

Why exactly a rating was refused isn't known, although one outside source says "blood and violence and demons" may have something to do with it. So it's rather odd to hear that the USK, Germany's videogame rating agency, has decided not to give the game an age rating, effectively banning its sale in the country.

I've played an early beta and it was rough around the edges, as early betas tend to be, but it was also very much Painkiller: a note-for-note do-over of the first level, in fact. German authorities have decided that Painkiller: Hell and Damnation is a little too hot to handle.ĭid you know that the brilliant Painkiller is getting a high-definition remake as Painkiller: Hell and Damnation? It actually came to light back in June, although at the time it appeared to be an entirely new game rather than a rehash of the original. Germany Passes on Painkiller: Hell and Damnation
