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The Darkness


They believed in a thing called love - you can taste it in the rhythm of their hearts

The Darkness' deeply involving adventure is complemented by a multiplayer mode that trots out a handful of the usual modes - deathmatch, capture-the-flag, etc. - but with a twist. Multiplayer matches in The Darkness enable you to play as either gun-toting humans or wall-crawling Darklings, and the Shapeshifter matches - in which you can instantly transform from human to Darkling at will - are a thing to behold.

It's difficult to find serious fault with The Darkness; we loathe its draconian just-one-save system, and the lack of controller vibration detracts a little from the experience, but it's nonetheless a stunning achievement that'll keep you riveted from its startlingly realistic opening car chase to its final, epic massacre. It's enthralling, darkly comic, shockingly visceral and able to bring you close to its characters in a way that few games do. Easily on par with greats like Condemned: Criminal Origins and Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, this is one of the best examples so far of what next-gen gaming can and should be.

You'll love
  • Strong plot and characters
  • Kickass Darkness powers
  • Heart-eating never gets old
You'll hate
  • Awkward slithering controls
  • Restrictive save system
  • Jackie's 21, but looks 36

 
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The Darkness

Genre: Shooter
Expected release date: Winter 2006
Published by: 2K Games
Developed by: Starbreeze Studios
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