PSN gets exclusive Punisher: No Mercy

by Justin McElroy { Sep 23rd 2008 at 10:29AM }

Sony announced today that Frank Castle will be, as rumored, returning to video games. The surprise? He'll be doing it exclusively on PSN in Punisher: No Mercy. The Unreal Engine 3-based title is being developed by Zen Studios, of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Mushroom Men fame.

Though we mentioned Frank Castle earlier, we doubt all of you will get to play as the titular Punisher, as the first-person shooter promises "intense arena-based multiplayer action" featuring characters like Jigsaw, Bushwacker, Barracuda and Silver Sable. We haven't heard or seen nearly enough to pass judgment, but what we've got now just leaves us befuddled. Help us figure it all out with your perspective in the comments.

Tags: psn, punisher-no-mercy, zen-studios

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dark_inchworm @ Sep 23rd 2008 10:34AM

Rocky & Bullwinkle blew. Mushroom Men looks interesting.

With that in mind, I have no idea what to say about this, except that the Punisher is a pretty cool character... and I don't have a PS3 dammit. :(

FOXHOUND @ Sep 23rd 2008 10:44AM

Since I wasn't going to spend the $8.50 movie ticket fee to see the movie coming out this year, I guess it could go toward this instead.

FSK405K @ Sep 23rd 2008 10:46AM

Punisher (NES): Rearmed? ? ? ? ? ? ? Or FPS shovelware?

Dirty @ Sep 23rd 2008 11:09AM

Marvel seems to be doing thing right for their characters..... except maybe this one.

Maverick Saturn @ Sep 23rd 2008 11:11AM

As long as it doesn't punish the gamer, that's all that matters.

refinedsugar @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:48PM

Movie tie-in shovelware. Prove me wrong, Zen Studios. Prove me wrong.

Rk0n @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:51PM

@Maverick Saturn

lol.

IslandLife @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:23PM

Regardless if this game is good or not, I love this trend of developers putting larger games on PSN. I think that I speak for a good majority of international folk who may live outside of the major video game territories (US, Europe, Japan) that it's much easier and cheaper to just buy a game on PSN, than to import one, or pay your country's outlandish prices. I live in The Bahamas, and even though our dollar is worth the same as the US dollar, it's still a pain having to pay duty, and stamp tax on games. A PAIN!