Mature
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
80
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Painkiller is a graphically impressive FPS with a gothic story and frantic gameplay, designed to bring old-school, over the top fun back to the genre.

You play as Daniel Garner, a regular guy who gets killed in an horrific car crash while taking his wife out for her birthday. She, being the saintly woman she is, gets admitted to Heaven. Daniel, due to his shady past, does not. He finds himself in Purgatory -- a place somewhere between Heaven and Hell. It isn't long before Daniel is recruited by his "caseworker for the dead" to fight the minions of Hell. You see, Lucifer is plotting to overthrow Heaven, and is using Purgatory as a staging ground. Your offer is simple: stop Lucifer's armies and earn your heavenly reward.


Alternate Titles

  • "恐惧杀手" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "PK" -- Abbreviated title
  • "Painkiller: Крещеный Кровью" -- Russian title
  • "Painkiller: Verega Ristitud" -- Estonian title

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User Reviews

Return of old-school FPS vicrabb (6540) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
The gimmick is not really one after all. dreamstealer (90) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
A new incarnation of Quake...or not quite? Kuv (75) 3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars
Have some Quake with your Serious Sam. Zovni (9141) 3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars

The Press Says

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks Jun, 2004 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Gry o2 May 16, 2004 9 out of 10 90
Imperium Gier Sep 07, 2004 8.8 out of 10 88
Armchair Empire, The Apr 25, 2004 8.5 out of 10 85
Gry OnLine Apr 16, 2004 83 out of 100 83
UOL Jogos Oct 11, 2004 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Wham! gaming Apr 18, 2004 8 out of 10 80
PC Games (Germany) Apr 25, 2004 74 out of 100 74
Kingdom of Desire Sep 21, 2008 7 out of 10 70
GameStar (Germany) May, 2004 69 out of 100 69

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Trivia

In January 2004, four months prior to the release, a hefty multi-player alpha build was leaked to the internet. Dreamcatcher was unable to trace the source and could only warn fans that the leak was not representative for the final game.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Brian Gladman (208) on Apr 21, 2004.
 

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