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Painkiller: Resurrection PC
Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 8 out of 11
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  1. GameStar
    65
    The fourth part of the Painkiller series plays just like the other ones. Using weapons like the painkiller you're fighting lots of weird opponents like axe-wielding monks or pirate zombies. As usual they act dumb, there is no AI to speak of. It's a game to play casually for 30 minutes now and then and doesn't aspire to be anything else.
  2. PC Gamer UK
    56
    Makes a one-man war against the armies of hell quite depressingly dull. [Christmas 2009, p.116]
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  3. Vandal Online
    55
    Although it is simple, direct and fun, it still doesn't live up for the absolute lack of polish of other aspects.
  4. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    40
    The third standalone add-on can be described by a single word – amateurism. Originally it was planned as a mod and it should of stayed as a mod permanently. [Dec 2009]
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  5. GameSpot
    35
    Painkiller: Resurrection is a buggy trip into hell.
  6. Meristation
    35
    Quotation forthcoming.
  7. Everyeye.it
    35
    You need an extra dose of Painkillers, to play Resurrection without headache.
  8. Absolute Games
    30
    Glitchy scripts, three-minute loading times, broken saves, crashes to desktop and the abundance of blur make this game a nerve-wracking challenge.
  9. Multiplayer.it
    30
    Painkiller: Resurrection is a bugfest. It is technically outdated and the co-op mode is hidden between the menus. There is no way to make this multiplayer mode work well.
  10. IGN
    26
    It's a repulsive cocktail of inconvenience, design missteps and frustration that fails to entertain on any level. Quite simply, if you buy this game, you are wasting your money.
  11. PC Zone UK
    19
    Painful in so many ways. [Jan 2010, p.74]
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4.2 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 6 out of 8
  1. mr_lahey
    4
    As a serious hardcore fan of Painkiller (yes I even liked Overdose), this one had so much potential but was in the end a technical trainwreck. The maps were fairly diverse (but way too few of them), and they had some imaginative and fairly creepy aspects. There was definitely some atmosphere here - which was half the charm of the originals. But the bugs here are horrific, and the poor thing sputters and crashes - like the engine was an amateur drunk on New Year's Eve or something. The graphics suffer because of it. The monsters are crappy and crude, and gameplay definitely lacks compared to the original - which had plenty of bugs on its own. The one saving grace is that you can play bots by yourself in the multiplayer mode, which is nice because PK is sooo buggy that you can never get online to play anyone else. Ever. As an avid fan, I enjoyed it just because it was painkiller and had that spooky thing. But for anyone else, I gotta say stay clear. If this crew got together w/ the developers of the latest PK (Redemption - which was dull but bug-free), they would really have something someday.… Full Review »
  2. rickrey
    3
    Well... there's not much like about this game except you can find cheats on the Internet that will get you through the boring parts of the game, which is pretty much most of the game. The game crashed a lot and I couldn't find a patch to fix anything. The graphics were OK in spots but the sound was not so good, a few times I just turned the sound off on my speakers. The silence was golden.… Full Review »
  3. spartan-117
    7
    Let's see: Graphics-hm...ok...7 Sound-Funny...6 Music-wow...10 Gameplay-Kill everything...vast levels...nice-9 Atmosphere-Like hell-8 I don't like the cut-scenes and the protagonist...3 Weapons-Boring..5 Total-7...deserves a 7...… Full Review »
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