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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible levels, short play time and terrible AI !!!!!!!, January 6, 2005
Painkiller was an awesome game. I still love it and anyone who has not played it should get it! If you don't have it you will need to buy it before you can play this add-on.
Now for this expansion pack...it is total garbage! How the guys behind Painkiller could have sunk so low, so fast, leaves me mystified!
The GOOD -
1) This expansion pack offers a serious upgrade in graphics quality compared to the original game. Very nice, but not enough to justify the steaming pile of stink this add-on is.
The BAD -
1)Disgustingly short gameplay time. Basically, I think the levels are leftovers picked up from the floor of the "crappy idea" department at DreamCatcher.
2)Frustratingly stupid enemies. Hide behind a pillar or in a corner and just shoot them as they do nothing to get you. Stand in a doorway and watch as they do nothing!
3)Watch as rockets and other weapons go THROUGH the enemy without hurting them. Big time clipping errors!
4)Mario style jumping puzzles and timing puzzles. This is a first person shooter, not a Mario and Luigi game! So if you can imagine trying to do jumping/timing stunts in first person mode with a character that handles like an 18 wheeler!
5) One measely BOSS character that is no fun at all to fight.
6)Nothing new or original in this expansion pack. It is just crappy, leftovers that a very smart guy decided not to include in the original game and for good reasons!!!!!
SAVE YOUR $20. $20 is halfway to a copy of Half-Life 2! Also, there are some awesome releases coming this first quarter of the new year. This add-on is not worth $5. I wouldn't even let my dog pee on it.
If you have played PainKiller, you will be on a very exciting high after surviving such a thrilling, creepy roller coaster of game play. If you expect the same thing from this add-on you will be dropped into the depths of a suicidal depression. YES, IT REALLY IS THAT BAD!!!!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fixed It Until It Broke, December 27, 2004
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
I can't think of a better description than that. They fixed the game until it broke. Immediately plan on turning off the "high poly weapons" (which looked better in Painkiller by the way than they do in this expansion) because it'll simply put most systems into slow motion, especially with the flamethrower. I could max out PK at 1024 before, now with all these new effects that really don't make much difference, I have to turn stuff down and the game looks worse than it did previously.
The expansion pack seems to have taken away the cool music and replaced it with a weak sort of techno droning.
The best part about this thing is that it causes the original game to run like garbage too, so not only can you not enjoy your new game, but you can't enjoy the old one either!
Aside from the graphics and music, the game is relatively the same. You can't complain much about the gameplay when it's just kill everything that moves. As another review stated, do watch out for cheap tricks and surprise death pits.
I had crashes with the old Painkiller two or three times, but I've already had a problem with this one and that was in the 2nd level. In the end though, if you bought the original you might as well buy this (and at least an ATI 9800 Pro+).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poorly tested add-on to a fun game., December 22, 2004
Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars
The first painkiller was a ton of mindless, violent fun. BOOH takes the exact same formula and adds a few new weapons and new maps. The problem I have with the game is the VERY steep jump in the difficulty level half way through. On the map called Stalingrad they suddenly give all the baddies guns, grenades and damn good aim. You go from losing life in 5 percent chunks to taking hits that kill a third of your life meter. You take a few of those hits, die, and then stare at a VERY long reload time while trying to memorize a new path that won't instantly kill you. Rinse and repeat. Not fun.
So why not just turn down the difficulty? Because if you do, the game will disable the "cards" that grant you special powers and the game won't be half as much fun. So basically the developers all but demands you play it on default difficulty then cranks it up to an absurd level half way through. Of course the fan boys who consider it an "acomplishment" to "beat" a video game will eat this up. But this game is rated Mature and should therefore be designed with adults in mind. I don't know many adults who will put up with the frustration.
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