DreamCatcher Games’
Painkiller: Gold Edition In-Stores
‘PC Single-Player Shooter
of the Year’ Complete with Expansion
Toronto, Canada – April 11,
2005
– DreamCatcher Games today
announced that Painkiller: Gold Edition,
a special edition package of the critically acclaimed and award-winning game
Painkiller, is now available at major
retail stores across North America. Among the prestigious awards,
Computer Gaming World deemed Painkiller
“2004 Single Player Shooter Game of the Year.”
The special PC CD-ROM set
includes both the full original game, its expansion pack
Battle
out of Hell,
and special bonus features including over a dozen Cyberathlete® Professional
League (CPL) enhancements. Painkiller
is the official 1-vs-1 tournament game of the $1,000,000 CPL® World Tour 2005.
Other
exclusive bonuses include “The Making Of Painkiller" video packed with behind
the scenes developer interviews, the
Painkiller
title track
music
video,
Mapping and
Editing tools, and a limited edition Penny Arcade poster of the
Painkiller: Apart comic.
The Storyline
Trapped in a
dark and unwelcoming world awaiting purification for earthly sins, players
must fight through an endless number of hellish enemy warriors as they attempt
to stop the imminent unholy war and overthrow Lucifer. But even if they win
this insane battle, players must still take out hoards of howling devils,
eager to avenge their master.
Game Features:
-
FRANTIC
SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN: 34 levels of non-stop action crowded with 80
different enemy species and gigantic final bosses.
-
ADRENALINE
FUELED GAMEPLAY: Blast your way through 15 maps and 7 Multiplayer modes
using 14 incredible weapons, including the mythical
Painkiller, named “Best Weapon”
as part of Computer Gaming World’s ‘2004 Games of the Year.’ -
IMMERSIVE
EXPERIENCE: Furious soundtrack and insane real-life physics using the
world’s most advanced physics engine Havok 2.0.
-
STATE-OF-THE-ART
GRAPHICS: Thanks to the updated PAIN engine, pin hyper-detailed enemies to
the walls or blow everything up in completely unique and varied environments
including the highly acclaimed "Hell" level.
Developed by
People Can Fly, Painkiller: Gold Edition
is rated ‘M’ for Mature. DreamCatcher Europe released a serialized
Painkiller: Black Edition, rated
“16+ PEGI,” earlier this year. An Xbox® version of
Painkiller will be released in
2005. For more information about
Painkiller and the latest updates, visit
www.painkillergame.com.
About DreamCatcher Games:
DreamCatcher Games is a worldwide publisher
and distributor of interactive entertainment software committed to the release
of quality action, strategy and role-playing games on the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, and
Windows®. Its large portfolio of games includes Painkiller: “Single-Player
Shooter of the Year” and the official title of the 2005 CPL®
World Tour. More information about DreamCatcher Games and its products can be
found at
http://www.dreamcatchergames.com.
About CPL®:
Launched June 26, 1997, the
Cyberathlete® Professional League (CPL) is the world’s first computer games
sports league; and having hosted final tournaments on five continents and
official qualifying tournaments in over 50 countries, the CPL® is the global
leader in professional computer game competitions. Over the past seven years,
the CPL® has hosted over 20 main events in the United States alone, with a
total attendance of 35,000 gamers and has paid well over $1,500,000 in cash
prizes. For more information on the CPL® please visit
www.thecpl.com.
