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Endgame

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Somewhat fun hack-n-slash, loot grabbing. Though there are a limited number of armor options after a while.

The endgame stinks.

I love this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Im an avid gamer and this game was just what I needed. I bought Ultimate Alliance and found that game extemely annoying and boreing. But this game is a GREAT Action RPG. I started playing it at a friends house, for a good 5 hours straight. I gave it a couple of days and was wanting more so I had to buy it. Graphically not the greatest looking game, but its an action RPG, and a damn good one at that. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good Action RPG, a must have IMO. A blast with friends. I couldnt find this game anywhere but here. Thats prolly why they raised the price.

Dark Kingdom

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Not as good as the psp untold legends,
but ok

mediocre

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Talk about a waste of the ps3's hardware, the ps3 is the most advanced system out and this game looks worse then a ps2 game! The gameplay is so so for a slasher game. Please sony, bring a new everquest to the ps3!

A launch title that fails again

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is no fun, not even remotely. I tried to get into it, but its just not that great. The camera freaks out when you get close to a tree, because its always on auto-focus. The management menu is very tedious and its hard to find where your supposed to go, or to find out what your supposed to be doing. Truth is the Chamions series has accomplished what this game had hoped for. BAD GAME

Good slasher game!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The graphics in this game are not that good. God of War and Final Fantasy X from the PS2 has much better graphics than what this game has. However, if you are a die-hard fan of the slasher genre and want to go about doing mindless hacking, then this game is for you. It has a simple story, and there are a lot of enemies to slash. There are a lot of controls to get hold of, and it may take one or two levels just to understand the different controls and aspects of the game.

The graphics could have been improved. At the end, when the game finishes, there's not even a cool video to sign things off. No special features either on the DVD once you finish the game.

I would recommend this game to fans of the slasher genre and for those who do not like to solve many puzzles to finish the game. The gameplay is linear and you can beat it probably in 5 days if you dedicate 3-4 hours every day. The initial level is quite good with some good views of the outdoor environment. As the game progresses, however, a lot of the action takes place indoors and it has a lot of metallic feeling into it. Lot of gray, black, and steel colored art work.

It's not an impressive game. The replay value is a bit high because there are multiple characters involved.

Go for it if you can't find any other better game.

Mediocre at best

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Just too Hack and Slash for me. Camera angles are awkward at times. Plus I'm a xbox 360 lover, might have been better on xbox, I stll didn't like the game all that much though.

Dark Kingdom

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty decent, if you don't mind the old school graphics. The storyline in itself is interesting and you have to figure out things on your own in the game as well as fight while doing so. However, if you're looking for top notch graphics you're not going to get them in this game. But, if you're like me and grew up playing atari, then you won't mind the graphics.

The storyline is kind of slow, but it's still interesting. You will see blood in this game, and you will have to fight a lot. You can't run from some battles in this game.

Also, if you're a fan of the sixaxis controller, you're not going to be able to use it except for normal fighting. If you are wanting games where you can use the sixaxis controller for all it has to offer, then I suggest Heavenly Sword, Lair, or Harry Potter. I'm sure there are other games that will allow the use of the sixaxis, but I haven't purchased many games.

dark kingdom

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

just like everyone else complains the camara sucks on this game. other than that i love it. i havent finished it yet and i would play more but i have a one year old and its hard.

Pretty weak RPG that doesn't make good use of the PS3 hardware

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Dark Kingdom is a hack and slash RPG in the tradition of Baldur's Gate, but unfortunately the game suffers from so many drawbacks its difficult to compare it to that series in a favorable light. It's somewhat amusing to mindlessly hack away at hundreds of enemies, but it becomes tedious pretty fast and the gameplay and story do little to prop this title up.

Audience: I suppose this game is meant to appeal to fans of hack and slashers and capitalize on the fan base of games like Baldur's Gate. Dark Kingdom is an unoriginal game, and it's pretty easy to see it was modeled after Baldur's Gate and games like it.

Graphics: The graphics are okay, though I don't think they capitalized well on the PS3's power. Some of the cutscenes weren't even fully animated. The background of the levels is pretty bland and repetitive, and while there are plenty of special effects (especially while fighting using the mage), the animation falls short. I also noticed several glitches, where a character's sword would pass through another character but wouldn't show the impact, for example.

Gameplay: The hack and slash nature of this game makes combat an exercise in mashing buttons, but that's to be expected. This is a role playing game, so you can collect gear and increase your character's attributes as you level up. You can also collect 'essences' from fallen foes, some of which restore health and mana and some of which are used as a sort of currency to upgrade your gear and purchase powerups for your weapon. Beefing up a character is always fun, and Dark Kingdom was no exception, though the gear selection is pretty bland and should be considered standard fare for a game like this.

The storyline for Dark Kingdom is incredibly dull and uninteresting--a shame for an RPG. The dialog is pretty bad as well, and ranges from mildly corny to downright ludicrous.

Control: A lot of pressing the X and square buttons. It's pretty easy to control your character in this game, and it doesn't require much time to get the hang of. The camera, which swings wildly at time and often makes it difficult to see what's happening, makes this more difficult however.

Challenge: This game is not very difficult to master and, as far as I can tell, raising or lowering the difficulty just tweaks enemies' strength and doesn't do much to make the game itself more of a challenge.

Multiplayer: This game does have a 2 player coop mode, which is nice. You can also join in a group online, which I did not try.

This game is a good rental, and may be worth borrowing from someone. I personally wouldn't recommend buying it since the game is short and the replay value is probably very low. With only 3 classes to choose from (standard fare--warrior, mage, scout) it doesn't take long to expend the character possibilities (you can customize, of course, but not enough to make it worthwhile), and the world of Dark Kingdom is just not interesting enough to really get immersed in.

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