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The Suffering

The Suffering captures the disturbing and terrifying nature of the horror genre in a compelling third-person action/adventure game set in the mature and gritty world of a maximum-security prison. You'll…

82 9 March 2004

The Suffering is a shooter developed by Midway Home Entertainment, released 9 March 2004 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What The Suffering is

The Suffering is a shooter game developed by Midway Home Entertainment and released in 2004. It was published by Midway Games. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Suffering is a first-person/third-person shooter horror video game developed by Surreal Software for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. Stan Winston studios helped with the game's design. The game was published by Midway Games for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The PC version was published by Encore in North America and by Zoo Digital Publishing in Europe. In North America, the game was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in March 2004, and for PC in June of the same year. In Europe, it was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in May, and for PC in July. A port was also planned for the GameCube, but was cancelled. In 2017, the game was released on GOG.com by Warner Bros…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

The Suffering holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 91 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs.

What it launched against

The Suffering launched on 9 March 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2, Unreal Tournament 2004.

Cheats and codes

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Characters

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Quick answers

The Suffering — frequently asked questions

When did The Suffering come out?
The Suffering was released on 9 March 2004 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat The Suffering?
The main story of The Suffering takes around 12 hrs.

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