Painkiller coming to the PSP! w00t!
I love Painkiller... (note I used the singular, game name ;)) and to hear it's coming to the PSP holds a special place in my heart, and wallet...
From
eToyChest:
People Can Fly and DreamCatcher have announced that Painkiller, initially released on the PC some 2 years ago, is coming soon to the PSP and PlayStation 2.
The storyline of Painkiller
is that you play as an unfortunate soul who has been killed in a car
accident and then (for whatever reason) asked to repel an invasion of
the forces of Hell. Painkiller
was originally born out of the PAIN engine (a kind of Quake-mod-type
engine), and basically let you run around at about a hundred miles an
hour and reduce everything in your path in blobs. It was a first-person
shooter, and came with the standard equipment, namely a shotgun, rocket
launcher etc. but every weapon also had an alternative fire mode, so
for instance, the rocket launcher doubles as a chain gun.
I personally think Painkiller has
had its day, and the tired old Quake-mod-type engine isn't nearly up to
spec for what first-person shooters are these days (mind you the bosses
in the original sure were huge!). Nonetheless it might be a bit of fun
(or at least a time waster).
No release date has been set as yet.