When sliding down the bone-ridged hills of its Unreal Engine 5-powered underworld, Anshar Studios’ undeniably gorgeous Painkiller reboot feels like a genuine continuation of the cult-classic boomer shooter series. In these fleeting moments, slick movement and bass-pounding gunplay combine to a fervor of FPS greatness, but it’s all ripped away as soon as the core co-op objectives pummel you back down to earth.
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