Painkiller is one of the classic names when it comes to video game shooters and while it may not have the high-ranking notoriety of games like Quake, Doom, Serious Sam and countless others it still has a sizeable fan base. The series has gotten more and more attention in recent years than it ever did in its original years, yet this latest incarnation “Hell & Damnation” is looking to bring back the old school shooter on two fronts, by serving as both a remake and sequel to the original, think of this not as a HD remake, but more as a faithful tribute act, or the comeback tour.

I hate to throw around the term “old school” but for once this much is true, Painkiller is a proper old school shooter and if you’re a fan of any shooter from about ten years ago such as Serious Sam then you’re going to be more than familiar with what to expect here. You play a bad ass dude and there are countless foes that come at you like iron filings to a magnet, all of whom are hell-bent on absorbing bullets from your seemingly endless ammo supply. This stuff is old hat, but it’s a highlight of the fun years, before we landed in our cut-scene riddled, corridor shooter era that we have today.



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