PAIN goes live on PAL PSN

By Tom Bramwell Published 20 March, 2008

Stranglehold pack pops up too.

After 30 years of hurt, which never stopped us dreaming, Sony Europe has released PAIN on PlayStation Network for GBP 4.99.

As you will know if you've read our PAIN import review, it's a game about throwing things into a cityscape to get points.

In addition to the main game, you can download seven extra packs, six of which cost GBP 0.69 and one of which is free. There are Scurv Dogg, Muffy, Santa, Hung Lo, Ginger, Cookie and Fun With Explosives packs, and the last one is the freebie.

Also on the PS3 Store this week is a Stranglehold pack for GBP 9.99, which is presumably the multiplayer maps that popped up on Xbox Live in January.

Sony has also uploaded the MotorStorm 2 trailer to the PS3 Store, while the PSP Store for PC gets the FlatOut: Head On demo and four more Warriors Orochi wallpapers.

Happy Easter!

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Comments (18) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Mildew #1 4 years ago

    The first thing I thought was "is this an April fool?" :)

  • Beano #2 4 years ago

    Bought it from the US Store when it came out months ago... not worth the money IMO.

  • Hughes. #3 4 years ago

    £10 quid for Stranglehold packs? I'm not sure I'd pay £10 quid for Stranglehold.

    PAIN looks like it would wear thin pretty fast, not sure it merits a fiver, I'll see how much is in my PSN wallet later, I'd be better off playing more Odin Sphere though.

  • Benno #4 4 years ago

    9.99 for some stranglehold multiplayer maps? hahahahaha, i wouldn't even pay that for the game itself

  • the_dudefather #5 4 years ago

    got PAIN earlier, bit better than I thought, not sure how much lasting appeal it will have, but for a fiver it should warrant a decent evening or two worth of entertainment

    plus I have a soft spot for ragdoll carnage (ever since UT2003)
    Edited by 1 at 20/03/08 @ 21:28

  • kentmonkey #6 4 years ago

    I can't help but feel that there won't be many people downloading the maps for Stranglehold for £10. I would hope not anyway. Personally I think that's far too much for extra maps, no matter what the quality of the game is.

    They could have at least offered them individually for a cheaper price point, I'm sure they would have got far more money doing it that way as well.

  • spookyzombie #7 4 years ago

    Where have all the demo's gone?

  • KreyAtiv #8 4 years ago

    PAIN took it's time coming out. I bought it and the extra characters. I have to say that it is quite a bit of fun. However all the waiting for it to arrive has tainted it somewhat. Although not getting bored of putting Santa or any other character through the glass roof of the Hotel. :D

  • IronGiant #9 4 years ago

    Enjoying pain, well worth getting!

  • Goodfella #10 4 years ago

    It's appalling that it took so long for it to reach these shores, it's not like it's even worth waiting for, and £10 for Stranglehold map packs? Are SCEE having a laugh?

    Nice to see the US got far superior additions to the store again yesterday. Well done SCEE, you truly are useless.

  • bag-in-box #11 4 years ago

    where's Dropkick?? :'(

  • Darren #12 4 years ago

    Condemned 2 and SEGA Superstars Tennis demos on the US PS Store before the Xbox 360 even has them. Anyone with a PS3 should make sure they create a US account because the European PS Store is a frequent disappointment compared with the US one which seems to get most stuff first and more of it.

  • DrDamn #13 4 years ago

    Pain is well done good fun, but I'd only buy if you are a fan of the genre and intend to play multiplayer sat round a sofa - for that it looks top stuff. Grabbing US demos as I type.

    @Goodfella
    "£10 for Stranglehold map packs? Are SCEE having a laugh?"

    What do SCEE have to do with pricing for a map pack for a third party game?

  • spongebob #14 4 years ago

    About time, seriously.

  • Dafridge #15 4 years ago

    Took too long to release it here. Got bored of waiting and bought Pixel junk monsters instead and never looked back!

  • JediMasterMalik #16 4 years ago

    It's impossible to have both, of course...

  • clean515 #17 4 years ago

    About time you lazy fucktards sony.

  • barnard666 #18 4 years ago

    I hope wipeout gets a simultanious release - I will not be waiting 5 months for an EU release of that.