PSM2 readies itself for the most shamelessly brutal action title on PS2. This is violence at its most... violent
Dec 01, 2004
The Punisher could be the most violent game ever. None of that boy-next-door Spider-Man crap, but proper Kill Bill limb-mincing, heads-popping-like-corks, epic type. You want blood, you got it. To put it in its context, The Punisher is like the shady gent in the back alley with the long overcoat, the double-barrelled shotgun and the belt of shrunken skulls and cut-off pinkies round his waist. Essentially, it plays a lot like Max Payne. It's an intense, bloody, third-person action adventure full
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Is this the most brutal game ever? We visit developers Volition to take a close-up view of the pure, unadulterated carnage
Nov 03, 2004
It's taken a while (well, a few weeks, but we're impatient like that) and we've finally got our hands on it. The Punisher. Without a shadow of doubt the most surprising thing about the game is that it's violent. Exceptionally so.You already knew that, you say? We've got news for you. You may have read the words. You may have seen the screenshots. But it's only once the on-screen uber-violence is being directed by your very own sticky fingers that your jaw will finally drop at the gruesomeness
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ESRB Rating
The Punisher is rated: Mature
Blood and Gore,
Drug Reference,
Intense Violence,
Strong Language