The Punisher (PlayStation 2)

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Description

The Punisher is a third person action game that pits the player against the darkest scum of the Marvel Comics' universe. With over a dozen grimy New York locales, this superhero adaptation embraces the feel of the 30 year comic series.

Featuring loads of weapons, brutal environmental kills and an innovative new interrogation engine where the player controls every last aspect of over 70 torture scenarios, the Punisher provides a rich gaming experience for fans of dark, intense action.

Story written by comics authors Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti.

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Alternate Titles

• "惩罚者" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Каратель" -- Russian spelling
• "O Justiceiro" -- Brazilian title
• "Il Punitore" -- Italian title

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• Marvel licensees
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Punisher licensees

User Reviews

Great Torture Simulator, Average Game

Terrence Bosky (5472)

Critic Reviews

games xtreme	Apr 19, 2005	9.1 out of 10	91
GameZone	Jan 28, 2005	8.5 out of 10	85
PSM2 (Playstation 2 Magazine) UK	Apr, 2005	82 out of 100	82
IGN	Jan 14, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Gaming Target	Feb 01, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Worth Playing	Jan 18, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
Diehard GameFan	Feb 22, 2005	7 out of 10	70
UOL Jogos	Feb 02, 2005		60
GamePro (US)	Jan 24, 2005	3 out of 5	60
Jeuxvideo.com	Mar 14, 2005	11 out of 20	55

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Trivia

Along with the interrogation scenes being censored in black and white and zoomed in when you killed a criminal, the PC version had blood removed from the interrogations as well (most notably in the face smashing and punching interrogations).

Also, THQ cut some rather disturbing quick kills. One involved The Punisher using his knife and plowing it into the side of a criminal's head from behind (you had to have had a shotgun or rifle selected as your current weapon to get it). Another involved The Punisher coming up from behind and giving the criminal a bullet enema (ie. shooting the criminal up the butthole with his gun).

Fanmade patches were created to restore some of these interrogations, along with the gore missing from interrogations.

Related Web Sites

• The Punisher (Official Web Site)
• The Punisher Archive (A good Punisher resource site.)
• Wikipedia: The Punisher (Information about The Punisher at Wikipedia)