A complete list of codes, unlockables and gameplay hints
By Calin Ciabai, Games Editor
7th of February 2008, 13:48 GMT
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The Punisher is a 2005 action game which stars the Marvel Comics vigilante, The Punisher. After his family was murdered by the mafia, Frank Castle devoted his life to the punishment of those who do evil to others.
Players take control of the vigilante hero to track down criminals and make them pay for their deeds. The game's story is a loose mixture of the 2004 film, as well as the 2000 mini-series, Welcome Back, Frank, written by Garth Ennis and penciled by Steve Dillon (with the title character designed to look like Dillon's depiction of the character), wherein the Punisher has no aversion to committing acts of extreme (if not gratuitous) violence. A mobile phone game based on this series was also released. (Wikipedia)
CHEATS
Create a new profile with V PIRATE as a case-sensitive name, including the space. All missions, challenge modes, punishment modes, armory, war journal stuff, comic covers, concept art, flashbacks, movies, skins and cheats will be unlocked. Please note: Style points will not be awarded while this code is enabled.
Skins
Select the "Extras" option at the main menu. Select the "Cheats" option, then "Unlock Skin". Type one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.
Codes
2000 skin - CEILINGFAN
1990 skin - WOODCHIPPER
1980 skin - NAILGUN
UNLOCKABLES
Unlock cheats
Get a gold medal rank on the indicated level to unlock the corresponding cheat in an apartment sub-menu. Please note: You cannot progress in the game if any cheats are enabled.
Crazy Deaths - Lucky's Bar
Gun Splitters - Crack House
Unlimited Ammo - Pier 74 Revisited
Invulnerability - All levels
No Reloads - Stark Towers
One Shot Kills - Ryker's Island
Unlimited Slaughter - Takagi Building
Concept art - Get at least a bronze medal rank on each level.
Comic covers - Successfully complete challenge and punishment modes to unlock all comic covers.
Weapons - Successfully complete the indicated level to unlock the corresponding weapon.
.40 caliber submachine gun - Gnucci Estate
.45 caliber machine pistol - Chop Shop
.50 caliber semi-automatic pistol - Igor Baltiysky
5.56mm machine pistol - Grey's Funeral Home
5.56mm assault rifle - Central Zoo
5.7mm submachine gun - Fisk Industries
7.62mm assault rifle - Pier 74
Anti-tank weapon - Pier 74 Revisted
Auto shotgun - Takagi Building
Battle rifle - Stark Towers
Flame thrower - Igor Baltiysky
Grenade launcher - Pier 74
Hand cannon - Gnucci Estate
Machine gun - Grey's Funeral Home
Revolver - Lucky's Bar
Sniper rifle - Grand Nixon Island
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Defeating Bullseye In the Fisks Industries level, you must fight someone called Bullseye. Bullseye is a hired bodyguard for the Kingpin. He is called that because he is always 100% when using weapons, even with a firearm. You cannot hit him on the body. He wears advanced armor that cannot be penetrated. His only weakness is his head. Just shoot him there. Do not stand there for more grenades to appear to throw or for use with the assault rifle's grenade launcher. Once Bullseye is defeated in stage 1, he will run to the elevator and disappear. In stage 2, you should be in a room with a nail gun interrogation and a lot of boarded up beams. Stage 2 will commence once he says "Hey Frank, about time you got here". Use the same strategy as before. Always aim for his head. Once his life is reduced to a certain point, you can move on. Eventually you should finally encounter him in Kingpin's office. Do the same thing here. Once he has no remaining energy, you have defeated him.
Defeating Bushwacker To defeat Bushwacker you must do two things. First, aim for his head and fire. Eventually, his glasses will fall off. Once, his glasses are off it is a free for all as long as you have some flashbangs. If you do not have flashbangs, then just kill some henchmen and they will drop some. Begin launching flashbangs near Bushwacker and he will get disoriented. When he starts moving around like he is drunk, start shooting him. He will begin to fire his weapon, but most of the time he is inaccurate. He eventually will die after enough damage is taken.
Defeating the chopper at Stark Towers When you reach this part of the level, you may be compelled to take the sniper rifle to your left. You can if desired, but it is not required. If you want to get out quick, run to the middle rock near the edge (where the chopper is flying). You will find an anti-tank launcher (rocket launcher) and what may be an unlimited ammo cache. Try to aim for the man with the rocket launcher in the chopper (usually on the right). After you hit him, keep firing missiles at the chopper. Make sure that you strafe (or at least keep moving), as there are snipers in almost all directions around you.
Tank battle Be quick about it -- tanks cannot take damage from weapons that use bullets. Look to your right to see a grenade launcher next to a box. Pick it up and stand behind the crates. Fire 40mm grenades on the tank. Its health is at the top. Try not to stand in the open when you fight it under the hard difficulty setting. It will take a lot of damage. You must be extremely fast to destroy it if you want to keep the gold medal. You will score at least 5,000 points if you manage to destroy it.
Scared or disgusted enemies If you get close enough (just slightly further than the Quick Kill/Grab point) an enemy will sometimes (especially in the earlier levels) back off, wave his hands as if to say "don't shoot" then say similar to "It-- it's you!!!!"; giving you time to shoot him. Also, sometimes by performing a quick kill near another enemy, sometimes they will put a hand over their mouth as though they are about to vomit, and say something similar to "I think I'm gonna be sick!" or "Oh my God!" followed by a vomiting sound. This also gives you some extra time to shoot the enemy. Please note: This does not work on all Yakuza gang members.
Here is a video that has both a nice cutscene and some rough gameplay: