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4.1
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Score Breakdown Based on 307 ratings
  1. 10 (25)
  2. 9 (8)
  3. 8 (16)
  4. 7 (20)
  5. 6 (25)
  6. 5 (34)
  7. 4 (41)
  8. 3 (32)
  9. 2 (46)
  10. 1 (60)

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  • Rating:1.5

    This game is the example of the ultimate failure of the development. It's a disaster to the PK franchise...

    Plain and simple: after 5 years they release a game that has a smell of decay... Story and presentation: there is no point in telling the story, since this is a "gun and run" shooter.. Who cares anyway.. The presentat... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Absolute Rubbish

    Hello Fellow Gamers Painkiller Resurrection is one title that you must cross off your list. Don't waste money on this rubbish. Download it for free if you are a Painkiller fan. When Dream catcher released Overdose thi... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Wow pretty spooky atmosphere reminding me of the first PAINKILLER and Monoliths BLOOD.

    I wasnt expecting PAINKILLER RESURRECTION to be a great game but to my surprise it has delievered the supernatural goods once again. Almost right away i was reminded of the first PAINKILLER and Monoliths 3dgore shooter B... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    A pretty good game, but with some major flaws

    A good game, with a few major flaws, namely a lackluster storyline (no real plot development), too short and a little too difficult. The biggest flaw however: you get lost too much! The game doesn't have any 'ingame mark... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Don't expect anything new with this installment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Painkiller series originality has gone down with this storyline after the original 2004 version.... The fourth installment of painkiller is not that much good as expected.... It has the same mode of gameplay 5 years ... Read Full Review

    1 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Painkiller Resurrection: An example of bad developing.

    *EDIT* As I received many complains about my rig etc , not being able to run Painkiller Resurrection on highest res etc. here I post my Rig; -Intel Quad 2 Core Q6600 G0 overclocked to 3.6ghz -*****8GB or DD3 RAM Cor... Read Full Review

    14 of 15 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3

    Painfully killed the series.

    I have played all Painkiller games and also the horrible ripoff Dreamkiller. And i dare to say, Resurrection is the worst of them. It killed the series. No originality in this one, there are almost no new enemies and eve... Read Full Review

    9 of 10 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Bad (out of hell)

    Let's be clear about this. This game is no more then a MOD. A bad one. Jowood made a mess launching a wrong demo. This was a bad omen that has become reality. The levels don't feel right. Like they are copied and pasted ... Read Full Review

    6 of 6 users found the following review helpful