Four Fat Chicks
- Review, with screen shots.
- http://www.fourfatchicks.com/Reviews/Painkiller/Painkiller.shtml

Play.tm
- Reviewed by Luke Guttridge, score: 85%. [Windows]
- http://play.tm/story/3896

AtomicGamer
- Preview of PC version, with screen shots.
- http://www.atomicgamer.com/article.php?id=211

Gamers Hell
- Previewed by Burt Carver. "...[W]hile coming out around the same time as HalfLife 2 and Doom3 [it] is a completely different game and should appeal to the 'hordes of monsters' crowds."
- http://www.gamershell.com/articles/718.html

Game Industry News
- Reviewed by Greg Crowe, score: 5 out of 5.
- http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=442

PC Gameworld: Preview
- Preview by Zack Strongburg. "Enemies reacted quite realistically to gunfire, and their undead bodies became airborne as I unloaded on them with a machine gun."
- http://www.pcgameworld.com/previews/gamepreview.php/id/46/

WorthPlaying
- Preview, with screen shots. "...[I]f you liked Serious Sam and that style of gameplay you will have an absolute blast playing through Painkiller..."
- http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=15437

Action Trip
- Review, with screen shots. Score: 79 out of 100.
- http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/painkiller.phtml

FiringSquad
- Reviewed by Jakub Wojnarowicz, with screen shots. "It accomplishes what it sets out to do, but little else." Score: 81 out of 100.
- http://www.firingsquad.com/games/painkiller_review/

The Stratos Group
- Preview of the PC version, with screen shots. "Having now played four single-player levels of the game and two boss levels, I can say with certainty that Painkiller is an arcade shooter to watch for in 2004."
- http://www.stratosgroup.com/features/previews.php?selected=0301335464

ActionTrip
- Preview of Windows version by Uros Jojic. Includes screen shots.
- http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/painkiller_p.phtml

Wicked Toast: Preview
- By Mike Butt. "Based on looks alone, Painkiller will undoubtedly succeed."
- http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=57

GamesFirst
- By Tristan Mayshark. "The environmental detail throughout the game is decent, but in the boss arenas, special care has been taken to make for unique battles." Includes screen shots.
- http://www.gamesfirst.com/previews/tristan/painkiller/painkiller.htm