Last time we saw Daniel Graner, he was battling some devil’s henchmen in Painkiller. That was way back in April of 2004. Now the long dead game is being resurrected with an apt tile of Painkiller: Resurrection. The title will hit PC in quarter four this year. There are also some rumors of a port following on Xbox 360. The original Painkiller was a successful FPS that kept things rather old-school. Its setting and gameplay were reminiscent of trailblazing PC shooters like Doom and Quake. Announced by JoWood Productions and developer Homegrown Games, Painkiller: Resurrection is a sequel to the original, and although original developer People Can Fly ain’t onboard, I trust this one will stay true to the style. Players don the shoes of CIA assassin Wild Bill Sherman this time around. An explosion combined with occupational hazards lands him in Purgatory. Now he battles monsters in trying to prevent a war between Heaven and Hell. The single player mode is reinforced with a co-op mode and some competitive multiplayer gameplay as well. IGN is the source for much of web’s info about Painkiller: Resurrection so head there and find out more about this lip-smacking title.
