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Not a great game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: March 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is game is OK. It's not as fun as the other reviewers say it is. The glaive is pretty weak as a weapon. The level designs are nice and the graphics are OK. I would not really recommend this game. If you are looking for a much better game, I would highly recommend Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. I am a little disappointed with Dark Sector.

Poor production quality with lack-luster dialogue and characters

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

need to start off by saying. RENT BEFORE YOU BUY. I was so excited for this game to come out and received a $10 off coupon from Amazon for being such a game crack-head. What could possibly go wrong... And the answer to that is oh so much.

The game starts off good with some nice water effects. Then enters Hayden which by my standards looks like a complete tool. How in the world did creative OK this character model? As we all know Hayden then becomes infected which might make the game awesome, but sadly it doesn't. The glaive is incredibly weak and has such a short range of attack. Hayden would have been better off with a mutated arm that shot orange Nerf balls.

A few more things set this game back. Crappy models and textures being a big deal. Extremely dark areas prevent you from going any further until you blindly stumble onto a pitch black web wall. And my biggest gripe. The WORST AI I have ever witnessed. Don't get me wrong, Resident Evil's waves of zombies are great but Dark Sector's zombies just become stupidly annoying.

Again rent before you buy, or just plain avoid.

Extremely disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am surprised this game gets the decent reviews it does. The good first: Great graphics. The game looks stunning for what it is. It controls fairly good as well. However that is where it ends. The gameplay is utterly frustrating it takes forever to beat waves of enemies and even after you get the aftertouch for the glaive it is still an inefficient weapon. The story is essentially incoherent. There are random zombies. No explanation is given as to why zombies suddenly appear. it's as though the developers said "let's throw some zombies into the game just to spice it up, and let's make them really annoying" I gave Dark Sector a good 3 hours and just said screw it. Skip this if you don't like frustrating games.

Not Bad to play

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

i bought the game but didn't played it ,till the demo released & i tried it ,well...they can do better than that but the graphic was great ,fun to play...if someone want to buy something else he/she should rent it ,if not u can buy it .

Its fun but could use some work...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm pretty sure I'm near the end of Dark Sector. Overall it's a real fun game, but it could use some work. I agree with another review I read where they said the glaive is too weak at times. Sometimes you'll toss the glaive right into a biohazardous creatures face and it will still be alive. Another thing they could work on is the close combat. There isn't enough variation in the melee "finisher" kills. Also, when your fighting an enemy at close range, hand to hand, the sense of impact and variety of moves seems limited. One other thing is the cover system, there are a lot of items that you just can't take cover behind or vault over, and it can be kind of annoying. All of that aside it's a fun game with some new elements of gameplay. The elemental charge for your glaive is very cool and unique. The aftertouch, although very similar to heavenly sword is very cool too, the elemental explosion is very cool too. The game also has a lot of boss battles that are very fun. Overall Dark Sector is a good game, it just could use some tweaking. If they took a little more time and refined it a little more a sequel could be amazing.

Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have played just 2 levels of this game, and so far, it is pretty fun. I love 3rd person shooters, and this game adds a new twist to it, the "glaive". it is awesome to use it. The only negative point of this game is the cover system... sometimes, you can shoot through the walls. I will see how the game continues, but so far, I would recommend it.

Enjoyable but needs minor fixing!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have to say, putting this game into my console then playing it on a sony 50 inch hdtv 1080p is pretty nice. I love the dark eerie, feeling it portrays. The combat system is a bit lame, not to many options with the moves. But overall this game is alot of fun, it has a nice gears of war run and gun type of style. It's worth the purchase!

As Good As Expected

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ever since I saw the trailer for this game I knew I just had to have it. I'm not a fan of first person shooters so I was pleased when I saw this was a third person.

The overall idea of the game is a good one. No intro scene showing you how Hayden mutated into the hero he is, instead you play out the transformation. Level one being your training ground and introduction to the system, the black and white look was a great idea from the designers. Level two sees the start of the transformation and the game switches to color.

When you get to use the Glaive for the first time, it feels a little weak but soon you will earn new skills in using the weapon. Later on, you will get the ability to control the Glaive in flight and this is when it becomes valuable. The best way I found to get to grips with its controls was to clear an area of enemies and then spend some time throwing it around. Controlling the Glaive using the motion sensor was cumbersome so I switched that off and used the right stick. I found I was more accurate using this method.

Graphically, the game is awesome and a welcome addition to my game collection. My only complaint (and the reason for only four stars) is the annoying camera angle. When a number of enemies attack you from multiple directions, it can be hard to move the camera around to get a good shot. I had to redo some sections due to a soldier shooting me from behind and struggling to get the camera to swing around so I could take a shot. Camera angles can be an issue for some third person games but this one was particularly frustrating.

That aside, Dark Sector is a wonderful game to look at and fun to play. Trust me, when you start throwing the Glaive around and controlling its flight, you can't help but smile at the slow motion carnage.

Much better than reviewers say!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is way better than the 7ish scores it's been getting by pro reviewers. It plays like a mashup of Resident Evil 4/COD4/Resistance: Fall of Man(horror elements, shooter, Eastern European locale), Gears of War/Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (use of cover), and Heavenly Sword (use of sixaxis aftertouch). If you love those games, like I do, then you'll love this. The game looks amazing- people who came over to my apt. were greatly impressed with its look. I couldn't put it down once I started playing. I'm 6 levels in and can't wait to finish it and try online play. Absolutely no regrets about the purchase.

Soooo much potential....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was obviously rushed to get released, like most games for ps3.
Near the beginning of the game when the dude comes in and finds the guy sitting in a chair with his arms tied to the back of it....where is the chair? I see the man sitting there, I see the chair off to the side turned over, but he's not sitting on anything, just air. I thought he had like some kind of powers or something, but then he got shot and the story continued and I was confused.
I work in the game and vfx industry for a living, so I know my way around this crap.
That aside, the game is quite fun to play, even though my review is mainly about how the game play bothers me. For instance - the hand to hand combat is horrible. His turnaround is super slow. I can head shot a dude with my pistol from a mile away (which is kind of cool.....but unrealistic!). Why is it that his super blade can return to him with the greatest of ease, but not fly around and hit a dude unless he's in it's direct path? There are only 4 weapons to choose from, but I guess that's okay. I really hate the guys with shields, dammit. Why can't I just hide behind the freakin' wall? Why can't I just get away from the wall and roll from shielded dude without hiding behind the wall on accident? What's with the freaky screen glow when your life is low? Why's his hair so gay?
Besides that I really liked this game, maybe because I still believe in the potential it could have had....and when your super blade is charged up a few levels, it can really cut guys in half! awesome.
I would say this game is on par with TimeShift, get past it's annoying features and you'll really enjoy it's good ones. 4 stars for effort.
Thanks for your time.

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