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Hulk Game Codes Hidden In Movie

Posted by simoniker on from the geeks-smash-screen-if-geeks-miss-them dept.

Thanks to Shacknews for pointing to a Comics2Film article mentioning that there are hidden unlock codes for the Hulk videogame stashed away in the Ang Lee-directed Hulk movie that opens this weekend. Apparently, "You may see a license plate in the movie and that will be a code to open up areas in the game." The unlockable goodies include the gray Hulk often seen in the comics, but of course, the people over at GameFAQs have found the code already - don't look if you want to play along at home.

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  1. Gotta hate those stupid codes by lightspawn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you want players to have access to these features, put them in a special, accessible menu! Normal "cheat" codes are bad enough, but when they try to make people watch the movie ( more than once?) to play the game that's just annoying. What if I'm a Hulk fan (I'm not) who for some reason can't see the movie at a theater? (maybe I have to take care of a disabled family member etc). What practical purpose does limiting access to these features have?

    If you're going to talk about completing games without cheating etc, then saved games could contain a flag indicating whether a player's ever used any of the cheats.

    Remember, some kids/people are not internet savvy enough to find the codes by themselves (yes, I know your 5 year old nephew is smarter than you, but that doesn't apply to 100% of kids, and some don't have internet access) and for them access to these features could mean the difference between being able to complete the game and being unable to complete it. Didn't you ever get stuck on a nasty end of level boss or whatever? Don't want to admit it? Fine, how about somebody you know?

    These codes are starting to make me angry. And you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.