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Games/The Darkness/Reviews
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The Darkness
On his 21st birthday, Jackie Estacado gets possessed by an entity known as The Darkness. After getting into trouble with the Mafia, Jackie finds himself on the run, trying to protect the people most important to him.
The Wise Guys Horror Show
First-person shooters and survival horror games typically don’t mix too well, though that has not stopped attempts to make it happen. Take weird experiments like Resident Evil Survivor and Dead Aim, s… Read more
Easily most underrated fps last gen
Game is just incredible. Atmosphere, characters, music. Just everything. The story always have me hooked when I replay the game. Sure it can get a little clunky at times but with the right mindset, it… Read more
Flaws aside, The Darkness is a game you really should play.
The Short Pros - Fast paced, visceral experience with a mix of shooting with guns and using the titular Darkness - Voice acting is fantastic throughout - While script gets wonky at times, it is extrem… Read more
A 21st birthday worth remembering.
You would assume the script has been taken straight out of Hollywood. It features an engaging storyline, superb voice acting and intense action. It’s known as The Darkness which has been developed by… Read more
Unfortune sidestep from starbreeze
The darkness is a game that tries to be something else then what it is. Graphics 3 STARS: This game is supposed to be played in the dark. Not that you're going to turn off your own light but you are g… Read more
The First Person Action Adventure
I have been sitting on this game review for a while now. Essentially, I don’t know how to describe this game. At its core, it is a first person shooter. However, in my mind there is a strong case to b… Read more
"The only thing that matters... is you, Jenny."
The Darkness is an interesting game. In The Darkness I find a quandary - it's a game that's well produced in some areas but desperately lacking in others. It's a mafia tale with a science fiction twis… Read more
Step into the darkness.
The darkness is an FPS created by the same studio that made The chronicles of riddick. And it just happens to be a great shooter with a fantastic story. In the game you play as jackie estacado, the ga… Read more
Pretty Good!
Let me just say that when I first saw the darkness, I was skeptical about it, but when I saw it in play, it blew me away. When I finally got my hands on it, it did not disappoint. Based on the late 80… Read more
Brutal...with a story!
Even if you aren't a fan of the comics, I would still recommend giving this game a try. The Darkness powers are fun to use (especially Creeping Dark, which is a snake thing that you can use to remotel… Read more
Massive potential, massive letdown.
The Darkness is like a car. It's a car that was built from scratch with all of the best car parts from all of the different cars. Unfortunately, since they're all from different cars, they don't fit t… Read more
Charlie Murphy! Darkness!
I was thinking about how I still need to play through the 360 version of Chronicles of Riddick , not enough time these days, so soon hopefully. Then it made me think of the last game I played from the… Read more
Different, but that doesn't make it good
The Darkness is based on a comic book that no one has ever heard of, and drawing from it’s source material has a different gameplay take on the traditional first person shooter. Namely your character… Read more
Bold, atmospheric, but technically mediocre
The Darkness starts off pretty well. It’s New York City – present day – and you play Jackie Estacado, a young button-man working for the local mafia don, your beloved Uncle Paulie. On the eve of your… Read more
Boring.
Let me start this review off by saying that I went into this game with extremely high expectations, considering this is the next game made by Starbreeze, developers of the incredible Chronicles of Rid… Read more
Overrated.
I was looking forward to this game so much. Its dark, its gritty, and its creative. Turns out, that's about all it has. The graphics are good enough. If I had to say anything bad about it I guess it w… Read more
Well scripted, gritty & mature FPS with few but sizeable faults.
A highly hyped release all the way back from when the 360 first launched, The Darkness is a FPS which despite it's positives found itself overshadowed (excuse the pun) by other such grade A++ titles i… Read more
impaling!
Kind of an under-the-radar title, which you can find on trade-in racks for cheap, this is actually a very fun ride. Sparing you most of the story summary, which you can find anywhere, you play Jackie… Read more
A very good shooter with fantastic production values.
The Darkness is a FPS from Starbreeze, the developers of Chronicles of Riddick. In the game you play as Jackie Estacado. On the night of his twenty-first birthday, Jackie finds out he's being possesed… Read more
The most unique game you will play this gen
The Darkness. A game about a mobster who receives this terrible curse, "The Darkness". Plot: You play as the protagonist, Jackie Estacado. You are a hitman for a big mob family. On your 21st birthday… Read more
Consumes You
Killer mutant snake's that spring out of your back and devour hearts of your dead enemies? How could you possibly go wrong with that? You cant. In The Darkness you take the role of Jackie the ex-mobst… Read more
A Dark and Gritty romp through poorly built gunplay
Of the many games released on the last generation of consoles, few were as influential as The Chronicles of Riddick. The hard work of actor Vin Diesel and developer Starbreeze payed off with a game th… Read more
A decent shooter with a great story.
The Darkness is a game that does many things right. The story is very entertaining, and it is a shining example of how voice acting can be done well in a video game. There are a lot of Starbreeze touc… Read more
Alone in The Darkness
This review of an Xbox 360 game ain't what you were expectin'. However no one was expecting a good shooter based on New York gang tensions from the same studio in Sweden that brought us that one Xbox… Read more
One of the best singleplayer experiences on 360
I have been excited for this game since I saw the trailer showing off the story and it was so well crafted that I knew the game would also be just as well crafted. The Darkness's story is amazing you… Read more
Out Like a Light
The First-Person Shooter genre is quite an interesting topic of conversation. Ask around, and you’ll find many people who feel that the genre is full of games that are cut from the same cloth as one a… Read more
An action-packed, violent, and tight shooter package.
The Darkness is one of those games that no one expects to be THAT good, but I was very suprised when I played it. The game as a whole is very cohesive and well-done, I am suprised by the quality of su… Read more
The Darkness
The Darkness is based on a comic by Top Cow Productions, although it seems significantly different in visual style. Starbreeze Studios reworked the concept to work better in a first person shooter, an… Read more