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The Punisher is a third-person shooter video game developed by Volition and released by THQ in 2005 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows; a mobile phone. Mar 21, 2012 Jump and fight enemies in this sidescroller as a Bruce Lee-looking character. Mind those spike traps.

.: January 16, 2005.: March 4, 2005, Mode(s), The Punisher is a video game developed by and released by in 2005 for the,; a mobile phone game was also developed by Amplified Games. The game stars the,. After his family was murdered by the Mafia, Frank Castle devoted his life to the punishment of criminals. Players take control of the titular ruthless to track down criminals and kill them. The game's story is a loose mixture of the, as well as the Vol. 4 (2000) and Vol.

5 (2001) of the comic books. Actor reprises his role as Frank Castle/The Punisher. The game features many cameo appearances from Marvel Comics characters, such as, Matt Murdock (the alter ego of ), and. Also present are several characters from the Welcome Back, Frank storyline such as detectives Martin Soap and Molly Van Richtofen, the Punisher's neighbors Joan and Spacker Dave, and General Kreigkopf. This section needs expansion.

You can help. (July 2013) Gameplay in The Punisher offers a combination of exploration, stealth and combat. When encountering an enemy, the Punisher can attack, or perform a one-button 'quick kill'. Depending on the villain, the current location, and a player-determined level of aggression, one of numerous fatal assaults will be performed. The game's environments also feature interrogation 'hot spots', where the Punisher can interrogate his enemies using death threats and torture, coercing them to share information that may help him in his quest. Plot The game begins with a cinematic of the Punisher killing various footmen of the Yakuza.

After he leaves the building, he is apprehended by law enforcement in front an unknown building. He is then transferred to and by police detectives Molly Van Richtofen and Martin Soap.

The majority of the game occurs in moments of during this interrogation. First, the Punisher raids a and eventually kills its owner (dubbed ) by dropping him from several stories above the ground. After almost getting hit by a car upon his exit, the Punisher traces the vehicle to a. After slaughering the criminals there, he learns that it is owned by the Gnucci crime family (led by ) because Carlo Duka (the individual owner of the shop) is a Gnucci lieutenant; the Punisher drops him in a car compactor where Duka is subsequently crushed. In a subsequent mission, the Punisher kills Bobby Gnucci (one of the sons of Ma Gnucci) at Lucky's Bar.

Ma Gnucci hires to capture Joan, a neighbor of the Punisher. The Punisher traces her to the, where he rescues her. The next mission occurs in Grey's Funeral Home, at the mob funeral of Bobby Gnucci. The Punisher massacres the funeral party and kills Eddie Gnucci (the other Gnucci son) by throwing Eddie out a window and Eddie is impaled on a gate spike. The Punisher then travels to the Gnucci estate to kill Bushwacker and Ma Gnucci herself. After fighting his way through Ma's remaining men, Punisher then fights Bushwacker who he defeats in a gunfight. To finish off Bushwacker, Punisher rips his weapon arm off and shoots him in the chest followed by Punisher dropping Bushwacker several stories above the ground.

Castle hunts down Ma and kills her. During the Punisher's assault at the Gnucci residence, he learns that the Gnuccis are getting drug money from Russian mercenaries on New York City's waterfront.

At the docks, he hears that General Kreigkopf plans to smuggle nuclear weapons into New York City. He clears a suspected cargo ship of white slavers but fails to find the device. After being assaulted in his apartment by a huge man called, the Punisher attacks, his next lead on the weapon's location. On the island, the Punisher meets, who helps him to defeat Kreigkopf and the Russian as well as prevent the launch of the nuclear device.

Both escape before the missile detonates, destroying Grand Nixon Island. Returning home, the Punisher discovers that has been taking over former Gnucci rackets. He raids the headquarters of the Kingpin's Fisk Industries, where he fights and defeats by throwing him out a window from the top floor of the skyscraper. The Kingpin tells the Punisher that his real enemy is the Japanese. The Punisher learns that this group of Yakuza are called the Eternal Sun, and they are trying to control remaining Gnucci and Russian crime operations.

The Punisher then visits Stark Towers, a facility owned by Tony Stark , after learning that the Eternal Sun are attempting to steal some high tech weapons and armor. The Punisher decides to assault the Takagi building, the home of the Eternal Sun leader, Takagi. He discovers that has infiltrated the gang, and is gaining followers. While Jigsaw is being imprisoned in, the Eternal Sun is already planning to bust him out. After escaping the Takagi building, the Punisher allows himself to be captured by Det.

Martin Soap, who has been providing information to the Punisher. He is taken to Ryker's Island, as per his plan. At this time, the flashbacks catch up to the story, and the remainder of the game takes place in the present. During the interrogation, the prison erupts into a riot. The Punisher escapes from his cell, and starts fighting his way through the inmates and remaining Eternal Sun members the Punisher left alive. He reaches the rooftop and meets Jigsaw face to face, ultimately defeating him despite the stolen Iron Man armor Jigsaw was wearing.

As the Punisher leaves in a helicopter, he throws Jigsaw out, killing him. In the, the Kingpin is seen plotting his revenge against the Punisher. Development and release. This section needs expansion. You can help. (July 2013) The game received mixed reviews, criticizing the game's sound effects and the linear and repetitive gameplay, but praising its system of torture, the storyline, the inordinate amount of violence and Punisher himself.

Contributor Gene Newman opined in his review that this game 'made the look like.' Gave the Xbox version a score of three stars out of four and stated: 'This isn't a game that requires a lot of skill. But if you can get past the gore, it's a rarity in the comic book world: a game that stays true to the original work and doesn't stink.' , however, gave the game a score of three stars out of five and called it 'dark, violent and derivative, but nowhere near as flawed as the movie.' The game sold around one million copies and was profitable for Volition. Controversy The Punisher features extremely gruesome scenes of torture and dismemberment; the stated that an initial cut of the game would meet its (which severely hampers commercial avaliability because neither Microsoft, nor Sony allow Adults Only titles on their systems).

Much like, the developers made slight censors to the deaths found within special 'interrogation' scenes by rendering them in black and white in order to reduce their visual impact. The revised version was able to meet the 'Mature' rating.

In the UK, the forced THQ to further extend the solarization effect on the scenes, distancing the camera before the killings and adding a zoom effect during them, in order to pass it with an 18 certificate, making The Punisher one of the only games to require BBFC cuts in order to be rated 18. In Australia, the demanded similar cuts, including the removal of two scenes altogether. In Germany, the game was placed on the infamous BPjS/BPjM list.

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. United States. Canada. Germany Language English Budget $35 million Box office $10.1 million Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 American based on the character the, directed. The film is a that follows the war waged by vigilante Frank Castle on crime and corruption, in particular on the disfigured known as , rather than a to 2004's.

It is the third feature film adaptation of The Punisher and is the first film to be produced under the and production banner, which focuses on films for mature audiences. Punisher: War Zone was released in North America by on December 5, 2008, and it was released in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2009. It has a 27% approval rating on. Its related soundtrack hit the #23 slot on chart. Contents.

Plot Frank Castle, who has been the for five years, assaults a party for boss Gaitano Cesare, and kills him and the guests. Escapes to his recycling plant hideout, and Detectives and Saffiotti, who were staking out the party, inform Castle. Castle infiltrates Russoti's hideout, and after a brief firefight, Russoti is thrown into a glass-crushing machine that leaves him hideously disfigured. Russoti later refers to himself as ' because the stitches in his face resemble puzzle pieces.

Castle, who takes cover behind the body of Nicky Donatelli, discovers that Donatelli was actually an undercover agent. Agent, the deceased agent's partner, joins the 's 'Punisher Task Force', partnering with Soap to help bring Castle to justice. Meanwhile, Jigsaw frees his deranged and brother, ' Jim'. Distraught over killing the agent, Castle attempts to make reparations to Donatelli's wife, Angela, and daughter, Grace, to no avail. Castle threatens to retire from the vigilante business, but his armorer, forces him to reconsider, telling him Jigsaw will go after Donatelli's family for revenge.

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Jigsaw, Loony Bin Jim, and two goons, Ink and Pittsy, break into Donatelli's house and hold the family hostage. The Punisher tracks down Maginty, a known associate of Jigsaw, executing him after extracting the information before being apprehended by Budiansky and Soap. Castle tells him Jigsaw went after Donatelli's family, and Budiansky sends a police car to check on the Donatelli house, intending to turn the Punisher in. When the patrol car fails to respond, Budiansky checks on the house, where he is captured by Ink and Pittsy.

Soap frees the Punisher, who kills Ink and Pittsy before leading Donatelli's wife and daughter away. Budiansky then arrests Jigsaw and Loony Bin Jim after a short gunfight. Jigsaw and his brother bargain with the FBI for their release by giving up Cristu Bulat, who was smuggling in a biological weapon destined for Arab terrorists in. The brothers are granted immunity, plus the 12 million Bulat was paying to use Jigsaw's port, and a file on Micro. They take Micro hostage, killing his mother in the process. They once again take the Donatellis hostage, after critically injuring Micro's associate Carlos, whom Castle had left to protect them. Castle later arrives at the hideout, and Carlos.

Jigsaw sets himself up in the Bradstreet Hotel, putting together a small army of gangsters who want to see the Punisher dead. Castle enlists the help of Budiansky, who informs Cristu's father, Tiberiu Bulat, where Jigsaw is located. Tiberiu's goons start a shootout in the hotel lobby, affording Castle a distraction. Castle enters through a second-floor window, leading to a firefight with Jigsaw's hired guns. Afterward, Castle engages Loony Bin Jim in hand-to-hand combat; realizing he will probably not survive the brawl, Jim runs away.

Castle chases him and confronts both him and Jigsaw, who are holding Micro and Grace Donatelli at gunpoint. Jigsaw gives Castle a choice: If Frank shoots Micro, Jigsaw will let the others go free.

Micro bravely offers his life to save the girl, but Castle chooses to shoot Loony Bin Jim instead. As a result, Jigsaw kills Micro. Enraged by the loss of his partner, Castle attacks Jigsaw, eventually impaling him with a metal rod and throwing him onto a fire. As Jigsaw burns to death, Castle calmly tells him, 'This is just the beginning.' Outside, Angela forgives Castle, who bids farewell to Budiansky and the Donatelli family.

As Castle and Soap leave together, Soap tries to convince Castle to give up his vigilante status after having 'killed every criminal in town.' Soap changes his mind when he is held up by a murderous mugger who quickly becomes another victim of the Punisher.

Further information: and Punisher: War Zone Original Motion Picture Score alt cover While the film itself was a ', the soundtrack achieved considerable commercial success, reaching #23 on ' chart. An original score to the film was composed by Michael Wandmacher, whose primary focus in making the score was to 'create a definitive musical identity for the Punisher. I knew I needed something dark, relentless and muscular, but I also couldn't forget Frank's humanity, his personal torment and deep sadness. So, I approached the job equally as a fan and as a composer.'

In order to make the character of Frank Castle seem less one dimensional, Wandmacher decided to include snare cadences and powerful, dynamic ostinatos and slowly rising string repetitions to mimic a relentless entity, like an approaching battalion. Creative conflicts The film was set for a September 12, 2008, release, but was pushed back three months to December 5, 2008. A teaser trailer was released on June 12, 2008. On July 25, Harry Knowles of wrote an article claiming that Lexi Alexander had been removed as the film's director. A second trailer was revealed to the public at the San Diego ComicCon on the same day.

Alexander did not make an appearance at the convention, which caused speculation from the fans who attended the film's panel to question whether or not her name had been taken off the film. On August 15, website Latino Review reported that Lionsgate would be editing the film to receive a PG-13 rating. The director of photography, Steve Gainer, later claimed that the film will be 'R' and that Alexander is still on board the project. On October 3, confirmed that Alexander was not fired from the movie, based on an official statement they received from Lionsgate. In a December 2008 interview, Alexander confirmed that she had had serious battles with Lionsgate, but denied that she was ever officially off the film.

'My name was never off, nor would I want it taken off, nor did I ever get a pink slip. The truth is that we had probably the same discussions that any other film has.' Despite the much publicized discourse, Alexander says she is 'extremely happy' with the final film: 'It came at a price, I would say, but I made the film I wanted on the screen.

I think personally, in my opinion, it would have been very dangerous to put a compromise on the screen for my own career and for the promises I made to these actors who I talked into joining the film. I don't really care that it was an uphill battle; I'm glad with what's on the screen.' In 2015, Alexander regretted that Lionsgate's control over the film resulted in the finished film's quality, stating, 'Marvel was an equal partner, but unfortunately when there were creative decision conflicts, Marvel would let Lionsgate be the tie breaker. I always regretted that I made a Marvel movie this way, because 99% of their notes were much better than the studios and I was more in tune with them'. Alexander also noted that she did not have final cut of the film.

Reception Box office On its opening weekend, Punisher: War Zone grossed $4,271,451 in 2,508 theaters in the United States averaging $1,703 and ranking #8 at the box office. The film grossed $8,050,977 domestically, making Punisher: War Zone the lowest-grossing film based on a property, below and. It also grossed $2,049,059 internationally, bringing it to $10,100,036 worldwide, making it a comparing to its $35 million budget. Critical response Punisher: War Zone has a rating of 27% based on 101 reviews on and an average rating of 4.3 out of 10. The consensus is: ' War Zone recalls the excessively violent, dialogue-challenged actioners of the 1980s, and coincidentally feels two decades out of date.' Of the awarded the film 2 out of 4 stars, writing, 'You used to be able to depend on a terrible film being poorly made.

The Punisher: War Zone is one of the best-made bad movies I've seen.' And that the film's only flaw is 'that it's disgusting.' Clark Collis writes that 's 'character could be called the Not-Much-of-a-Learning Curveinator.' Frank Dasta of RobotBoombox.com gave the movie 0 out of 5 stars, stating, 'May God have mercy on this film's soul. Punisher: Warzone is bland, uninspired, and it missed the point of the source material entirely.

It's like these people have never even read a proper Punisher comic.' Felix Vasquez of Cinema Crazed, who loved the previous film version, gave Punisher: War Zone, wrote, 'War Zone is a better film.'

Edward Porter of the UK gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing, 'Earning an 18 certificate with its violence, the film is kids’ stuff in all other respects: over-the-top shootouts, monstrous and barking-mad villains, a bumbling sidekick and so on. Highly enjoyable tosh.' Victor Olliver of Teletext wrote, 'This is as true to a Marvel comic tale as I've ever seen - gory, serious, intense, dark and utterly psychotic.' Movie reporter Peter Hartlaub of the wrote that it is the 'best Punisher movie by far. The action is satisfying and the dark story is close to the tone of its Marvel Comics source material.' Comedian was a vocal supporter of the film since its release, calling it 'THE BEST time I've had at the movies this year.' In October 2011, Oswalt hosted a screening of the film in Los Angeles with director Lexi Alexander, and the two discussed the film in episode 20 of 's podcast Home media Punisher: War Zone was released on Region 1 and on March 17, 2009.

It was released on two different versions, a 2-disc special edition with a digital copy, and a standard version featuring both widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film. DVD sales for the film in North America (as of March 2010) was $10,454,076 in revenue from 576,151 units sold. In total, Punisher: War Zone has made $20,543,449 in box office and DVD sales, and while there are no figures yet for how much it made in DVD sales internationally, which could add to the overall figure, it is still significantly lower than the $115M amount 2004's movie made from box office and DVD sales. Video game. Retrieved June 6, 2017.

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