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    Painkiller

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Apr 12, 2004

    Painkiller is a fast-paced first-person-shooter that hearkens back to the early years of shooters. Telling a hellish story about a man fighting his way out of Purgatory and foregoing modern conventions of realism, Painkiller brings back the over-the-top twitch gameplay that is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

    jimbo_n's Painkiller (PC) review

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    One of the absolute greats !

    Another overlooked and underrated shooter that dosent take itself to seriously and that has the guts to go back to the roots of shooters and as always I applaud them. You have to battle your way through hells greatest generals (wich are some of the biggest bosses in shooter history) and their hordes of demons to see your girlfriend again who is waiting for you in heaven where you are not allowed to go before you do "god" this one last favour with Eve (yes that eve) by your side. The weapondesign is terrific, the soundtrack is great and the action is amongst the best in shooter history. Its a celebration to old school shooters and its fun all the way through with varied environments and unique twists like Tarotcards wich give your different powers and the ability to turn into a raging demon for a short while. The game had great physics, destructible environments and cool leveldesign. You name it, Painkiller has it. Play it !

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      Painkiller is a refreshing return to the basics. 0

      Painkiller(PC) by unrulyruffian on August 21, 2008

      The background story.. not important. All you need to know is you are trapped in Hell and the only thing that can redeem you is by turning everything in your path into a red puddle of goo. Painkiller is a full on, all out, balls to the wall FPS where stealth and strategy is for big girls who wear lots of makeup. Enemies have no sense of self preservation, they charge at you in groups all eager to tear something off your body.. and perferably something you are fond of. But fear not! For you are ...

      1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

      Viceral, action-based entertainment 0

      Painkiller(PC) by fnord on July 29, 2008

      Visceral, action-based entertainment will always have a warm place in my heart, way down there with the original Doom and Quake, etc. Games which don’t bother much with plot, but just give you hours upon hours of action. While I enjoy a game with a large arcing plot line, sometimes you just want to get elbows deep in gore and action with little need for a complex story. Painkiller is a game that gives you a double-barreled blast of action delivered point-blank to your face, whether you like it o...

      1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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