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Description

The Punisher is a third person action game that pits the player against the darkest scum of the Marvel Comics' universe. With over a dozen grimy New York locales, this superhero adaptation embraces the feel of the 30 year comic series.

Featuring loads of weapons, brutal environmental kills and an innovative new interrogation engine where the player controls every last aspect of over 70 torture scenarios, the Punisher provides a rich gaming experience for fans of dark, intense action.

Story written by comics authors Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti.

Alternate Titles

  • "惩罚者" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "The Punisher. Каратель" -- Russian spelling
  • "The Punisher: O Justiceiro" -- Brazilian title

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The Press Says

Gamezilla Feb 05, 2005 91 out of 100 91
Next Level Gaming Feb 22, 2005 82 out of 100 82
DreamStation.cc Oct 04, 2005 8 out of 10 80
IGN Jan 14, 2005 8 out of 10 80
Extreme Gamer Feb 22, 2005 80 out of 100 80
X-Power Mar 09, 2005 8 out of 10 80
Kombo.com Mar 02, 2005 7.8 out of 10 78
GameSpot Jan 19, 2005 6.6 out of 10 66
videogamer.com Apr 04, 2005 6 out of 10 60
Game Freaks 365 Feb 15, 2005 5.8 out of 10 58

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Trivia

There was some controversy in the US when the ESRB threatened to award the game an AO rating. Later, THQ decided to tone down the game by making the "Special Interrogation" scenes black-and-white. Because of this, the game was rated M.


This entry was contributed by Pedro Morales (10)
 

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