Pain (video game)

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Pain
Developer(s)	Idol Minds
Publisher(s)	SCE
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3
Release date	November 29, 2007 [1] March 20, 2008 [2]
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: T (Teen) PEGI: 16+
Media	Download
Input methods	Sixaxis Dualshock 3

Pain is a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store.

Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Playable Characters 3 Non Playable Characters 4 Modes 5 Themes 6 Release Date 7 References 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Pain is an inspiration of reckless teen behavior, which revolves around controlled chaos. Gamers attempt as much damage to themselves as possible by flinging themselves from a rubber-band catapult. Using a system similar to the Burnout post-crash system, players will be able to steer their ragdoll to cause havoc, chaos and general mayhem. Pain makes use of the Havok physics engine for all dynamic simulations. The players can not save replays of their crashes but they are able to move the camera all around their character.

[edit] Playable Characters

• Jarvis - A reckless teenager [1]
• Santa - A drunk ex-shopping mall Santa
• Cookie - A sexy looking female 'helper elf'[2]
• Ed "T-Bone" Haulstein - Cow mascot [3]
• Hung-Lo - A midget ninja[4]
• Scurv Dogg - A hip-hop midget pirate[5]
• Ginger - A sexy nurse[6]
• Muffy - A cheerleader[7]
• Nigel - British rock star [8]

[edit] Non Playable Characters

• Granny - Sometimes at a subway or messaging parlor under the tracks or driving a blue car in aftermath.[9]
• The Mime - Standing at a restaurant, only in Paindemonium.[10]
• Construction Worker - Sometimes in a sewer or in port-a-potty or at a scaffold building.[11]
• Officer - Sometimes standing on a fire escape steps or driving a car.
• Monkey - On a scaffold or crane hanging.[12]
• Bikini Girl - On the Hotel Coral Essex roof walking around , only in Paindemonium.
• Teenage Girl - Walking down a street, only in Aftermath.
• Restaurant Customer - Customer sitting on a chair, or driving sometimes in a truck (zoom in to a moving truck) , only in Paindemonium.[13]
• Salesman - Standing on top of a platform near tracks,with a port-a-potty. Only in aftermath.[14]
• Pizza Man - Most notably coming down the road on a bike, only in Fun With Explosives- Two and four player mode.[15]
• Bicyclist - Coming down the road, only seen in Aftermath

• Cow Mascot - Similar to Ed "T-bone" Haulstein , sometimes standing near a restaurant or walking down the street.[16]

• (A woman driving a taxi)

[edit] Modes

The game has a total of six different game modes.

• PAINdemonium
• Mime Toss
• Spank The Monkey
• HORSE
• Bowling
• Fun With Explosives

[edit] Themes

Only the downtown area, which is the theme that was released with the game, is playable at the moment. The "Indoor Amusement Park" is a confirmed area and should be out Q2 or Q3.

[edit] Release Date

The game was released in the U.S. on November 29, 2007. The U.S. version is currently being sold for $9.99. It is selling at £4.99 in the UK PSN store after being released on March 20, 2008. The European release was revealed by Sony's official UK Playstation 3 website to be February 2008, however as of the final European PSN update of February 2008 (February 28, 2008) the game has not been released.^[3] The game was finally released in Europe on March 20, 2008.^[2]

• IGN = 6.8^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Stair Dismount
• List of PlayStation Network games

[edit] External links

• PAIN Official Webpage
• PAIN at Sony Gamers Day 2007
• Idol Minds Official Website
• PSN release date for November/December
• PAIN IGN