2] | Release years by system: 1984 – Acorn Electron, Apple II series, Atari 8-bit family, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, IBM PC DOS, ZX Spectrum [16] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1994 – Sega Genesis, [4] [17] Game Gear, Master System, [5] Super Nintendo Entertainment System [18] |
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Original release date(s): April 10, 1997 [19] | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation, Sega Saturn [8] |
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Original release date(s): May 28, 2003 [25] | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance [24] |
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Fury of the Hulk Original release date(s): July 14, 2003 [27] | Release years by system: 2003 – BREW [28] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 – GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox [10] |
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The Incredible Hulk: Rampage! Original release date(s): March 15, 2006 [12] | Release years by system: 2006 – J2ME [30] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 [11] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS [11] |
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The Incredible Hulk Original release date(s): June 9, 2008 [35] | Release years by system: 2008 – Java [35] |
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Original release date(s): October 1996 [40] | Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System [40] |
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Original release date(s): September 1997 [46] | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation [46] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [78] |
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Original release date(s): April 29, 2011 [80] | Release years by system: 2011 – Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX [80] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 [13] |
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The Avengers: The Mobile Game Original release date(s): May 7, 2012 [84] | Release years by system: 2012 – iOS, Android [84] |
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Original release date(s): June 4, 2013 [87] | Release years by system: 2013 - Microsoft Windows, macOS [87] |
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Original release date(s): April 30, 2015 [108] | Release years by system: 2015 – iOS, Android [109] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2016 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One [110] |
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Original release date(s): February 4, 2016 [115] | Release years by system: 2016 – iOS, Android [115] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2017 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One [118] |
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Original release date(s): November 14, 2017 [122] [123] | Release years by system: |
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Original release date(s): March 28, 2018 [125] | Release years by system: 2018 – iOS, Android [125] |
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Original release date(s): July 19, 2019 [127] | Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo Switch [127] |
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Original release date(s): December 16, 2020 [134] | Release years by system: 2020 – iOS, Android [134] |
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