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By Michael Klappenbach, About.com

Painkiller

Painkiller

Description: Gothic Story, Frantic Gameplay. Painkiller is a first-person horror shooter, designed to satisfy a gamer's hunger for intense, fast-paced action. It’s an adrenaline addict’s nightmare, where hellish monsters swarm in seemingly endless mobs.

Graphically, Painkiller is unmatched. The proprietary PAIN Engine puts out an unbelievably high polygon count, while adding increased texture quality and the latest lighting and shadowing techniques, including soft shadows, DOT3 bump mapping, water reflections, glass simulation, volumetric light and fog, and more. Plug in the Havok 2.0 physics engine, and you get a realistic environment in a totally fantastical setting.

You play as Daniel Garner, a seemingly regular guy who has just been killed in a horrific car accident. 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 Update Blog

February 17, 2005

Painkiller Cheat Codes

I've added the available cheat codes for Painkiller. They should prvide some help in getting by those hard parts of the game.

November 24, 2004

Painkiller: Battle out of Hell game page added

The game page for the Painkiller expansion Battle out of Hell has been added. It provides general information for the latest chapter in Painkiller. July 17, 2004

Painkiller Demo #2 added

The second single player Painkiller demo include one level, called the City of Water.

July 13, 2004

Painkiller blog created.

Keep up to date on some of the latest Painkiller information by checking this blog regularly.

February 19, 2004

Painkiller Demo #1.

This single player demo contains three levels from the full version of the game. You can find download links on the Painkiller game demo page.

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