


Suddenly, Eve appears, claiming that the souls collected enabled Death to reunite with his brothers, the other Horsemen of Apocalypse: Pestilence, Famine, and War, which are now plotting to invade Earth. All this time he was alive, but in coma, bound by Death to an endless battle in Purgatory. By taking the portal, Daniel discovers himself alive, lying in bed, in a hospital. Battle ensues, culminating with Death's defeat and an opening of a strange white portal. Daniel, disgusted by such a turn of events, spares Eve, infuriating Death. Death, however, is not pleased, as there are only 6,999 souls, and not 7,000, but still advises Daniel to get the final soul: that of Eve. Daniel avoids her as she tries to persuade him that everything is not as it seems, and the only reason he's so successful at killing demons and not succumbing to their power is that he is not really dead.Įventually, Daniel returns to Death, with the Soulcatcher filled.

An old ally, Eve, reappears during this quest, warning that Death cannot be trusted, but Daniel didn't forget her own betrayal at the end of Painkiller: Battle out of Hell. He is sent to familiar places, battling hordes of demon spawn, again defeating the formidable Necrogiant, Alastor, and Swamp Thing. Daniel reluctantly agrees, receiving the Soulcatcher gun. Suddenly, Death itself appeared, proposing Daniel a new bargain: reunion with his wife in exchange for 7,000 souls. Now, with no faith left, he sat in the cemetery, where his quest once began. PlotĪfter crushing the forces of Hell and Purgatory in the original titles, Daniel Garner was denied seeing his wife, Catherine. Other player vs player based game modes include deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag and duels. Endless waves of enemy hordes will attack the player or players. In survival mode, up to eight players battle for survival in a limited area of one map. The entire single-player campaign can be played by two people and the level of difficulty adjusts in accordance with the 2 players, either through the number of enemies or the amount of hit points. Painkiller: Hell & Damnation also adds several multiplayer modes to the series. New guns will also be available such as the Soulcatcher, which shoots saw blades in primary firing mode and sucks the souls out of the enemies with its secondary firing. Several classic weapons return, including the Painkiller, the stakethrower, the shotgun, and the electrodriver. Each level presents a new location with various themes and includes castles, monasteries, graveyards, and more. The game is divided into several chapters, each with several levels. The player has to get through each level, from start to finish, by slaughtering multitudinous demons.
