PAIN
- May 17, 2007 14:08 PM PST
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I know I'm not the only one who spent countless hours vaulting Mr. Black Jacket around in GTA III, causing as much destruction and hurt as humanly possible. That 's the core idea behind the upcoming PlayStation Network game called PAIN.
We have no idea what's going on in this shot but whatever it is, we want in.
The goal in PAIN is simple. Launch your character into anything that will hurt the F out of him. Whether vaulting him into a passing subway or simply bashing him into a wall, the goal in PAIN is to inflict it.
The producer who talked the game up expressed the goals of the game. It must be funny, have controllable chaos, and be a PSN exclusive. It's based around what he called the five Cs: comedy, chaos, competition, creativity, and community. The game is centered on a number of "painful activities" and "complete pandemonium", so we're told. And from the looks of it, that's exactly the case.
Playing the game is as simple as slingshotting your characters into a billboard, or a rail, into a giant ceral bowl, and off a subway car, crashing him down to a brutal fall below. That's the basis of the game: linking of ton a brutal injuries together in one H.O.R.S.E.-like emergency-room experience of a game. Oh, and did I mention the game has monkeys that randomly spank themselves? Yes, I'm completely serious. And why not add a little monkey business to an already nutty core game idea.
You'll get more points for more ridiculous injuries and stunts, and multiplayer will be a key focus, like in a game of injury H.O.R.S.E.. There will be plenty of new characters, themes, challenges, and content as the game progresses, so we're told PAIN will be very diverse. It's downloadable-only on the PSN, but no word yet on a price point.
Looking for the scoop on other hot PS3 titles? Then check out our preview of the ridiculously hot Heavenly Sword. Then stop by for a peek at the loveable LittleBigPlanet, along with the next Ratchet and Clank, the latest installment in the SOCOM franchise, and Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
We'd fling ourselves through the air for a donught that big
Who needs a car to get around when you've got a gigantic slingshot?
