- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Three levels); $39.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: February 16, 2004
- Total Downloads: 106,755
- Downloads last week: 83
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 36 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Denied entrance to heaven, you must battle hordes of undead warriors to save the world while discovering the mystery of your own destiny. Although Painkiller definitely has an old-school vibe reminiscent of Wolfenstein or Doom, the detailed graphics and advanced physics engine are anything but. Three levels from the single-player game offer loads of supernatural first-person-shooter fun.
The demo offers three of five possible weapons from the full game, each of which has two types of attack. Collecting the souls of the slain undead boosts your health, while tarot cards give your character special fighting or protection abilities. The 3D environments are gorgeous, with details and explosions that contribute to the nightmarish scenario.
One downside of the demo is that it lacks save functionality, although once you pass a level, you can restart at the next. The most difficult gameplay setting, Trauma, is also not available. Although the game is still in development, movement and hit detection could definitely be improved--jumping is difficult to control, and enemies sometimes cause damage even though they obviously miss. These are all minor quibbles, and we highly recommended the demo to any fans of first-person shooters whose systems meet the minimum requirements.
Publisher's description
From DreamCatcher Interactive :Stranded in a place between heaven and hell, your time of judgment is at hand. The underworld is on the verge of unholy war, and you are but a pawn in the infernal battle. As you fight for your purification, the truths behind the deceptions are revealed.
Painkiller follows a recently deceased and heavily armed soul blasting his way through purgatory, and features over-the-top Havok 2.0 physics to make the first-person action even more frantic. The demo gives you a glimpse of three locations in purgatory and three of the game's five dual-mode weapons.
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- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 36 votes
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Painkiller demo
"Buy the game & the Expansion Pack"
Pros: I have never done a game review before so here I go Painkiller would have to be one of the best games out there from the very beginning you are thrown into one hell of a challenge, I have played Far Cry & the Half Life series & both those games are what I would call slow starters. The Graphics in Painkiller are just as good as Far Cry & the Half Life series & the sound is very real as well the first time I started playing I had chills down my spine, You have a large selection of weapons which you will need to defend yourself from all types of monsters within the game. For people who are new to this game there is an expansion pack available however you will need to download a few patches to make it run the Patches you need are:
Painkiller patch 1.61, File Size 338MB
Painkiller update 1.62, File Size 108MB
Pk162_164patch File Size 6.36MB
All are exe files
If you have a fast internet connection these file will be easy to download
Cons: No problems with this game however You must have files listed above to run the expansion pack.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Painkiller demo
Pros: the game ad awesome graphics it was simply outstanding.
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Version: Painkiller demo
"a brilliant masterpeice of modern gaming"
Pros: this game is probally the best game i have played in history,it has everything a game should have,brilliant graphics,cool gameplay,loads of weapons,and a brilliant soundtrack
the graphics are easily handled by low end cards(radeon 9250,ge-force 4mmx),and this is on high settings(1024x768 res).
play it today,you wont regret it!
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Version: Painkiller demo
Summary: man this game stomps max payne to the ground!! its graphics r more soaked in style & originality & r better than max payne if u love max payne ull love this game
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Version: Painkiller demo
Summary: whoever said they played this with lag on a 3.2 htt is either insane or lying on what pc they have. I can run this fine on an 800mhz with 384 ram pentium 3 with a mx440 card. On my new pc - 2.8 prescott, radeon 9800 pro and a gig of ram, i can play ... read more >>
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