Painkiller: Hell Wars is a shooter developed by People Can Fly, released 24 July 2006 on PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What Painkiller: Hell Wars is
Painkiller: Hell Wars is a shooter game developed by People Can Fly and released in 2006. It was published by DreamCatcher Games. It is available on PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
While not a straight port, it is actually a mix of the game and its expansion, Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell. Painkiller: Hell Wars was also announced for Sony's PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. However, both versions were canceled worldwide.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Painkiller: Hell Wars holds a critic score of 53 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 12 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Painkiller: Hell Wars launched on 24 July 2006, within three weeks of Persona 3, Dead Rising, Prey and Civilization IV: Warlords. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Persona 3, Dead Rising, Prey, Civilization IV: Warlords.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
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Quick answers
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