These can also be dual wielded but only when another is available to pick up from the environment, as Frank cannot carry more than one and cannot reload them until ammo is depleted, at which point the second weapon is dropped.

When in close combat, Frank can grab an enemy, taking them as a human shield and performing a simple interrogation or a one-button "quick kill".

When this mode is activated, Frank gains movement speed and puts his guns away, wielding combat knives which can be thrown at enemies or used to violently dispatch them in close quarters.

He is then transferred to Ryker's Island and interrogated by police detectives Molly von Richthofen (Julie Nathanson) and Martin Soap (Michael Gough).

First, the Punisher raids a crack house and eventually kills its owner Damage (Steven Blum) by dropping him from several stories above the ground.

After being assaulted in his apartment by a large man called the Russian (Darryl Kurylo), the Punisher attacks Grand Nixon Island, his next lead on the weapon's location.

He raids the headquarters of the Kingpin's Fisk Industries, where he fights and defeats Bullseye (Steven Blum) by throwing him out a window from the top floor of the skyscraper.

The Punisher learns that this group of Yakuza are called the Eternal Sun, and they are trying to control remaining Gnucci and Russian crime operations.

The Punisher then visits Stark Towers, a facility owned by Tony Stark/Iron Man, after learning that the Eternal Sun are attempting to steal some high tech weapons and armor.

Also present are several characters from the Welcome Back, Frank storyline such as detectives Martin Soap and Molly von Richthofen, the Punisher's neighbors Joan and Spacker Dave, Ma Gnucci, The Russian and General Kreigkopf.

[29] Maxim contributor Gene Newman opined in his review that this game "[made] the Grand Theft Auto series look like Super Mario Kart".

[28] Detroit Free Press gave the Xbox version a score of three stars out of four and stated: "This isn't a game that requires a lot of skill.

But if you can get past the gore, it's a rarity in the comic book world: a game that stays true to the original work and doesn't stink".

[27] The Sydney Morning Herald, however, gave the game a score of three stars out of five and called it "dark, violent and derivative, but nowhere near as flawed as the movie".

Much like Manhunt 2, the developers made slight censors to the deaths found within special "interrogation" scenes by rendering them in black and white in order to reduce their visual impact.