- Gamers Hell - http://www.gamershell.com/reviews_PainkillerPreview.shtml
Previewed by Burt Carver. "...[W]hile coming out around the same time as HalfLife 2 and Doom3 [it] is a completely different game and should appeal to the 'hordes of monsters' crowds."
- The Laser - http://www.the-laser.com/painkiller.htm
By Michael Palisano. "From an aesthetic standpoint, the game looks quite intense."
- VGLN.com - http://www.vgln.com/pc/previews/106036601656453.shtml
Preview by Jolex Del Pilar who writes: "PainKiller is going to fill a niche that caters to gamers who require 100% action, nothing more, nothing less".
- GamesFirst - http://www.gamesfirst.com/previews/tristan/painkiller/painkiller.htm
By Tristan Mayshark. "The environmental detail throughout the game is decent, but in the boss arenas, special care has been taken to make for unique battles." Includes screen shots.
- The Stratos Group - http://www.stratosgroup.com/features/previews.php?selected=0306590597
Preview of the game by Kaigen. "I came away impressed and firmly convinced that Painkiller will wind up being a great buy for any fan of fast, frantic shooters".
- Elited.net - http://www.elited.net/reviews/jun03/painkiller.shtml
Preview by Caroline Roberts. She writes: "I've just set my eyes on something incredibly scary, intense, and graphically pleasurable."
- Wicked Toast: Preview - http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=57
By Mike Butt. "Based on looks alone, Painkiller will undoubtedly succeed."
- Frictionless Insight: Preview - http://www.frictionlessinsight.com/PC_Previews/Painkiller/Painkiller.htm
By Rob de los Reyes. "You'll have a decidedly unholy arsenal at your disposal for use in this inter-planar war."
- ActionTrip - http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/painkiller_p.phtml
Preview of Windows version by Uros Jojic. Includes screen shots.
- Elited - http://www.elited.net/reviews/dec03/painkiller.shtml
Preview of PC version by Caroline Roberts. Includes screen shots.
- Telefragged - http://www.telefragged.com/previews/painkiller
Preview of PC version, with screen shots.
- The Stratos Group - http://www.stratosgroup.com/features/previews.php?selected=0301335464
Preview of the PC version, with screen shots. "Having now played four single-player levels of the game and two boss levels, I can say with certainty that Painkiller is an arcade shooter to watch for in 2004."
- FiringSquad - http://www.firingsquad.com/games/painkiller_review/
Reviewed by Jakub Wojnarowicz, with screen shots. "It accomplishes what it sets out to do, but little else." Score: 81 out of 100.
- Action Trip - http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/painkiller.phtml
Review, with screen shots. Score: 79 out of 100.
- WorthPlaying - http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=15437
Preview, with screen shots. "...[I]f you liked Serious Sam and that style of gameplay you will have an absolute blast playing through Painkiller..."
- GamesXtreme - http://www.gamesxtreme.net/review/321.shtml
Review with screen shots and reader ratings. Score: 70%.
- PC Gameworld: Preview - http://www.pcgameworld.com/previews/gamepreview.php/id/46/
Preview by Zack Strongburg. "Enemies reacted quite realistically to gunfire, and their undead bodies became airborne as I unloaded on them with a machine gun."
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