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NOT Perfect, not anywhere close...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: December 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Let me start off by saying, if your looking for a game that is visually amazing and not much else then Perfect Dark: Zero (PDZ) is a good addition to your collection. The original Perfect Dark was a giant leap forward for fans of First Person Shooters (FPS). Its ingenuity in weapon designs, fully customizable multiplayer, addictive single player, and amazing stat tracking almost made it a mandatory buy.

Sadly, PDZ for the 360 is just a shadow of its predecessor in every aspect except the obvious next-gen visuals.

STORY: To be blunt, the only story in PDZ is, well nevermind. The plot here is minimal at best, if your looking for a good story driven FPS game play Half Life 2 or FEAR. Story line is like the laces on a football, you dont really need it to throw, but it sure helps. 3/10

VISUALS: Hands down, this is the best looking CONSOLE shooter I've seen besides Call of Duty 2. Unfortunately, this is the only bullet in the gun for this game. Graphically this is what I invisioned for next-gen video games. It can only get better from here. 9/10

GAMEPLAY: This is the egg in the omelet for me. Disappointment is the only word that comes to mind with this title. Topping off my list of complaints would be the atrocious aiming, and the unbelievable amount of bullets an enemy takes to kill. This is true for multi and single player modes, and its unadjustable. Sensitivity settings for the aiming problems do not help at all. If you like games where its all about hitting enemies in the head then the single player gameplay shouldn't bug you, good luck.
Lastly, there is no I in A.I. Your enemies have two modes, either charge or stand still, shooting with relentless accuracy. Rarely do they take cover, but they never need to, they can shoot an eyelash of your cheek and can take more hits than an Abrams tank. The only saving grace for this game is the co-op, I had more fun with this than with anything else. I could go on, but I'll save you the headache for when you play it. 2/10

OVERALL: I can say that I did have fun with PDZ for a few hours. And you can bet that I gave this game the benefit of the doubt, because I am a very bias Xbox player and loved the original PD. But with everything thats wrong with the gameplay it just doesnt earn my 60 dollars it took. It seems a little unfinished. If you want my honest opinion, buy Call of Duty 2 or wait for Ghost Recon Warfighter or Gears of War. Rare has done better, too bad it was 10 years ago. OVERALL 5/10

Challenging and Fun, but Some Faws.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game as a launch title the same time that I bought my Xbox 360 and I've been working on it off and on ever since.

PROS: I actually enjoyed the game a good deal and I'm not usually a huge fan of First-Person Shooters (FPS). The graphics on this game are very, very nice, if a little over-shiney in some parts. I think the part that I liked the most and that I hope is adopted by future game designers is the way that missions change from one difficulty setting to the next. Rather than just making your enemies stronger, increasing the difficulty adds more objectives to your missions, so it feels like a more expanded game. The multiplayer games also have the capability to run up to 15 bots, so you don't always need to go online to play Deathmatch or Capture the Flag.

CONS: The storyline is pretty bland and little bit strange. The aiming can be a little bit difficult until you get the hang of it. The multiplayer isn't up to par with games like Halo 2, but its still a lot of fun, in my opinion.

SUMMARY: I've enjoyed the game quite a bit so far and I hope that I can eventually work my way through all the difficulty levels, but we'll see. Just a warning, if you're obsessed with Achievements and your Gamerscore, you may want to avoid this game because some of the Achievements are really, really hard to get.

Limited edition not all that special, but a fun game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I don't really see the point in getting this game in limited edition packaging, it's not like it's a major game like Halo or something of that level.

The game:
It's a fun game to play, the story line is decent and although I think it to be a bit short in length for the story it was a good game none the less.

Online play:
This is the games strong point. The online play is fun, the weapons are pretty cool. The fly by wire kind of missles are always a blast to come up on the other players and BAM they explode. Some people get a little too crazy with the sniping aspect of it but other than that it's still good to pop in and play from time to time.

awsome first person shooter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: June 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this is defenitly a top notch shooter right there with halo
as far as the campaighn goes the multiplayer i haven't had a chance to try

but get this game it's amust for the xbox 360

Horrible just plain sucks....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 18
Date: March 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game plainly sucks...the graphics are not that good and the gameplay is just stupid...I don't understand what all the hype is about and honestly you can find much better games in other titles...horrible...just plain horrible.

OMFG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

OMFG, awsomeness, f the single player. lol if u buy a game purely for the single player, when its meant as an online game(cough*halo2*cough), then go dig a hole in the middle of some god-forsaken country like osama and saddam, and please never call yourself a gamer...ever.infact it'd be best if u just never even thought about games again. ONLINE BABY, thats where the money is at. yes i agree the single player was lacking but who cares, honestly, thats not where the replayability is, so F that ppl. just buy it and have fun, stop hatin on a good game.

Horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: December 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I purchased this game I had high hopes for it. I was a big fan of its two predecessors (Perfect Dark and Golden Eye, both on the N64). I was expecting this game to be similar and as much as fun as both those were.

I was very badly disappointed.

The biggest problem with this game its controls. The default sensitivities for the game had me running around like a wild monkey. I've never had to adjust the sensitivities in any game before. Even though I adjusted the sensitivities for movement and looking, I couldn't change the sensitivities for the triggers. If you want to fire your gun, you need to pull the trigger ALL the way in. It is very easy to forget to do this, and you stand around pointing your gun but never actually shooting. This is especially bad with pistols where you need to pull the trigger rapidly to fire rapidly.

In addition to the bad control setup, the new "features" hurt the game and should been excluded. One new feature is the ability to do a forward roll. Yes, very cool fun to watch and then it gets very annoying. I'm sorry, but I do not really enjoy playing a game in which my enemies are just somersaulting around.

Another new feature is the "cover" ability. Basically get in just the exact right spot, hit the A button and your character will take cover. This will take you out of the typical 1st person view, and allow you to see your enemies without being seen. You then pop-out and shoot the enemies and can duck back to reload. Yes, I will admit it is a handy feature, and is great in single player. However, in multiplayer it gives a huge advantage to those who play the game regularly. I purchased this game primarily because I enjoy battling my friends in multiplayer, some of played more than others. The advantage of playing a lot was not that significant. In Perfect Dark Zero, those of us who knew where all of the places to "cover" were dominated everybody else. Personally, I enjoy games where everybody stands a relatively equal chance of winning.

In addition to these main gripes, the guns do a pitiful amount of damage for the number of rounds they have. You cannot "aim" without zooming on guns with scopes. You cannot carry a horde of weapons. Yes, some people might see that as being realistic. I expected this to be a game where fun trumps realism. I expect games like Call of Duty 2 to have painful realism, not a multiplayer shooter you play with your friends, fun should come first.

not worth your time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 28
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Theres no significant difference between this and the n64 version. Controls are pretty much the same and the graphics aren't very impressive either. This is only worth it for the die hard perfect dark fan. If your just looking for a good game - save your money for a different release

i know i cant play it yet but

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i picked up my copy of this game today because i reserved it so i opened it and the game looks AMAZING there are so many different guns but the dvd it comes with cant be watched on normal dvd players only the Xbox 360 but overall it looks very good

Jennifer Garner is much prettier

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 19
Date: February 21, 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... For dummies (gives you arrows on where to go if you get lost). The graphics and style are a bit cartoonish (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. 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. And once again, as in 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.

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