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Yet another first person shooter

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: August 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This should be a popular game among not only kids, but adults too, as it has great graphics. It will have several weapons and maps for players to use. The game is set in the future, and will support 4 player multiplayer games, with many different modes. This is yet another game that is made by Majesco.

Unknown Man

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 44 / 51
Date: August 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Dark Arena For Gameboy Advance Is An Outstanding Game. You are a secret-agent-in-the-future-cop built for fighting. Lets start with graphics, out of 10 I will give them a 10. The scenery is awsome! There are no glitches, as far as I know. The high tech cops look like machines, you can see VERY clearly! Very detailed graphics, you know where your going easily and can find your way. The next thing is sound, there is a different song on every level and when you get shot or find a new gun it will make a sound. Nice loud and shocking sound effects. Gameplay is so smooth it will make you sick. When a robo-X shot at me with a X-ray pulse conducter I ducked and rolled to the side, still shooting and killing the ugly monster.

Dark Arena is a great game for ALL ages, and I mean it! Very mild vilence, but at the same time, intence action. Now for the stuff that you need to know.

|4 Different Modes Including, Multiplayer, Campaign, training, and map creation mode.| |20 Different Weapons In the future and not. Example: Chaingun and spike bomber ultra.| |40 map in campaign, 5 maps in training, and in Multiplayer you can pick any map you want.| |15 Different Power-ups including, Full Heart, Black Armor, Shield, Magic Armor, Invincibility, and super fast running.|

BUT THE COOLEST THING OF ALL IS ON MULTIPLAYER YOU CAN PLAY, WITH A FRIEND, OR JUST AGAINST THE COMPUTER WITH YOURSELF, WITH A FRIEND IN "HAPPY MODE", YOU BOTH ARE ON THE SAME TEAM AND YOU GET TO PLAY CAMPAIGN MISSIONS TOGETHER, FIGHT MODE: YOU GET TO FIGHT YOUR FRIEND, TOURNAMENT MODE, HAVE A TOURNAMENT.

Overall I give this game out of 1-10 a !!10!! Why wouldn't I? This is the best game of all time, I bought Bomberman, Tony Hawk, Super Dodge Ball, Chu Chu Rocket, and none of them stood a chance to the bran new hit, (that isn't out yet, for you) Dark Arena that perfectly works for Gameboy Advance! (RUMBLE PAK INCLUDED!...) (I almost forgot, hehe)

Don't listen to that unknown review writer!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game, although it is fun, is not at all what you expect. I played it a little, and let me tell you, there are only 20 missions, like 6 weapons, and no rumble pak! I was considering buying this game, but don't do it! If you want the best FPS on GBA, definitely get Ecks vs. sever. It rocks.

You dont even know

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is going to be awsome Jim you are completely wrong and you dont know what your talking about unkown man is right this game dus rock and i bet Jim didnt even play it! Take it from me read unknown mans review. And its not even realeased in the USA yet JIM!!

Dark Arena

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The only problems with this game are the controls and weapon sounds. The controls are not very responsive and the d-pad must be mashed in order to move around. This is especially bothersome when engaged in battle. The problem with the sound is the weapon fire. They are weak and uninspiring. the coolest sounds are the doors when activated; they have a Star Trek like whoosh. Also,the voice that tells you what item you have picked up is very helpful. You can also adjust the brightness of the game, and use passwords. The baddies are tough and trigger happy, and to use the map feature you must pick up a mapping device hidden within the levels. Also, you lose all weapons and items when you complete each level; except for your hand laser.

Backtrack part 2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Dark Arena is, hands down, one of the most disappointing games I've bought for the GBA. It seems to me that whoever made this game honestly thought that the game would automatically be a success just because it's a first person shooter and thus never really bothered with such trivialities as gameplay. In all honesty, the only thing carrying this title beyond zero stars is the fact that it runs fairly smoothly. Otherwise, every other feature this game has ends up somehow disappointing. The environments are bland, the enemies look half-cartoonish, the weapons are nothing to write home about and the game's atmosphere is absolutely lacking. This title looks and feels exactly like the very first first person shooter for the GBA called Backtrack, and believe me when I say that this is not a very good thing. If you must have a first person shooter that you can play on the go, get either Doom or Ecks Vs. Sever. Dark Arena isn't worth even a quarter of what you'll be paying for it.

NOT BAD GBA NOT MADE FOR FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have to say this game is not bad but i am used to play max payne and unreal tournment but this game is good for gba it pretty cool to just sit there and play it any where! there are only couple this thing lacks u can't jump another that is very noticible is you have to enter a pass word to get back to your old game and u can only get a pass word at the end of each level the last thing that is bad about this game is there is no free mode were u can go after a computer but the good things out way the bads thing there graphics are great for gba and there is a map mode were u can zoom in and out on the map to see were u are its really helps no for back tracking there are enough weapons and the stafing buttons r and l are very helpful get this game! re play is still fun there are many ways to blast an enime away lol u can even get radio mine i think they are called were u press A for them to go off awesome just get this game
u might be wondering why i gave this a 4 well its not a 5 game there really shouldn't be 5 is perfect!!!

Pretty awsome game!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game today and I have to tell you I'm pretty impressed.It's got amazing graphics for a handheld.I did however I did find a few flaws that did disapoint me.The sound effects of the guns are pretty weak, and this doesn't apply to everyone but this game lacks gore.This game is awesome and really not that violent so if you want a first person shooter that is not to violent this is the one for you.Over all I loved this game but I think I prefer doom due to the gore.

Dark Arena Review

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is -hands down- the worst FPS I have ever played. It's BackTrack all over again. The animation is choppy, the enemies are extremely easy to beat, and the pixely graphics are very uninspiring. If you sit down and play it, you can beat the whole game in under 2 hours. There is no challenge, even in hard mode. If you want a good FPS definately get Ecks vs. Sever.

Do NOT waste your money on this game!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: April 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Dark Arena is the worst GameBoy Advanced game I've ever played. It's graphics are sorta okay for a first person GameBoy Advanced game, but the AI Script is terrible. The monsters don't chase you! Some parts are very confusing because of the graphics. Where the monsters are placed is really horrible, like they were firing something right in front of them when they try firin at you. There's a better game than this... Doom. Get that if you really want a first person shooter for GBA. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS JUNK!

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