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She's pretty, but that is about it.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: January 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

PDZ has very weak gameplay. It's just not a fun game to me. The controls are rubbish and the reticle has to be so spot on, that it's just plain tedious. Maybe I am a HALO NERD, that's fine, but I will wait for the return of the MASTER CHIEF. Ms. Dark is pretty, but she lacks heart, agility, and controllability. I think we are reaching the point in game development where companies are surrendering gameplay for graphics. PDZ makes me sad.

Jennifer Garner is way hotter

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: March 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For fans of ALIAS. This is one hell of a mediocre game. It's one of those games where you can get shot literally hundreds of times and not die (uses INFINITE HEALTH over a health pack system)... For dummies (gives you arrows on where to go if you get lost). The graphics and style are cartoonish (so bad there are windows media player visualizations in some parts). The music is lame. The story is lame. I have no emotional investment in the characters and don't care where the story is going. AI is basic in which many enemies stand out in the open waiting to be shot. Weapons are very basic, other items lame (there is a door-opening scrambling device - could never figure the thing out). I don't see anything ingenuitive or original in the game whatsoever (except that it's an FPS with a female lead - so what) - if you disagree prove me wrong. And once again, as with many next-gen titles, it uses GRAB COVER. Not much positive to say about the thing. The hard case for the LE was very nice...I don't give it a 1, because there are far worse things out there. But I cannot for the life of me understand why this is a franchise. Not really impressed by it's production company either (RARE). Maybe this next-gen release is an upgrade visually from its predecessor in the franchise, but even compared to last-gen games like Halo, Half-Life2 or Doom3 produced years ago, it just doesn't measure up. It might make for a basic introduction into an FPS for a very young person that has never played one before.

There are simply far better FPS next-gen and last-gen titles out there for the 360.

This game is actually fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have read a lot of bad reviews and a lot of good reviews on this game. It is not a bad game at all. If you like first person shooters you have to pick this game up. All those bad reviews are people that hate FPS i bet. The first few levels just look like any other sci-fi FPS, but then you get to the jungle level and the game looks and feels amazing. The level design is great in the jungle level and so on. The game is long also. I recommend it!

PDZ Is Good Shooter, But Rare Can Do Better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have been waiting for this game to come out for six years (boy has Rare ever gotten lazy), and I must say that for the most part PDZ has made the wait worthwhile. Sometimes I wondered if this prequel to the Nintendo 64 smash hit Perfect Dark would ever see the light of day. Originally planned as an early second-party title for the first Xbox, PDZ has finally arrived - and it is definitely one of the killer apps for the 360 so far (also buy Call of Duty 2 and Project Gotham Racing 3 - they're great).

GRAPHICS: 5/5 -
If you are looking for a game that will really impress your friends, buy this game. The environments are silky smooth, the guns and gadgets are first-rate. The only thing that could have looked a little better are the enemy character models, but really the visuals of PDZ are so smooth that you won't care what your enemies look like - especially when theyr're as smart as the a.i. in this game.

AUDIO: 4/5 -
Set in the near future, PDZ offers all of the techno, synthetic "future-ee" sounds you would expect. The sound effects - gunfire, footsteps, etc. - are top notch in their own regard. If you are lucky enough to have a tv or receiver that has digital capabilities, the difference is amazing, and actually more noticeable than I thought it would be. But, believe me when I say that the 360 games sound great no matter which connection you use.

CONTROL: 5/5 -
The controls are fantastic - as long as you swith out of the default settings. The default controls simulate those from the original Perfect Dark, which now feel miserably outdated and clumsy - inverted look controls where you push down to look up and using the right stick to navigate just don't compare to the newer setting revolutionized by Halo. When I started the first mission and realized how bad the controls were, I went to the options menu and selected the second control scheme - which you will notice by its name is the original intended layout for the game. Needless to say, after making the switch the game controlled like a hot knife through butter. The only actions that seems to be difficult to pull off effectively (like triggering a infrared motion sensor) are the stealth "gymnastics" (my word, not Rare's) to slip between infrared laser grids. No matter how many times I've tried, I can't seem to start from a position that allows me to slip through undetected like the move is supposed to. If you are a big fan of the Halo series, you will feel right at home in PDZ with the secondary control scheme.

VALUE: 4/5 -
Other than Project Gotham Racing 3 this is the only 360 title that can be owned for $50 (as long as you opt for the standard edition - special edition in the pretty metal case ala Halo 2 goes for sixty bucks). The only thing that could make PDZ more worth it is if Rare had employed a better, actually involving story line like it did in the previous edition. The story for PDZ is enough for it to get by on, but fans of the original who are expecting the same movie-like treatment may be disappointed. Otherwise, this is THE app to get for 360 if you are only planning buying one, or if you can only budget for one title - as long as you are old enough to buy it / play it. If you can't get PDZ but crave some shooting action fear not, because Call of Duty - rated T for teen - is also available.

OVERALL: 4.5/5 -
It seems that all of the action-game hype has been focused on Call of Duty 2, but PDZ is entitled to its share of the spotlight. While the story is lacking, the action itself is so engaging that you could play just one level over and over with the different weapon/gadget configurations available and not get bored.

Fun Shooter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I personally really like this game. For those of you that are very used to Halo 2 there's a little bit of getting used to because the controls are not as fast or as tight for that matter. Also there's very little auto-aim but that's a good thing because it's going to push your skill a little more. The campaign mode is pretty fun, though it's not the best story I've come across. I recommend playing co-op, seems more fun when you have a friend playing with you anyways. The main part of this game has to be the multiplayer. If you got LiVE go on find a game and start fragging. You can go in alone or split screen with some friends. If you don't have LiVE or there aren't enought people online for some reason, you can always add bots (you can adjust their skill level as well) to fill in the gaps. The game has an awesome array of weapons to choose from, pretty much all have a modern design with cool secondary features so most of the weapons are fun to use. If you're an FPS fan you should play this game just for the multiplayer factor :)

So, So

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Not the best game out there, some fun action, but overall this is not the best game in the world. In fact, I was very disappointed with how boring this game is. My friend and I are playing the coop mode and we can't play for more than an hour at the time. If you have an extra $20 around, but this, if not I wouldn't waste my time.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was really good because the game play was amazing. The graphics and weapons were a huge improvement from the orginal. the secondary in the weapons were all really unqiue and useful. The only thing I had a problem with was the voice acting and the plot holes. I liked it better when Joann Dark was a full agent and was bothered by her dad. Otherwise, it was pretty good.

Perfect Dark Zero

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game on November 22nd, when the Xbox 360 first came out. I liked it at first. I liked going level through level doing the missions BUT, the game is ONLY 13 missions? What trash is that? That is WAY to short in my opinion, but thats just me. Fun wise, this game is pretty fun, the guns and shooting is good. Could have been a little better but good enough. Good choice and range of guns. Good choice of missions and they make sense etc. The single player I think is better than the multiplayer, I wasnt shocked when playing the multiplayer it isnt nothing.

So get this ONLY, if you want a decent shooter, a game that is long enough, I RECOMMEND DEFINTAELY that you "RENT" this game first and foremost. Dont buy it first, RENT IT. I bet if your a good enough gamer you could beat this within 5 days lol easily. I beat it in ONE day so there you go.

Graphics - 5/5
Gameplay - 4/5
Longetivity - 2.5/5
Overall - 3/5

Not Perfect

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Perfect Dark Zero is one of the launch games for the X-box 360. First of all, launch games rarely take advantage of the full power of new consoles. Perfect Dark Zero is no exception. The biggest complaint is that the story mode is really cheesy and almost no fun to play. You get treated to a lot of pointless story plots and poor dialog which is so bad you might want to turn the sound off while you play. The character design is also really spotty, and I feel that they could have done a better job on a next generation console.

On the plus side, the deathmatch option is a lot of fun. The scale and design of the maps is wonderful and they look beautiful. You can also mix up the multiplay by adding bots. Since most people use FPS for deathmatch rather than the story mode, I can recommend picking this up until something better comes along.

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. The online play is virtually flawless. And I has a good one player story-line. I highly recommend this game if you like first person shooters.

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