Hellboy Web of Wyrd Review

Hellboy Web of Wyrd (pronounced “word” from the game’s Norse inspirations) is a rogue-lite adventure wherein the titular hero smashes his way through four biomes themed on real-world regions. With Hellboy on the list of Dark Horse characters in need of a decent video game adaptation, Web of Wyrd had a chance to make a splash. On the plus side, the crunchy combat feels great, and it rewards focus with a dodge and counter system, but many other ingredients feel half-baked or unpolished. The story, dialogue, and environments are hollow, failing to inspire much interest, and the most glaring fault is the severely underused and uninteresting hero, Hellboy himself. The lead features none of the gleefully acerbic attitude and heart for which he’s known.