[.ca] Painkiller Overdose

DOWN TO THE LOWER LEVELS OF HELL...:
PAINKILLER was not exactly breaking new ground with its release in 2004, yet it was a fast FPS with a demonic theme and innovative weaponry that offered tons of fun! It's first expansion (BATTLE OUT OF HELL) did not veer far off. The same can be said up to a point for PAINKILLER: OVERDOSE (although developed by a different team than the one that gave us the original and the first expansion). It is a (standalone) expansion with most of the virtues and all the faults of the original PAINKILLER. Excellent sound (especially if equipped with 5.1 or 7.1 speakers, you will be jumping to look over your shoulder all the time...); quite good graphics (yet not at par with the latest releases); a refreshed set of weapons and a really fast pace. On the other hand, it will get tedious pretty fast as the story is paper thin and the level design is adequate yet with little variations. How many versions of Hell-rooms can you stomach? So, after having tried all your weapons (from the good-ol' veggie cube and rocket launcher to the new demonic laser) and even gave their alternative firing mode a go, well, there is not much new to see there... Recommended only to the fans of the series - everybody else, I would advise starting with the original.