Review: Painkiller: Hell & Damnation (DarkZero)
"The original Painkiller, developed by People Can Fly, came out in 2004. For the time, the title looked fantastic, and for me, the game was not just its looks but also the speed and thrilling action that kept me alert. It was nonstop carnage – waves upon waves of enemies and gib-filled explosions that never stopped entertaining. Plenty of sequels followed, all created by other developers, and while I never played any of these, the general statement was that these were buggy follow-ups with bad design that did nothing more than frustrate the player. What caught my eye with Painkiller: Hell & Damnation was the fact that Nordic Games are advertising it as a reboot/remake of the original and is developed by The Farm 51, a game studio that contains three industry veterans who worked on Painkiller. That can only mean good things for this reboot, right?" (DarkZero)
