The Punisher is a 2005 action game which stars the Marvel Comics anti-hero, The Punisher. After his family was murdered by the mafia, Frank Castle devoted his life to the punishment of those who do evil to others. Players take control of the vigilante hero to track down criminals and make them pay for their deeds. The game's story is a loose mixture of the 2004 film, as well as the 2000 mini-series, Welcome Back, Frank, written by Garth Ennis and pencilled by Steve Dillon (with the title character designed to look like Dillon's depiction of the character), wherein the Punisher has no aversion to committing acts of extreme (if not gratuitous) violence. A mobile phone game based on this series was also released. The Punisher most commonly refers to: The Punisher, the fictional vigilante in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Punisher_game_cover. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Volition, Inc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... THQ Inc. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 2005 in games 2004 in video gaming 2006 in video gaming Notable events of 2005 in video gaming. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... PS2 redirects here. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... The Punisher may refer to: The Punisher, a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... For the 1989 movie starring Dolph Lundgren, see The Punisher (1989 film). ... The Punisher, a 12-issue miniseries under the Marvel Knights imprint, is the fifth comic book series featuring the Marvel vigilante character known as The Punisher (Frank Castle). ... Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ... Steve Dillon is a British comic book artist. ...

Somewhat similar to Rockstar's controversial Manhunt, gameplay in The Punisher offers a combination of exploration, stealth, and combat. When he comes across an enemy, who could help further the mission or one simply deserving of punishment, the hero can attack immediately, or sneak up to perform a one-button "quick kill". Depending on the villain, the current location, and a player-determined level of aggression, one of the many gruesome and fatal assaults will be performed. The game's environments also feature interrogation "hot spots", where the vigilante can commit violent and torturous acts on his enemies, coercing them to share information that may help him in his quest. R* redirects here. ... A controversy is a contentious dispute, a disagreement over which parties are actively arguing. ... Manhunter: New York and Manhunter 2: San Francisco Manhunt is a controversial video game released by Rockstar Games in November, 2003. ... For other uses, see Vigilante (disambiguation). ...

All of the console ports (Xbox and PS2) saw Frank's torture sequences with the game's various villains censored to some degree (limited blood and gore, no finishing death scene, etc.). Much of this can be removed with a Codebreaker or Gameshark. If you own a modified Xbox, you may also download a patch off of the internet that removes the black and white filter, and stops the camera from zooming out on some of the more gruesome kills, such as the ones involving the wood chipper or table saw. If the correct patch is used, it may also up the gore to an even further degree, such as covering your enemies faces in blood when you do head bashing interrogations, or making it so heads explode when shot with weapons such as the Ingram or Hand Cannon. The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... PS2 can mean: PlayStation 2 (Sony PS2), sixth-generation video game console PS/2 (IBM Personal System/2 office PCs, or the interface standard for mice and keyboards that the PS/2 series set) Phantasy Star II, second in the Phantasy Star seiries of video games. ... Cryptanalysis (from the Greek kryptós, hidden, and analýein, to loosen or to untie) is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information without access to the secret information which is normally required to do so. ... GameShark is the brand name of a line of video game cheat cartridges and other products for a variety of console video game systems and Windows based computers. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... A tree chipper (sometimes, wood chipper) is a machine used for reducing wood (generally tree limbs or trunks) to chips. ... A table saw or sawbench is the most common piece of large woodworking equipment. ... Ingram may refer to: MAC-10, a submachine gun often known as the American Uzi] Ingram, Northumberland in England Ingram, Pennsylvania in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Ingram, Wisconsin, village in Rusk County, Wisconsin Ingram, Texas, city in Kerr County, Texas Charles Ingram, accused of cheating on Who Wants to Be a... Hand cannon from the Chinese Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). ...

The game is well-known for cameos of Marvel Comics characters, such as Iron Man, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Daredevil (seen only briefly as Matt Murdock), Bushwacker, The Kingpin, and Bullseye. Not to mention several memorable characters from the Welcome Back, Frank storyline such as detectives Martin Soap and Molly Van Richtofen, the Punisher's neighbors Joan and Spacker Dave, Ma Gnucci, The Russian and General Kreigkopf. Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics characters. ... For other uses, see Daredevil (comics). ... For other uses, see Bushwhackers (disambiguation). ... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters; most often Spider-Man, Daredevil and The Punisher. ... Bullseye is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ma Gnucci is a fictional villain in the The Punisher comics. ... The Russian is Marvel Comics fictional villain created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon to become an assassin during the Punishers relaunch in November 2000. ...

Main characters

• Jigsaw - Archenemy of the Punisher. The Jigsaw character is different from his comic book incarnation. He is presented as John Saint, the disfigured son of the movie villain, Howard Saint.
• Detective Martin Soap - Friend of the Punisher, helped him escape from custody at Ryker's Island prison.
• Lieutenant Molly Von Richtofen - A lesbian[1] police investigator who wants the facts and will pressure any criminal for them.
• Spacker Dave - The Punisher's neighbour, and technical wiz who helps him during the raid on Stark Towers.
• Joan - The Punisher's next door neighbor. She is a shy woman who wishes to escape the fear she feels while lives in New York and dreams of moving to the country. She is kidnapped by Bushwacker in the Central Zoo as bait for The Punisher.
• Bushwacker - Real name is Carl Burbank. A former CIA agent and one of the most dangerous foes of both the Punisher and Daredevil. Cybernetic weaponry implants make him a dangerous adversary.
• The Russian - He is a hitman hired by General Kreigkopf and an old foe of the Punisher from the comic book.
• Damage - The leader of the Crackhouse where everything begins.
• Tom & Larry - Two crackhouse thugs who trash talk The Punisher in the first level of the game.
• Ma Gnucci - The matriarch of a mob syndicate. Her sons serve as her lieutenants in her operations.
• Bobby Gnucci - Ma's favourite son and the boss of the Lucky's Bar scene.
• Eddie Gnucci - Son of Ma Gnucci, encountered in Gray's funeral home.
• Lou - A Gnucci member in charge of the drug operations in the Meat Packing Plant.
• Carlo Duka - Another Gnucci lieutenant who is in charge of the Chop Shop operations.
• General Kreigkopf - A former US military general, now heading an organization of Russian mercenaries. Plots to steal a nuclear missile and fire it at New York.
• Russian Boat Captain - Brings in women to feed prostitution rings.
• Russian Tank Commander -The man piloting the T-80 tank at the end of the Pier 74 mission.
• Takagi - The leader of The Yakuza gang called "The Eternal Sun".
• Takagi's brother - The man in the black suit without sunglasses in the meat packing plant level.
• Yakuza Helicopter Pilot - Pilots the helicopter in the last area on the Stark Towers raid.
• Black Widow - Also known as Natasha Romanoff. She helps the Punisher take down the first of the Russian Mercs.
• Nick Fury - Member of S.H.I.E.L.D., aids the Punisher on Kreigkopf's island.
• Matt Murdock - The appointed lawyer for the Punisher, he is the secret identity of Daredevil, but does not appear as the superhero.
• Iron Man - A small cameo during the raid on Stark headquarters.
• Bullseye - Attacks The Punisher during the raid on The Kingpin's headquarters.
• The Kingpin - Runs most of the illegal activities in New York. The Kingpin does not appear to have a vendetta against The Punisher until the end of the game.

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Minor Characters

• Crackhouse
  • Lenny
  • Larry
  • Tom
  • Tony
• Gnucci Family elite members
  • Joey
  • Jimmy
  • Louis
  • Danny
  • Tommy
  • Tony
  • Junior
• Russian Mercs elite members
  • Yuri
  • Igor
  • Ivan
  • Sergei
• Fisk Industries elite members
  • The guards in Kevlar (names unknown)
• The Eternal Sun elite members
  • Sato
  • Kenji

Weapons

Primary weapons

• .40 CAL SMG (miniature Heckler & Koch MP5/40)
• 5.7 mm SMG (FN P90)
• 5.56 mm assault rifle (Colt M16A1/M203)
• 7.62 mm assault rifle (AK-103)
• Pump-action shotgun (Remington 870)
• Automatic shotgun (USAS-12)
• Battle rifle (XM29)
• Machine gun (M60)
• Sniper rifle (Barrett M95)
• Flamethrower (M2 flamethrower)
• Anti-tank weapon (An M72A2 anti-tank rocket)
• Grenade launcher (A Milkor MGL Grenade launcher)
• Grenade
• Flashbang (grenade class)
• RAMS (grenade/mine class)

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• .45 CAL semi-automatic handgun (Colt M1911)
• .50 CAL semi-automatic handgun (Desert Eagle)
• .45 CAL machine pistol (MAC-10)
• 5.56 mm machine pistol (OA-93)
• Revolver(Colt Diamondback)
• Hand cannon (Smith & Wesson 500) (Large revolver capable to blow heads off in game)

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Trivia

• The Punisher character is voiced by actor Thomas Jane, the same actor who portrayed the title role in the 2004 Punisher film. However, as denoted in early demos and trailers, a different voice actor was attached to voice The Punisher.^{[citation needed]}
• THQ had not originally planned on asking Thomas Jane to voice the character. Jane came into the studio and did such a great job on the voice acting that they hired him for the part.^{[citation needed]}
• A famous quote by Leonardo da Vinci can be seen in the game’s playback trailer: "He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." The fanbase has used this quote in the past to identify the Punisher’s character.
• During the Iron Tech raid, when the Punisher uses a special kill on one of the Yakuza members, the line "Oh my God! They killed Kenji!" can be heard. This is a parody of a popular line from the TV series South Park which goes in South Park "Oh my god! They killed Kenny!" ^{[citation needed]}
• One of the scientists in the Iron Tech division of Stark Industries, Dr. Freeman, talks about extradimensional portals during the alarm sequence, a reference to the Half-Life game series.
• Two mafiosos are conversing at Lucky's Bar. One asks if "Daredevil could take Sonny Corleone". The other remarks that "Daredevil is (just) a comic book character". This is a joke at the fact that the entire world is based on comic books.
• The Punisher was rated AO during production of the game. It was immediately cut and re-rated M before the release.

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See also

• Punisher computer and video games

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External links

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