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PAIN PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Nov 29, 2007
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Metascore
71 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

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  • Summary: [Downloadable Game] PAIN boldly tackles a rarely explored area of video-gaming... comedy. The unique mechanic of the game allows the player to load a character into a human-sized, ultra-powerful slingshot, and fire the character into an active, physics-controlled environment, filled with precarious and humorous situations. Players receive points by stringing together painful collisions and inducing chaos in the environment. Multiple playable characters each with a very unique personality and attributes as well as character specific in-flight poses. Plenty of ways to play in both Single and Multiplayer, including modes like Spank the Monkey, Mime Toss, PAIN Bowling, Fun With Explosives, and even more to come in future releases. Relive every cringe-worthy smash and crash with the replay system in PAIN. Use the free camera to get the best angle on your best ouchies. Unique physics model created on Havok powered events, allow for amazing ragdoll animations, while ensuring that duplicating incidents is almost impossible. Keeping gameplay fresh over and over no matter how many times a player is launched into the same environment. Robust online community feature set lets you compete with other players around the world on Global Leaderboards, track your friend's scores, and connect to the PAIN website, where you can participate in polls, get developer updates, and provide feedback to make for a more PAINful experience in future expansions. [SCEA]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. GamesRadar
    90
    The sophomoric idiocy isn't for everyone, but for what it is and what it costs, PAIN is hands-down one of the best things ever to hit the PS3.
  2. WHAM! Gaming
    73
    For starters, though the game is $10.99 some may feel cheated by there being only two variations of the same level. More content will come available through download, but one level is still only one level.
  3. Da Gameboyz
    73
    Overall Pain is a very addictive game that not only looks and controls well, but it also demonstrates how the Havok physics engine can be utilized for some pure gaming craziness.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. SteveR
    10
    Simple, fun and just plain out awesome. Love they keep adding more to it that you can download. On-line fortress game rocks but not many people on-line to play with. I play this game all the time.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JasonH.
    10
    Unbelievably addicting! Been playing everyday since it came out and not even sick of it yet.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ianriker
    6
    Are you one of those people who like pain and explosions, this is for you. Fling a ragdoll across a city, museum, or amusement park. It's a strangely satisfying way of passing the time, but nothing to play like a game, more like a mini-passtime.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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