Painkiller: Battle out of Hell
released on Dec 01, 2004
An expansion for Painkiller
Daniel Garner is back and must fight his way out of hell, as the forces of Hell are out to enslave his soul for all eternity.
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Masterpiece expansion for the main game.
Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell is an amazing expansion to the main game. Just when I thought that I seen everything in the main game, this game blew my mind again.
The story picks up after the end of the first game in which you killed Lucifer. Alastor has taken his place as the ruler of Hell and in this new campaign, consisting of ten new levels, two new weapons and some polished graphics, you must go on a killing spree again to murder his ass. In the end, your beloved companion Eve takes the place of Alastor, to your surprise, and offers you a place by her side to rule Hell. You refuse and point your gun in her face, then the screen goes black, and another sequel can be expected. Epic.
The controls and sound design are just as perfect as the previous games. The graphics have improved a little over the first game and gives the impression that you are playing a sequel instead of just an expansion.
Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell offers a new campaign with, once again, ten completely unique levels, enemies and weapons. Although it is still the same principle of the first game, the new levels were amazing.
Right from the start you go to an orphanage and all of a sudden, the game transformed into a creepy horror game with unsettling and disturbing enemies and events. You fight possessed children and exploding kids with a sheet over their heads that whine and whimper when charging toward you. I was shocked and surprised at the same time, what a twist. I literally applauded for this level when I finished it. I doubted that this level of perfection could be matched, but then I visited Loony Park. You fight clowns while one of the best video game soundtracks was playing in the background. After the twisted version of the World War II Leningrad stage and the Lab stage, I knew that this was one of the best expansions of a game that I had ever played.
The biggest plus for this game is the excellent new level design and, once again, the mind-blowing music that is not just metal tracks this time, but all kinds of mixed orchestra, combined with electric guitars. I do not know who came up with this, but this man or woman is a genius.
I loved Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell and I thought it was even better than the main game. It was long ago that I could enjoy a game as much as I did this one. I would surely recommend it to everyone.
Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell is an amazing expansion to the main game. Just when I thought that I seen everything in the main game, this game blew my mind again.
The story picks up after the end of the first game in which you killed Lucifer. Alastor has taken his place as the ruler of Hell and in this new campaign, consisting of ten new levels, two new weapons and some polished graphics, you must go on a killing spree again to murder his ass. In the end, your beloved companion Eve takes the place of Alastor, to your surprise, and offers you a place by her side to rule Hell. You refuse and point your gun in her face, then the screen goes black, and another sequel can be expected. Epic.
The controls and sound design are just as perfect as the previous games. The graphics have improved a little over the first game and gives the impression that you are playing a sequel instead of just an expansion.
Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell offers a new campaign with, once again, ten completely unique levels, enemies and weapons. Although it is still the same principle of the first game, the new levels were amazing.
Right from the start you go to an orphanage and all of a sudden, the game transformed into a creepy horror game with unsettling and disturbing enemies and events. You fight possessed children and exploding kids with a sheet over their heads that whine and whimper when charging toward you. I was shocked and surprised at the same time, what a twist. I literally applauded for this level when I finished it. I doubted that this level of perfection could be matched, but then I visited Loony Park. You fight clowns while one of the best video game soundtracks was playing in the background. After the twisted version of the World War II Leningrad stage and the Lab stage, I knew that this was one of the best expansions of a game that I had ever played.
The biggest plus for this game is the excellent new level design and, once again, the mind-blowing music that is not just metal tracks this time, but all kinds of mixed orchestra, combined with electric guitars. I do not know who came up with this, but this man or woman is a genius.
I loved Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell and I thought it was even better than the main game. It was long ago that I could enjoy a game as much as I did this one. I would surely recommend it to everyone.
The first game rose to great acclaim due to the excellent classic FPS action, rocking soundtrack, superb weapons, and varied enemy and level design. Battle out of Hell is the expansion that picks off where the last ended. You are ascending out of Hell to stop Alastor who is trying to create a massive army to take over Heaven. While the story doesn’t do much but conclude the last game it’s pretty bare bones.
The expansion adds 10 new levels and two awesome new weapons. The new weapons are a sniper rifle that shoots spears and the alternate fire is a bunch of bombs that can bounce around. The second weapon is a machine gun with the alt fire of a flamethrower. Both weapons are useful and very fun to use in combination with the already excellent arsenal. The action is exactly the same as the last game just with new enemies and levels. Some levels are really short while some drag one for quite a while so the game feels a bit sporadic and badly paced.
The new levels are awesome such as the Orphanage, Loony Park, and Lab, but after those three the creativity dies down quickly. The Loony Park features a full roller coaster ride while you shoot enemies and the Orphanage is really spooky with creepy kids that you kill. After that, the levels just feel like generic hallways with different designs. My least favorites were the Colosseum and Stone Pit. There is one level that is only available on Nightmare difficulty. Other than that the multiplayer adds some new maps, but once again, no one plays online (stick with LAN).
If you really love Painkiller or never picked up the expansion you’re missing out on some really great shooting action, but it can wear thin towards the end, especially the story.
The expansion adds 10 new levels and two awesome new weapons. The new weapons are a sniper rifle that shoots spears and the alternate fire is a bunch of bombs that can bounce around. The second weapon is a machine gun with the alt fire of a flamethrower. Both weapons are useful and very fun to use in combination with the already excellent arsenal. The action is exactly the same as the last game just with new enemies and levels. Some levels are really short while some drag one for quite a while so the game feels a bit sporadic and badly paced.
The new levels are awesome such as the Orphanage, Loony Park, and Lab, but after those three the creativity dies down quickly. The Loony Park features a full roller coaster ride while you shoot enemies and the Orphanage is really spooky with creepy kids that you kill. After that, the levels just feel like generic hallways with different designs. My least favorites were the Colosseum and Stone Pit. There is one level that is only available on Nightmare difficulty. Other than that the multiplayer adds some new maps, but once again, no one plays online (stick with LAN).
If you really love Painkiller or never picked up the expansion you’re missing out on some really great shooting action, but it can wear thin towards the end, especially the story.