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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.

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.

Return to sender!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this because I LOVE Doom, Wolfenstien, and other first person shooters...
At least those WORK.
I contacted the company when my guy froze, and got killed when he froze. They knew about it...couldn't fix it.
BAD graphics, even poorer sound! My sister, who can usually figure out a game tried this thing....no such luck, the game kept freezing.
There is no excuse for a game freeze, and al I can say is...
AVOID THIS GAME! GET DOOM! GET WOLFENSTIEN!
Now if only someone could put out Marathon for GBA!

bad, boring, sadly lacking in fun

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I,too, love Wolfenstien, and Doom...that was what I was hopeing for!
Nope.
Forget it.
HAH!
As others have written, it freezes, they have the baddies WAAAAAAY more powerful than you, it's like fighting 100 guns with a teeny pocket knife!
I didn't put up with it long...saved the reciept, and took it BACK.
Now I have a game that works, at least.
do not waste your time or money on this game.

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!

Not very good, Just kind of drags on and on

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game only beacuse it was on sale an it was probably a mistake. you can beat it in a few hours and there are better games out there for GBA that are first person shooters. Like "Doom" is a good one or "Duke Nukem Advance." These one are more exciting. Dark Arena has a good story line however you don't really get to participate in the main points of the game. i paid about $15.00 for it which is about how much it is worth.

Dark Arena, another DOOM clone . . . the difference?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dark Arena is the ninth best FPS for the GBA, the first announced, but the fourth released for the system. Dark Arena is pretty much a Doom clone. What's the difference between the two? Well, hmmm . . . Doom is a better game. Dark Arena features enemies with zero intelligence which make them a breeze to kill even on the hardest skill level. The graphics in Dark Arena seem a little more bright and sharper than Doom but Doom looks better all around and is simply more fun to play. Dark Arena does offer a good variety of weapons, some neat looking enemies, and some fun levels but all of this is sub-par to the Doom games. Dark Arena is definitly a fun and welcome entry in the growing library of GBA games under the FPS genre but definitly a weaker one.

Ew!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I put down my Gameboy Advance half an hour ago, and I still have a serious headache from five minutes of playing Dark Arena. Don't get this game because it strains your eyes, the graphics [aren't good], and it gets a wee bit boring after a while. Okay, I gave it two stars because it does deserve some credit for being slightly fun for the first ten or fifteen minutes (just cuz i've never played the game before), but it does lose its edge. Don't buy this game. Save your money for something else--another video game (crash bandicoot or mario kart), a movie, clothes :O), or just for a rainy day!

It's a 3D game........ but not a cool one !!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a good game game but it lets go of its intrest very easily because almost each level has the same game elements, such as: Same Creatures you have to kill and Same Missions (find a security card), its fun for the first 5 min. but then you find out that all the levels are almost the same and it makes you mad. This game features a password feature which is not COOL, but if you like 1st person shooters I suggest DOOM or
ECKS VS. SERVER or just wait for DOOM 2 or ECKS VS.SERVER 2.

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.

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