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Platform(s): PlayStation 3
Genre: Action
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Idol Minds

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'PAIN' (PS3) Expands With Amusement Park - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 9, 2008 @ 6:03 a.m. PDT

PAIN is much more than a game, it’s actually a creative, user-driven comedic experience that presents players with the unique opportunity to control and capture the irreverent style of humor found in television shows such as Jackass or Viva La Bam. The game boldly tackles a rarely explored area of video-gaming… comedy.

Get the PAIN: Amusement Park [PS3] Trailer off WP (20mb)

The concept of PAIN was derived from an extensive teen market research report. The findings of the report indicated that comedy, random chaos, creativity, community and competition were the central figures driving entertainment choices for the teen audience.

PAIN is much more than a game, it’s actually a creative, user-driven comedic experience that presents players with the unique opportunity to control and capture the irreverent style of humor found in television shows such as Jackass or Viva La Bam. The game boldly tackles a rarely explored area of video-gaming… comedy. Many games and products have allowed players to experience scripted, comedic scenes, but none have successfully allowed the end-user to actually be the architect of these situations… until now.

One thing is certain; gamers have never seen anything quite like PAIN…

Pain: Amusement Park includes :

  • One Environment
  • 4 Brand New Modes (Not including Darts)
  • Online Multiplayer with voice chat (Will be patched into Downtown)
  • PSN Trophy Compatibility
  • 2 Alternate Downtown Layouts (FREE)
  • In Game Jukebox MP3 Player (FREE)
  • Platinum Layouts (FREE)
  • 1 FREE Single player Mode (Fun with Explosives)
  • Seven Playable Characters
  • More Playable Characters
  • …and some other items we have yet to announce (which will also fall into the FREE category)

The core, unique mechanic of the game allows the player to load a character into an extreme launching device, such as a human-sized, ultra-powerful slingshot, and fire the character into an active, physics-controlled environment, filled with precarious and humorous situations. The player receives points by stringing together painful collisions and inducing chaos in the environment. The player must achieve a wide variety of goals and / or reach various scoring milestones in each of the different modes of play.

Pain is currently available on PlayStation Network, woth the Amusement Park expansion coming later this summer.


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