A new entry in the Painkiller series was just revealed by IGN. Entitled Painkiller: Resurrection, the game looks to retain the same old-school gameplay that made the original such a hit amongst run and gun gamers.
The biggest addition to the series is the inclusion of a co-op mode that will allow you and a buddy to team up to battle through Purgatory. The game will run on an improved version of the original game engine, which now features motion blur and dynamic lighting.
PC gamers can expect Resurrection to be released in the fourth quarter of 2009, with the possibility of a Xbox 360 port coming in 2010. Read more of the preview courtesy of IGN.
The opening of the game shows Wild Bill in front of a church planting C4 charges on a parked car. After he wires the explosive the car's ignition, he retreats to the other side of the street to wait for his target. He soon spots him, coming down the street in his high-priced suit and followed by his hulking bodyguards. Just as the target approaches the car, Bill notices a school bus slowing down and approaching a stop just beside the car.
Knowing that killing this man will cause the death of several innocent people, Bill suffers a crisis of conscience and begins to race towards the car, screaming out a warning. But it's all too late. His mark turns the key in the ignition and the C4 goes off. The massive explosion throws Bill across the street and he dies there in the road.
Then the game begins.
The game will feature a single player campaign and a return of the highly successful competitive multiplayer modes. The multiplayer component will have all of the improvements of the PK++ mod, used extensively during the CPL's run of Painkiller, right out of the box.Knowing that killing this man will cause the death of several innocent people, Bill suffers a crisis of conscience and begins to race towards the car, screaming out a warning. But it's all too late. His mark turns the key in the ignition and the C4 goes off. The massive explosion throws Bill across the street and he dies there in the road.
Then the game begins.
The biggest addition to the series is the inclusion of a co-op mode that will allow you and a buddy to team up to battle through Purgatory. The game will run on an improved version of the original game engine, which now features motion blur and dynamic lighting.
PC gamers can expect Resurrection to be released in the fourth quarter of 2009, with the possibility of a Xbox 360 port coming in 2010. Read more of the preview courtesy of IGN.