Painkiller comes to Android

People Can Fly's kinetic shooter comes to Android devices.

Avinash Bali|Apr 02, 2012, 11:29:02 IST

Painkiller may be an eight year old game but I still find myself returning to developer People Can Fly's frantic, Serious Sam inspired shooter from time to time, especially after a hard day’s work. Blowing up thousands of Lucifer’s minions is the perfect de-stressing tool and if you don’t have a PC to let loose, you can now do so on your Android phone/tablet as Painkiller is making its way to the Android marketplace according to Android Community.

Bringing the pain since 2004

The handheld version dubbed Painkiller: Purgatory HD doesn’t seem to be just a remake of the original adding in some new content along the way. However it seems Painkiller: Purgatory will retain the over-the-top action, a few of the original weapons as well as the rock/metal inspired OST along the way.

This is good news for Android users no doubt but Painkiller has always been a game of twitch reflexes best played on a mouse and keyboard. How this translates to handheld devices remains to be seen.

By Avinash Bali

Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.