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The Punisher

Also known as: Punisher, The [UK]

Hate crime? Stalk the streets as Frank Castle in this excessively violent tribute to the comic book legend.

Available on: PS2 , PC, Xbox
Genre: Action
Release date: Jan 17, 2005
Published by: THQ
Developed by: Volition



Screenshots updated Jul 12, 2006
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The Punisher
Why Frank Castle is part of the comic-book gaming elite
Jul 30, 2007
Comic games that got it right
We call out the five most authentic hero games out there
Jul 30, 2007
Punisher mastermind squeals
The man behind that death-by-woodchipper scene turns out not to be a complete sociopath after all
Mar 16, 2005
What's a minor thug to do? You're on the bottom rung of your criminal gang, overlooked and underpaid. Consequently, while on some shady activity at the, erm, zoo, you don't feel bad about sneaking off for a look at the piranha fish.You're just admiring the flesh-eating beasts when, suddenly, a psycho in a big trenchcoat grabs you, mutters something about "information" and then, without waiting even a microsecond for a response, plunges your head into the water and stands impassively as the ...
The Punisher
PSM2 readies itself for the most shamelessly brutal action title on PS2. This is violence at its...
Dec 1, 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 ...   » Read Full The Punisher preview
The Punisher
Is this the most brutal game ever? We visit developers Volition to take a close-up view of the pure,...
Nov 3, 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 ...   » Read Full The Punisher preview
ESRB Rating
The Punisher is rated:
Mature
Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language
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