PAIN (PlayStation 3)

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Description

PAIN allows players to put a character into an urban environment to create as much chaos as possible. Launched from a human-sized slingshot, the player's character needs to complete specific goals or inflict as much damage as possible by stringing together painful collisions, similar to Truck Dismount and Stair Dismount. After setting the power and rotation, the player can steer their ragdoll through the environment (a force called Ooch in the game), similar to the way post-crashes are handled in the Burnout series. The game's environment is set in a downtown area and six different game modes are available with the initial release.

Single-player modes:

• Mime Toss (grab a mime in mid-air and hurl the the silent artiste through a number of panes)
• PAINdemonium (sandbox gameplay)
• Spank The Monkey (target monkeys to take them out)

Multi-player modes:

• Bowling (up to four players bowl themselves while the other players can throw mimes, anvils, explosives or cereal in his path)
• Fun With Explosives (target crates strategically to cause big explosions)
• HORSE (launch a powerful shot to cause a maximum amount of damage, the other player has to do better)

By doing well, trophies can be unlocked in the trophy room.

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Part of the Following Group

• Physics Engine: Havok

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The Press Says

Game Chronicles	Dec 26, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
Wham! gaming	Dec 13, 2007	7.3 out of 10	73
4Players.de	Mar 28, 2008	73 out of 100	73
Thunderbolt Games	Mar 29, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Gamer.nl	Jan 08, 2008	7 out of 10	70
IGN	Nov 30, 2007	6.8 out of 10	68
Extreme Gamer	Jan 24, 2008	6.5 out of 10	65
Jeuxvideo.com	Apr 11, 2008	13 out of 20	65
The A.V. Club	Dec 31, 2007	C	50
Gamestyle	Jun 30, 2008	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Pain appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Game issues upon initial release

Less than a day after the release, it was removed from the PlayStation Store due to issues with the game, where some characters could not be loaded.

Related Web Sites

• PAIN (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: PAIN (Article in the open encyclopedia)