The Punisher (2004) (VG)

Writers:

Mike Breault (writer)
Garth Ennis (characters)

Release Date:

30 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Plot:

Enter the mind of The Punisher, a vigilante driven by more than just revenge. Terrorize criminals using their own ruthless methods...

Plot Keywords:

The Punisher | Punishment | Ruthless | Helicopter | Restroom

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	Frank Castle / The Punisher (voice)
Bob Joles	...	(voice)
Darryl Kurylo	...	Jigsaw (voice)
David Sobolov	...	Kingpin (voice)
Dwight Schultz	...	(voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	(voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	(voice)
John Cygan	...	(voice)
S. Scott Bullock	...	(voice)
Steve Blum	...	Bullseye / Matt Murdock (voice) (as Steven Jay Blum)
Charlie Schlatter	...	(voice)
Chris Edgerly	...	Yakuza / Russian Thug (voice)
Daniel Hagen	...	(voice) (as Dan Hagen)
J. Grant Albrecht	...	(voice) (as Grant Albrecht)
James Horan	...	(voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:AO (original rating) | USA:M (edited for re-rating) | France:-18 | Argentina:M | Norway:18 | Sweden:18 | Germany:(Banned) | Finland:K-18 | Australia:Refused Classification (original rating) | Australia:MA (re-rating) | UK:18

Company:

Volition Inc.

Trivia:

A useful game exploit can be found on the 'Funeral Home' level. If the player stands near to the door in the attic section, it is possible to shoot enemies in the back as the enter. They will spawn endlessly allowing the player to accumulate vast scores thanks to the multiplier system which exponentially increases your points during a particularly long kill streak. It is not uncommon for someone to amass hundreds of thousands of points in a single sitting by exploiting this feature.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The magnum revolver (either S&W 500 or 460) holds five rounds not six. And while the Colt 45. does have eight round clips, seven rounders are more common and less expensive.

Quotes:

Mortician: All this blood, I'll never get it from between the floorboards.
[he sees the Punisher]
Mortician: It's you! The Punisher! Don't shoot! I'm the mortician, I own this establishment. I'd like to thank you for everything you've done for me these past few years. Your handiwork has put my three kids through college! Well, I suppose you have more people to punish.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Soundtrack:

Dark in Here

What? a Movie Based Game That is Actually Good?!

The Punisher movie was incredible, and the game stands by the film perfectly with Great Graphics, Great Storyline, Insane Gameplay, Fantastic Music, and content that expands from the movie making this game a must play in general.

The game starts off showing the punisher doing what he does best, killing lots and lots of people in some pretty cruel ways, but that's what makes him so awesome. If you don't already know this, the punisher is a BAD ASS, he goes around and kills people that break the law, yeah! He is caught and then put in jail and interviewed by a man and a woman, they make him explain all the events that led up to that night, and as he explains, you play the missions he is talking about.

Lets start off with the Gameplay, the most important part of any video game, ITS INCREDIBLE!, and very very addicting. You have a wide arsenal of weapons, and i mean a very wide arsenal, ranging from pistols to automatics, to flamethrowers to grenade launchers. You can duel wield most of your weapons as well. The Best part of the gameplay in this game, is the interrogations, there are soooo many ways you can interrogate your foes to make them tell you what you want to know. It can range from drilling their heads, to feeding them to sharks and snakes, or to just shooting them in the head. You can also run up to any foes and make a quick kill, using your knife or guns to kill them in some pretty awesome ways, and making quick kills NEVER gets boring.

The Graphics are flat outstanding for a 2004 video game, if this game came out today, the graphics wouldn't be nagged on too much.

The voice acting rocks and it's especially great having Thomas Jane doing the Punisher voice. The Rest of the sound is pretty smooth.

A lot of music is from the movie but that is just great, i love the music in the movie, and using that same music in the game made the game more entertaining for me.

The Storyline is based off of the movie, having Joan and Dave, and The Russian in it as well. It was a blast being able to play the Russian fight that is so awesome in the movie. And Besides from the movie's plot, the game expands and has ATON of extras, from going into the jungle, to an aquarium, and you get to play side by side with black widow, and Nick fury from S.H.E.I.L.D.

This is a great game that any action fan would definitely need to play