Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell (Windows)

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Description

Battle out of Hell, which requires the base game, takes place directly after the events of Painkiller. Daniel Garner has just defeated Lucifer and finds out that Alastor has taken over the armies of hell. In ten new singleplayer levels, with notable locations such as an orphanage, a ruined city, the zombie-infested Leningrad and an amusement park with a wild roller coaster ride, you have to prevent Alastor from attacking the gates of heaven.

For replay value, there are different goals while playing: finishing the level, meeting different challenges (kill a certain number of enemies, use only one weapon) and specific goals such as collecting all secret items or smashing every object. Meeting these challenges gives you black tarot cards with special abilities. Each level also has a batch of new enemies.

Two new weapons with dual firing modes have been added: the Boltgun/Heater and the SMG/Flamethrower. Additionally, the graphics engine has been updated for the expansion as well as the base game.

The awkward netcode from the original game, which has been rewritten for the Painkiller: Hell Wars Xbox version, has been implemented in this expansion pack. Two new multiplayer modes have been added as well: Capture the flag and Last man standing.

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Alternate Titles

• "恐惧杀手：杀出地狱" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "PK:BOOH" -- Abbreviated title
• "Painkiller: Битва за Пределами Ада" -- Russian spelling
• "Painkiller: Bitva za Predelami Ada" -- Russian title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: PAIN
• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Painkiller series
• Physics Engine: Havok

User Reviews

The Return of the Painkiller	vicrabb (7290)
Just like Purgatory, it's in the middle of things.	dreamstealer (146)
More of the same classic run and gun chaos, with all new stuff, now even slicker.	Nick Drew (412)

Critic Reviews

2404.org PC Gaming	Dec 10, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Game industry News (GiN)	2005		90
Imperium Gier	Dec 14, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Informer Magazine	Jan, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Gamesmania.de	Jan 03, 2005	80 out of 100	80
Game Watcher	Feb 17, 2005	7.8 out of 10	78
Fragland.net	Jan 24, 2005	78 out of 100	78
GameSpot	Nov 22, 2004	7.6 out of 10	76
ActionTrip	Dec 08, 2004	73 out of 100	73
GameStar (Germany)	Dec, 2004	70 out of 100	70

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Trivia

Engine

Painkiller's proprietary 3D engine is called PAIN. The base game uses version 1.0, the expansion has the improved 1.5 version. The physics are handled by the Havoc 2.0 engine, just like Half-Life 2

German index

On April 30, 2005, both US and European English versions of Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell were put on the infamous German index by the BPjM. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.

German version

All blood and gore effects were removed or replaced with green blood. Also the first level (orphanage) was renamed to a "Herrenhaus" (manor) and the zombie children were replaced with regular demons.

Music

The music heard during the level Leningrad is the national anthem of the USSR.

References

The first level, The Orphanage, is a big shout out to other horror-related games.

• The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour: the first room has a layout just like Mr. Stauf's mansion. The stairwell is pretty much identical as well.
• Grim Fandango: at the top of the stairwell, you'll see a message "In case of Zombies, Call Grim Fandango".
• American McGee's Alice: the library with the massive bookshelves.

Information also contributed by Medicine Man, Scott Monster and Xoleras

Related Web Sites

• Painkiller (Official publisher's website for the painkiller games)