arjun Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 The Darkness is an upcoming video game for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles based on the comic book of the same name. On the eve of his 21st birthday, the player takes control of Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado who is suddenly possessed by the malevolent powers of The Darkness. Although this supernatural entity allows him to wreak havoc on his enemies, the Darkness also has a powerful will of its own and Estacado must now learn how to control it. The gameplay uniquely blends both modern crime drama and supernatural horror through both first-person and third-person perspectives. The environments are highly destructible allowing players to demolish the scenery of the New York underworld to wreak vengeance on his former Mafia employers and eventually defeat the terrifying creatures of The Otherworld, a parallel reality where the Darkness dwells. Celebrity voice overs include: Kirk Acevedo (Band of Brothers, Oz) as Jackie, Mike Patton (ex-Faith No More) as The Darkness and Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) as Jenny. Gameplay At its core, the Darkness is a first-person shooter, with Estacado's skills as a hitman allowing him to make use of a wide variety of guns, from basic 9mm handguns and submachine guns to high-powered assault rifles and automatic shotguns. Estacado will primarily use these in well-lit environments, when he cannot efficiently use Darkness Powers, and of course they can also be used in conjunction with his power for maximum effect. In the dark, Estacado will be able to use his hellish ability to summon creatures and artifacts from The Otherworld and Hell itself. Some abilities include: * Summoning Darklings: Estacado's main Darkness ability is the summoning of Darklings, and as such there are twenty different darkling types (kamikaze, interrogator, ceiling ninja, fetcher, and more). Essentially they are malformed hellspawn which spring from the tainted souls of the sickest, most inhuman individuals. Darklings have spindly, muscular bodies and pointed, animalistic faces with glowing eyes and wicked fangs, and serrated claws on the tips of their limbs. They attack in packs, swarming over buildings and through windows and doorways. Though they are deadly even when unarmed, these sickening beasts often carry fearsome close-combat weapons like hacksaws and pneumatic drills, ready to tear Estacado's enemies apart at close quarters. An added benefit of the Darklings is that they can draw enemy fire away from Estacado, allowing him to progress more easily through well-defended areas. * Summoning Dark Tentacles: Dark Tentacles are huge, incredibly strong appendages which grow from Estacado's back when summoned. They can lift and throw heavy objects with ease, allowing them to smash through barricades and tear down walls to allow Estacado access to difficult-to-reach areas, and of course they have no difficulty in crushing enemy characters to a pulp. Their tough, resilient surfaces mean they can also form an effective bullet shield in front of Estacado, protecting him from harm. * Summoning Maw Tentacles: Maw Tentacles are smaller versions of Dark Tentacles and are summoned in the same way, but are used more for close combat than moving objects. They consist of long, writhing tendrils with bulging eyes that can change color and gaping jaws filled with huge dagger-like teeth, capable of ripping through flesh and bone with ease. They can be sent snaking round doorways and through air vents, their eyes feeding pictures to Estacado's eyes like spy cameras, seeking out alternate routes and enemy strongpoints. * Creating Black Holes: One of the more devastating Darkness abilities, this allows Estacado to open whirling vortices in realspace, pulling enemies and objects out of reality and trapping them forever in Hell itself. A single Black Hole opened in a room full of enemies can clear the area in moments, making it an excellent weapon when assaulting defended buildings. By: 2K Games, Starbreeze Genre: Modern Shooter Release Date: Jun 25, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Rocking Game..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anmolsc Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 The World's Most Stupid AI Award goes to Darkness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 dam gud game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 @ Anmol - Have you played Vampire Rain cos if you hadn't you wouldn't make such a statement. And just of the record, the quote button doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 it does, after clicking the quote button, click the reply button and ull see that the post which is quoted will automatically come in ur reply thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amay Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Don't kill me but I actually liked Vampire Rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackhammer06 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 The Darkness is a way better game than vampire rain.....Just look at the graphics lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMBender Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 The Darkness is practically the best game you can get for the Xbox 360 right now. Sure, it's not The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, but until BioShock comes along, I can't think of anything better to play. A-grade voice acting, gameplay that's eerily like TCoR, right down to the execution moves, and damn, the Darklings. They are the best part of the damn game, along with those Snakes. Love to see them fighting over the heart that they are BOTH trying to devour at the the same time. Pity Dark Athena got pushed back, though. Would have loved to see that come this year as well, considering TCoR is still not BC with the stupid console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Don't kill me but I actually liked Vampire Rain Drugs are bad mmmkay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pir8 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Darkness - AI is a bit bad and the online MP is very laggy. I liked the game overall and it took me 1 week to 1K. I did not like the AI much either. Rain - I loved it to 950 and hated it because of the last rank achievement which took me 6 weeks. I go for completion (1000/1000) so my views are based on every single aspect/level of the game. It could be different for people who play it a bit and toss it in a pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 darkness m enjoying this game man simply awesome story too m nearing its completion in just three days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Darkness - AI is a bit bad and the online MP is very laggy. I liked the game overall and it took me 1 week to 1K. I did not like the AI much either. Rain - I loved it to 950 and hated it because of the last rank achievement which took me 6 weeks. I go for completion (1000/1000) so my views are based on every single aspect/level of the game. It could be different for people who play it a bit and toss it in a pile. * bows down to the king * Any body who could play Vampire Rain for more than two days deserves commendation. To play it for more than 6 weeks deserves knighthood, Sir Bushpirate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gautam Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Picked up the game from landmark for 1895/- Still on the first chapter. But the intro car chase sequence was mind blowing!! Graphics and sound are awesome. But one thing i noticed is that the main character (Jackie Estacado) looks very plain and dull. Some of the side characters i've encountered so far seem to have more detailed faces and expressions than Jackie himself! All in all, looks like a very exciting game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'dash Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Picked up the game from landmark for 1895/- Still on the first chapter. But the intro car chase sequence was mind blowing!! Graphics and sound are awesome. But one thing i noticed is that the main character (Jackie Estacado) looks very plain and dull. Some of the side characters i've encountered so far seem to have more detailed faces and expressions than Jackie himself! All in all, looks like a very exciting game. Wha where?!? its available in the indian stores?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gautam Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 It must be Got it from Landmark in Bangalore . Was surprised to get it for 1895 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'dash Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Was it a genuine sealed game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gautam Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Yes! you only get authentic stuff at landmark! Quite a few Xbox 360 games were there. But their prices varied wildly. DOA4 was available for Rs 999. Then there were others for up to 2.5k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 i got this fer 1500 sealed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastAvenger Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 This game is pretty good. I have just played the demo and if i had extra cash laying around I would definitely pick this. The only down point about this game is that its pretty short, just 10 hrs according to IGN. So it kinda blows over there but over all this is one good game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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