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Part 23
Painkiller

Part 23

Complete Painkiller Part 23 walkthrough, including secret areas, tarot conditions, and tips for navigating the icy bridge and cable car.

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Complete Painkiller Part 23 walkthrough, including secret areas, tarot conditions, and tips for navigating the icy bridge and cable car.

Walkthrough
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    Collect ammo, then stand by walls as barrels fall and burst.
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    [SECRET 2] Climb the first ladder section, quick-jump around the narrow ledge to the back of the structure to find a super-health pickup.
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    Quick-jump back to the ladder and climb to the top. Eliminate the four ninjas on inaccessible roofs with stakes or shurikens, then grab armour and health. Use the small ladder against a white block for a better view of the ninjas.
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    Quick-jump down support cables onto the snowy bridge. Skate on the icy floor while avoiding ninjas and samurai spawning from both ends. Use the shotgun initially, switch to the electrodriver for large groups, and then the stakegun for remaining ninjas to collect enough souls for a Demon Morph. Collect the super-health pickup at the far end.
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    A checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) appears after the last monster is gone.
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    [TAROT CONDITION: 2 SECRET AREAS FOUND]
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    [CHECKPOINT 3]
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    [SECRET 3] Go down the stairs, collect ammo packs, then find the staircase down to the level's beginning. Run along the right side of the pipe and up the long staircase to find two holy items in a secret area at the top.
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    Go back along the pipe and up the stairs again. Step onto the cart and ride it through a door into a barrier of explosive barrels. Jump off as soon as you see the door come down to avoid death. Stake the attacking ninjas. Quick-jump up one of the sloped side ledges, preferably the left one, and run along.
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    From the ledge's end, jump onto the raised area to the left and snipe monsters with the stakegun. Watch for enemies above and behind you. Run around the outer walls to find a health pickup and mega ammo pack in the back left corner. Proceed behind the crate at the end of the lower train tracks.
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    [SECRET 4] Hug the wall and pass behind the raised corridor with the locked door to find a secret area with mega ammo packs and freezer and electrodriver ammo.
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    Continue along the narrow passage to a staircase with more stake ammo boxes. Snipe remaining monsters, dropping onto the tracks for more souls and ammo. After all monsters are dead, including those sniping from huge crates, a checkpoint appears at the bottom of a ladder. Climb the ladder, beware of new ice attacks from samurai.
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    [TAROT CONDITION: 4 SECRET AREAS FOUND]
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    [CHECKPOINT 4]
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    Ignore the falling tanks in the distance. Head into the corridor and pick off monsters with the electrodriver. Deal with spawning samurai outside and a ninja sniping from a crate.
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    [CHECKPOINT 5]
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    Engage more samurai and ninjas; shoot barrels to make it easier.
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    [CHECKPOINT 6]
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    Slide through a tunnel and get trapped. Freeze and shotgun the approaching samurai, then go through the door and hit the checkpoint.
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    [CHECKPOINT 7]
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    [SECRET 5] Run halfway up a ladder and drop onto the railing beside it. Go down the second ladder on the wall beside the fence to reach a holy item on the support beam.
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    Run back up the ladder, over the fence, and onto the first ladder, heading up to the platform above. Grab health and ammo, then drop onto the cable car roof and wait for it to move.
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    Keep moving on the cable car roof to avoid sliding off, or walk/quick-jump across the cables.
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    [SECRET 6] At the far end, jump off and climb the ladder to the roof. Grab ammo, then run to the back for more ammo, health, and armour in a secret area.
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    Go back to the ladder and down to the door. Kill the lokhi and go through the checkpoint.
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    [TAROT CONDITION: 6 SECRET AREAS FOUND]
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    [CHECKPOINT 8]
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    Grab armour and go up the stairs. Deal with spawning lohkis using the electrodriver.
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    Once the last lokhi is dead and the exit is open, the staircase you came up will reopen. Retrace your steps through the level, checking for missed secret areas. You can run along the cables at the cable car and quick-jump down the two slidey tunnels.

Level 2/5 Town Overview:

This undeady level is suitable for using stakes. The secret areas are a key focus, though the level's linearity and slow pace can be monotonous.

  • Monsters: 141 (Amputee, Lepper Monk, Witch, Zombie)
  • Gold: 600
  • Armour: 1
  • Holy Items: 4
  • Ammo: 39
  • Objects: 60
  • Secret Areas: 5
  • Tarot Card Condition: Finish the level using stakes only.
  • Recommended Card Selection:
    • Silver: Blessing / Soul Keeper
    • Gold: Fury / Speed / Time Bonus

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