The expansion pack of this destructive PS3 hit is due soon, and it seems that it’ll come with quite a few features. Click through for the official press release and more images from this exciting piece of content.
OVERVIEW
The PAIN expansion pack is more PAINful than ever! This time, we are leaving Downtown and headed to the AMUSEMENT PARK! New to PAIN is online multiplayer mode play and 5 crazy modes to enjoy. The AMUSEMENT PARK still has the same creative, skill-driven comedic experience that presents players with the unique opportunity to control and capture the irreverent style of humor found in slapstick movies and online video clips. But now you are in a whole new PAIN-filled environment!
The Amusement Park keeps the same core, unique PAIN mechanic which allows the player to load characters into an extreme launching device, (this time a broken ride). Fire the character through physics controlled environments such as the “Tilt-a-Hurl, Deuces Wild, and Booty of the Sea”.
Receive points by stringing together PAINful collisions and inducing chaos in the environment. The player must achieve a wide variety of goals and / or reach various scoring milestones in each of the different modes of play. As challenging as it is funny, PAIN includes online leaderboards and has trophy support so you can see where you rank between your friends and throughout the world.
New Modes for PAIN Amusement Park include:
HOT n COLD: A single player puzzle game where the player must find the hidden teddy bear target within the Amusement Park. Each teddy bear detonated by the player returns a message of Hot or cold giving the player clues to the location of the hidden bear.
Clown Toss: A single player game based on Mime Toss. Glass planes are replaced with exploding barrels and the floating Mime is replaced with a Clown bouncing on a pogo stick.
Fun with Explosives: A multi-player game for up to 4 different players. Launch into an environment and attempt to detonate as many explosives as possible.
Trauma: A multi-player game mode that challenges players to cause as much pain to themselves and others as possible. Think the game Go head-to-head with friends and see if they can make all the same elaborate launches.
Call the Shot: A multi-player game mode that lets players challenge each other by choosing a set of two to four objects to hit in a single launch. The more difficult the shot, the more points the challenged player will earn.







meh this should be free, shipping with only one map crazy
Comment by carl(threespeech censored me) — Jul 18, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
I disagree, carl “t.c.m”, Travis Williams & the rest of the development team need rewarding for all the effort they are putting into this title.
I have tried the additional map variant “Block Party” & still prefer going back to the original “Downtown” layout, but I am certainly looking forward to playing in the “Abusement Park”.
There are now plans to add content from the “PAIN Labs” facility they have set-up:
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OK, so how does this relate to PAIN Labs and what the heck are they? Well, Mime Toss and every other Mode you play now came from such experiments and lots of trial and error. So, what if you were able to see some of that? Wouldn’t it be kinda cool to see some of the bizarre things that Idol Minds does with PAIN behind the scenes. Well, with PAIN Labs, you’ll see just that.
Basically, PAIN Labs are going to be very small areas where Idol Minds practice their bizarre craft. Ever wanted to throw an exploding teddy bear at a huge stack of precariously stacked cinder blocks? You can do it in PAIN Labs. Ever imagined launching a character into a group of bicyclists riding around a track…with a clown on a pogo stick thrown in for good measure? OK, you should probably seek help for that, but even so, you can do it in PAIN Labs.
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This should be a great addition for testing the physics engine & experimenting with destructible objects.
Anything reported to them that proves interesting may well also lead into further expansion of the title.
BFN,
fp.
Comment by fanpages — Jul 18, 2008 @ 7:03 pm
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Pingback by fat princess — Jul 19, 2008 @ 11:11 am
All depends on pricing, but they should definately charge something for it.
Comment by VoodooCharlie — Jul 19, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
GBP 3.49 for the “Amusement”/”Abusement Park” & GBP 0.69 each for the three new characters.
You get the Trophy Support & the “PAINLabs” add-ons for free in the “PAIN™” Version 1.89 Update (325Mb) now available for download.
Online multiplayer has been put back for a while…
BFN,
fp.
Comment by fanpages — Sep 11, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
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