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4''Hellboy: The Science of Evil'' is a 2008 ActionAdventure video game based on the ''Franchise/{{Hellboy}}'' franchise. It was developed by Creator/KromeStudios, published by Creator/{{Konami}}, and released for the Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/PlayStationPortable, and Platform/Xbox360. It featured the voice talents of Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/SelmaBlair and Creator/DougJones returning from their portrayals in the [[Film/Hellboy2004 Hellboy]] [[Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy duology]].
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6!!''Hellboy: The Science of Evil'' provides examples of the following tropes:
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8* AdaptationalBadass: Herman von Klempt now has a body in this game. [[spoiler:Retroactively averted that his body is robotic.]]
9* AnachronicOrder: The beginning, middle and end of the game take place years after certain events played in the game.
10%%* BigBad: Herman von Klempt.
11* CoOpMultiplayer: The game has online and offline co-op from two players with the second player playing as either Abe Sapien or Liz Sherman.
12* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Hellboy follows the witch's trail after defeating Herman von Klempt.]]
13* ForestRanger: The demons that Hellboy encounters in Japan protect the forest.
14* HeartContainer: Hellboy collects rubble to increase his health meter.
15%%* KillerGorilla: Hellboy encounters these in Japan.
16* OneToMillionToOne: The witch changes from a swarm of crows to her witch form.
17%%* {{Oni}}: Hellboy encounters these in the Japanese level.
18* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Herman von Klempt is actually a robot by the end of the game, with his head in a jar as in the comics.]]
19* SuperMode: Hellboy can start up "Hellmode", where his right hand of doom is powered up.
20* TruerToTheText: Even though it has similarities to the first film, the characters' designs are closer to the comics.
21* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:We don't know how the witch got revived in the end.]]

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