The Punisher (PlayStation 2)

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To do: This game apparently reuses elements from the then-upcoming Saints Row. Dig through the files for any noteworthy findings. Cover the [https://hiddenpalace.org/The_Punisher_(Jan_3,_2005_prototype) Spanish localization prototype]

The Punisher is a tale of an angry Italian man who kills other angry Italian men. And Japanese men. And American men. And Mercenaries. And demons. And Archie.

Unused Voice Lines#

To do: Rip and upload some of the original voice actor's lines. (And see if these lines exist in the files of the PC version.)

Found in the console versions' data is the voice lines for a different voice actor for the Punisher, a soundalike for Thomas Jane, who played the Punisher in the 2004 film adaptation. He was eventually replaced by Jane himself after his involvement was secured. Though most of these lines were removed, some of them remain and will actually play in the console versions on rare occasions. The PC version seems to have this issue fixed for the most part.

Unused/Placeholder Videos#

Present in the DATA\MOVIES\BRIEF folder on the disc are the briefing videos for all 16 missions in the game, as well as some others.

bf_apartment.bik, bf_apart.bik#

Both video files have the same contents and size. It appears to be a test of the video interference effects used in the final version.

bf_nycrack.bik#

This is an earlier version of bf_nycrk.bik, the first stage's surveillance video. Here, the camera goes from the blocked entrance of the crack house to the basement entrance, but in the final, you see the area through two different security cameras.

credits01.bik#

A placeholder credits video is in the DATA\MOVIES folder. This video features several executions that were cut from the final version due to them being excessively violent and gory.

Leftover Xbox Version Videos#

The DATA\MOVIES\BRIEF folder contains four duplicate files: BF_DRG~1.BIK, BF_HAR~1.BIK, BF_JUN~1.BIK, and BF_MAN~1.BIK (duplicates of BF_DRGBT.BIK, BF_HRB2.BIK, BF_JNGL.BIK, and BF_MANS.BIK respectively). These are actually the original Xbox versions of the videos, but the data files for the game tell it to load the smaller versions instead.

Version History#

VERSION.VER is a file that is present in the game disc's root directory. It seems to have been used at one point to track version history of builds. If the date provided for the "Punisher Dev Build" is to be trusted, then we have a good idea of when this game began development.

#Red Faction

// ----------------------------------------------------
// Version History
//
//
//
//version       build   #               comment
//-------       -----------                 -------
//$Ver x.y      $Build  z                   ""                              //mm/dd/yyyy    <comment>
//$Ver 0.1              $Build  0                   "Punisher Dev Build"                                        //07/03/2003    <started Punisher for real>

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