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] An earlier game was originally planned by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 in 1983, but was canceled in the midst of the video game crash. [6] Several companies have developed games based on the Hulk, including Adventure International, [7] Probe Entertainment, [8] Attention to Detail, [9] Radical Entertainment, [10] [11] Edge of Reality, and Amaze Entertainment. [12] The Hulk's standalone titles are often action games that pit the Hulk against supervillains in a beat 'em up format, [8] [9] [10] with his human alter ego Bruce Banner occasionally appearing for stealth or puzzle elements. [10] [13] 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. [14] [15] [16]
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Original release date(s): May 1, 1984 [2] | Release years by system: 1984 – Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum [17] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1994 – Sega Genesis, [4] [18] Game Gear, Master System, [5] Super Nintendo Entertainment System [19] |
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Original release date(s): April 10, 1997 [20] | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation, Sega Saturn [9] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox [25] |
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Original release date(s): May 28, 2003 [26] | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance [25] |
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Fury of the Hulk Original release date(s): July 14, 2003 [28] | Release years by system: 2003 – BREW [29] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 – GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox [11] |
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The Incredible Hulk: Rampage! Original release date(s): March 15, 2006 [13] | Release years by system: 2006 – J2ME [31] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 [12] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS [12] |
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The Incredible Hulk Original release date(s): June 9, 2008 [36] | Release years by system: 2008 – Java [36] |
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Original release date(s): November 1995 [38] | Release years by system: |
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Original release date(s): October 1996 [41] | Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System [41] |
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Original release date(s): September 1997 [47] | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation [47] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2009 – Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii [66] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [79] |
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Original release date(s): April 29, 2011 [81] | Release years by system: 2011 – Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX [81] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 [14] |
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The Avengers: The Mobile Game Original release date(s): May 7, 2012 [85] | Release years by system: 2012 – iOS, Android [85] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2012 – Xbox 360, Wii U [87] |
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Original release date(s): June 4, 2013 [88] | Release years by system: 2013 - Microsoft Windows, macOS [88] |
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Original release date(s): April 30, 2015 [109] | Release years by system: 2015 – iOS, Android [110] |
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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 [111] |
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Original release date(s): February 4, 2016 [116] | Release years by system: 2016 – iOS, Android [116] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2017 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One [119] |
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Original release date(s): November 14, 2017 [123] [124] | Release years by system: |
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Original release date(s): March 28, 2018 [126] | Release years by system: 2018 – iOS, Android [126] |
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Original release date(s): July 19, 2019 [128] | Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo Switch [128] |
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Original release date(s): December 16, 2020 [135] | Release years by system: 2020 – iOS, Android [135] |
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Original release date(s): August 25, 2021 [136] | Release years by system: 2021 – iOS, Android [136] |
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Original release date(s): October 18, 2022 [138] | Release years by system: 2022 – iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows [138] |
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Original release date(s): TBA | Release years by system: TBA – Windows [145] |
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The Incredible Hulk Cancellation date: Fall 1983 [146] | Proposed system release: Atari 2600 [146] |
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Marvel Chaos Cancellation date: January 28, 2008 [147] | Proposed system release: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [147] |
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Cancellation date: August 9, 2011 [149] | Proposed system release: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [150] |
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