Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell’s third level, The Lab, has an interesting mixture of action styles. There’s the usual panic-inducing mob of foes who will cause most players to scream expletives shrilly while frantically clicking the left mouse button.

Then there are the sniping sections which require a steady hand and a careful aim to take out distant foes. I find these parts to be very enjoyable as there’s no greater satisfaction to be had from a game than from a well-executed headshot.
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Battle Out of Hell’s second level is one of the most enjoyable I’ve played in Painkiller. Entitled Loony Park, it’s set in a decrepit amusement park. The park may be run-down and demon-infested but there’s still fun to be had.

There are demonic puppets that hang by their strings after you kill them, evil clowns and some … aberrations that throw … something or other at you. All of which need to boom’d and bang’d and generally blown to smithereens. The action was very satisfying.
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