The Punisher is apprehended by law enforcement after killing several footmen of the
yakuza. He is transferred to Ryker's Island and interrogated by lieutenant police detectives
Molly von Richthofen and
Martin Soap. The majority of the game occurs in
flashbacks during this interrogation. First, the Punisher raids a
crack house and kills its owner
Damage by dropping him from several stories up. He is almost hit by a car upon his exit. The Punisher traces the vehicle to a
chop shop. After slaughtering the criminals there, he learns that it is owned by the
Gnucci crime family, led by
Ma Gnucci, because Carlo Duka, the shop's owner, is a Gnucci lieutenant; the Punisher drops him in a car compactor where Duka is crushed. In a subsequent mission, the Punisher kills one of Ma Gnucci's sons, Bobby, at Lucky's Bar. Ma Gnucci hires
Bushwacker to capture
Joan, a neighbor of the Punisher. The Punisher traces her to the
Central Park Zoo, where he rescues her. The next mission occurs in Grey's Funeral Home, at the mob funeral of Bobby Gnucci. The Punisher massacres the funeral party and kills Eddie Gnucci by throwing Eddie out a window and impaling him onto a spike. The Punisher then travels to the Gnucci estate to kill Bushwacker and Ma Gnucci herself. After fighting his way through Ma's remaining men, Punisher defeats Bushwacker in a gunfight. Punisher rips his weapon arm off, shoots him in the chest, and drops him from several stories up. The Punisher hunts down Ma and kills her. During the Punisher's assault at the Gnucci residence, he learns that the Gnuccis are getting drug money from Russian
mercenaries at
New York City's waterfront. At the docks, he hears that
General Kreigkopf plans to smuggle
nuclear weapons into New York City. He clears a suspected cargo ship of
white slaves but fails to find the device. After being assaulted in his apartment by a large man called
the Russian, the Punisher attacks Grand Nixon Island, his next lead on the weapon's location. On the island, the Punisher meets Colonel
Nick Fury, who helps him defeat Kreigkopf and the Russian as well as prevent the launch of the nuclear device. Both escape before the missile detonates, destroying Grand Nixon Island. Returning home, the Punisher discovers that the
Kingpin has been taking over former Gnucci
rackets. He raids the headquarters of the Kingpin's Fisk Industries, where he fights and defeats
Bullseye by throwing him out a window from the top floor of the skyscraper. Kingpin tells the Punisher that his real enemy is the Japanese yakuza. 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. The Punisher assaults the Takagi building, the home of the Eternal Sun leader, Takagi. He discovers that John Saint/
Jigsaw has infiltrated the gang, and is gaining followers. While Jigsaw is being imprisoned in Ryker's Island, the Eternal Sun is already planning to bust him out. After escaping the Takagi building, the Punisher allows himself to be captured by lieutenant Martin Soap, who has been providing information to the Punisher. He is taken to Ryker's Island, as per his plan. At this time, the flashbacks catch up to the story, and the remainder of the game takes place in the present. During the interrogation, a riot erupts in the prison. The Punisher escapes from his cell, and starts fighting his way through the inmates and remaining Eternal Sun members the Punisher left alive. He reaches the rooftop and meets Jigsaw face to face, ultimately defeating him despite the stolen Iron Man armor Jigsaw was wearing. As the Punisher leaves in a helicopter, he throws Jigsaw out, killing him. In the
post-credits scene, Bullseye is loaded onto a stretcher as the Kingpin plots his revenge against the Punisher. == Characters ==