Frank Castle has always been one of those comic characters we guiltily embrace, not because he’s consistently well-written, or well-drawn, or really all that interesting, but because he’s essentially a walking collection of clichés. He’s the vigilante we all admire, facing impossible odds and relying on brains, brawn, and simple firepower to wage his one-man war against evil. In short, he’s the perfect comic character for both movies and video games, though adaptations for both have been accomplished with only middling success. Now that the bitter taste of The Punisher: War Zone has left our mouths, gamers can download The Punisher: No Mercy from the Playstation Network.
No Mercy is a FPS developed by Zen Studios for the PS3. On paper, this already seems like a winning formula, but it sounds even better when you learn that the game features a number of unlockable characters and equipment that will appeal to fans of the comic. However, the problem with Zen Studios’ latest title is that it doesn’t feel quite like a final product. Instead, it comes across as a game that’s been released a couple of months too early—though it still has the potential to become better.
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