Narayan Pattison from IGN AU writes:
"After our visit to Krome's studios it's abundantly clear that the team members working on it are absolutely huge Hellboy fans. Their faces would glow whenever they talked of previous meetings with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola or film director Guilermo Del Toro (both of whom had considerable creative input into the videogame). Discussions about the game were also peppered with tonnes of background info on exactly how a certain weapon or character fits into the mythology and artistic styles of the various Hellboy incarnations (comics, cartoons and films).
Athough Hellboy: The Science of Evil's visual style is most reminiscent of Del Toro's films, there are subtle differences in Hellboy himself (namely his glowing eyes and a more chiselled look) that incorporate elements of the more stylised comics. With his distinctive look nailed and Ron Pearlman also voicing the in-game character, Hellboy fans should be very satisfied with his on-screen persona."
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."
