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Dark Sector by no means is a bad game - but it does have its problems.
We all know the story by now, some nut guy wants something, you have to stop him, bla bla. This story has been done many times before. If nothing else, it keeps things going, it does its job, but nothing more.
As for the gameplay, that's a little harder to describe.
Lots of people compare Dark Sector to Gears of War, and rightly so, it is VERY similar - VERY!!! You find cover shoot someone in the face and move on - just the same as GoW.
They also say its very repetitive, well HELLO, its a shooter, these games, by their very nature, are somewhat repetitive.
But why is Dark Secotor scoring so low?
DS gets many things right, from the graphics, lighting, some of the sound (not all). But it fails on weapons, variety of levels, bosses ect.
The weapons are few and far between. While you can pick up an enemy's weapon for a short time, your own are very limited. You only carry 1 hand gun, & 1 shotgun/machine gun, at any one time. While there good enough they lack the punch that GoW manages to bring.
Yes you can buy new weapons, but this is some what of an after thought (taken from Resident Evil 4). When you buy a new gun, you put the old one in a locker and can only change it at the shop - Hay its a game, give us an inventory and the option to swap weapons.
The sound is good for the most part, but nothing special.
I guess my biggest problem with DS, is re-spawning enemies. Its just not fun - its cheep, so why do it.
Overall, Dark Sector is a good game & well worth a look if you've got nothing else to play.