You would figure the game version of this cult icon character would give him the most freedom, however it Hellboy: the Science of Evil missed its mark on making a cool video game version of the popular comic / movie. Really, Hellboy should have been called 'The Science of Generic'. There isn't too much to go on here even if you are a huge Hellboy fanatic. Sure, the characters are there, the plot tries to do good, but nothing feels in place. I can not recommend Science of Evil on the PSP, if you want a good Hellboy experience pick up a comic, or check out the film. Hopefully the bigger consoles give a little bit more, but something is telling me Hellboy has fallen to the curse of bad comic videogames.
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."
