XPLAY reviews Assault on Dark Athena. I think I may cry. 3/5

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#1 BioShockOwnz
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http://g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1956/The-Chronicles-of-Riddick-Assault-on-Dark-Athena-Review.html

The Good:

-Buther Bay is almost worth the price of admission alone

-Stealth gameplay is intense and rewarding

The Bad:

-Dark Athena strays too far away from the best elements of Butcher Bay

-Multiplayer is fun but lacks lasting appeal

It's sad to hear that Assault on Dark Athena isn't much of a stealth game. :( Still, worth buying to experience it, and we still get EfBB remade.

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#2 sammyjenkis898
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This was expected. I thought the demo was pretty bad.
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#3 MetroidPrimePwn
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Didn't they also give Crysis a 3/5?

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#4 BioShockOwnz
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Didn't they also give Crysis a 3/5?

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And they gave Infinite Undiscovery a 4/5, which was a 2/5 tops. I'm buying it, because a remade EfBB is enough for me, but whatever.

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#5 HAZE-Unit
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played the first a bit and played the demo for this game, it was great.

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#6 BioShockOwnz
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I just remember they gave RE5 a 3/5, too. Ah, not too worried now. :P

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#7 t3hTwinky
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lol, xplay.

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#8 AAllxxjjnn
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Xplay doesn't know how to play video games. They gave Crysis a 3/5.
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#9 HAZE-Unit
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I just remember they gave RE5 a 3/5, too. Ah, not too worried now. :P

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I think you should always go by GS, IGN, GT, Gameplayer and Eurogamer, they are the best in the industry, the rest are just farts :P
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#10 BeyondPain
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

I just remember they gave RE5 a 3/5, too. Ah, not too worried now. :P

HAZE-Unit
I think you should always go by GS, IGN, GT, Gameplayer and Eurogamer, they are the best in the industry, the rest are just farts :P

Multiple sources...go by everyone. But the best is to just rent it first :)
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#11 jg4xchamp
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I don't know. on one hand EFBB was awesome, I'll wait for my reviews... I have too big of a backlog to honestly go out and buy a game im not so sure about.
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#12 lantus
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This is disappointing, but I can't say I'm surprised, the demo didn't fill me with hope.

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#13 Verge_6
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Hah, xplay. I hold GS in higher regards than them. And that's not saying alot.

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#14 XturnalS
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LOLZ Xplay, who take them serious?

Besides its like 2 games in 1 with Butchers Bay on there, the Demo was pretty fun but knowing that I'm basically getting two games is reason enough to pick this up.

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#15 Legolas_Katarn
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This is disappointing, but I can't say I'm surprised, the demo didn't fill me with hope.

lantus
Agreed. I wouldn't put too much into a review by X-Play anyway.
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#16 indian_playa
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[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

I just remember they gave RE5 a 3/5, too. Ah, not too worried now. :P

HAZE-Unit

I think you should always go by GS, IGN, GT, Gameplayer and Eurogamer, they are the best in the industry, the rest are just farts :P

just remember though SW only cares about GS's scores

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#17 kozzy1234
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Bioshock, come on bud, i thought you where one of the few who doesnt let reviews get to ya! :P

Xplays opinion = nothing to me personally hehe :P

They are almost as low on my list of places to check as hiphopgamers site is :P

RE5 = 3/5? :roll:

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#18 MightyMuna
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imo, the demo was bad. they more or less did a copy and paste. it wasn't a remake, like say Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
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#19 AtomicBaconBits
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This was expected. I thought the demo was pretty bad.sammyjenkis898
Yeah,same here.Seemed a bit dated to me.
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#20 Cherokee_Jack
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So, Blood on the Sand is better than Dark Athena, according to X-Play?

And BotS is also comparable in quality to Empire: Total War?

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#21 foxhound_fox
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It's more Riddick, I don't care how stealthy it is. If the demo is any impression, I will enjoy it a lot. Plus, it was never meant to be a full stealth game, but a combination of various genres. EFBB has enough stealth in it as is.

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#22 killerfist
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Crap, you remind me that I still have to try out the demo...lol.
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#23 Travis_Odell
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I really liked it........ So Im the only one who thinks it looks fantastic in HD? Considering it was made by ATARI im suprised it turned out as good as it did from looking back at there past creations "Alone in the dark" was the worst game i played of all time.
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#24 delta3074
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'butcher bay is almost worth the price of admission alone'- i'm sold, but i was goona get this anyway, it was a confirmed purchase for me from day 1
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#25 McdonaIdsGuy
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You go by Xplay reviews? :lol:
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#26 boyinfridge
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I dont care as long as a I get to experience EFBB again and get some online play out of it.

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#27 foxhound_fox
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I really liked it........ So Im the only one who thinks it looks fantastic in HD? Considering it was made by ATARI im suprised it turned out as good as it did from looking back at there past creations "Alone in the dark" was the worst game i played of all time.Travis_Odell

Its made by Starbreeze Studios (of The Darkness fame), Atari is only publishing. They wouldn't have published had Vivendi not dropped the project.

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#28 jasonharris48
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EFBB was the only movie themed title I found to be good. I can't wait for EFBB remake especially after playing the demo.

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#29 wooooode
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I liked Escape from Butcher Bay, but did not care for the demo they released.
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#30 HGAT
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The demo was awesome, plus looking forward to the multiplayer it looks very unreal 3ish not to mention the fact your getting two games for the price of one so for all those people who never played EFBB they gonna enjoy this. I only did the first level of EFBB and i'm still looking forward to it. I don't care if this game scores 3/5 i'm still gonna get it and enjoy it like i did with the bouncer on ps2 when it was given terrible scores by everyone who reviewed it.
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#31 dc337
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I really liked it........ So Im the only one who thinks it looks fantastic in HD? Travis_Odell
Totally agree, this is one of the best looking games I have played on the xbox. It won't have much competition so it should sell just fine. I didn't play butcher bay so for me it is two games for the price of one.

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#32 BTBAM127
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regardless of xplays previous reviews, it will still do pretty mediocre on other review sites i bet.

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#33 mmirza23
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It is X-play but not surprised, I wasn't impressed with the demo at all. Mediocre visuals, gameplay was ok, got bored of it quickly.
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#34 SpruceCaboose
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Still getting it. Butcher Bay was incredible. The rest is just added to me.
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#35 stiltzsy
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Xplay doesn't know how to play video games. They gave Crysis a 3/5.AAllxxjjnn
Everyone has bad reviews, but I find xplay to be more right than wrong...especially when compared to GS. GS is the worst.
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#36 Animal-Mother
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http://g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1956/The-Chronicles-of-Riddick-Assault-on-Dark-Athena-Review.html

The Good:

-Buther Bay is almost worth the price of admission alone

-Stealth gameplay is intense and rewarding

The Bad:

-Dark Athena strays too far away from the best elements of Butcher Bay

-Multiplayer is fun but lacks lasting appeal

It's sad to hear that Assault on Dark Athena isn't much of a stealth game. :( Still, worth buying to experience it, and we still get EfBB remade.

BioShockOwnz
they gave RE5 a 3/5 does that say much
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#37 wiionlygamer
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ha flop.

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#38 Bread_or_Decide
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After reading all the hype for riddick. That demo really sucked. I was expecting greatness. What happened?
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#39 heretrix
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I'll get it because I'll finally be able to play Butcher Bay on a next gen system.DA is a bonus as far as I'm concerned. I like Adam Sessler, but I have never given Xplay reviews any thought, so whatever.

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#40 ironcreed
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I just remember they gave RE5 a 3/5, too. Ah, not too worried now. :P

BioShockOwnz

Exactly, man. Besides, the remake of EfBB is worth the price of admission alone. Getting to play a 12 hour sequel is simply icing on the cake, regardless if it is up to par with Butcher Bay or not. By the way, great sig.8)

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#41 BZSIN
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Wasn't really fond of the demo and I LOVED EfBB to bits. Still expect it to get AA here. 8.0 is my guess.

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#42 deactivated-594be627b82ba
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i'm sorry but for me at least xplay reviews are pretty accurate, though i hated the demo, and re5 for me it was a 1/5 at best

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#43 Bread_or_Decide
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i'm sorry but for me at least xplay reviews are pretty accurate, though i hated the demo, and re5 for me it was a 1/5 at best

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I love how people bring up a review they disagree with as if somehow that is proof that XPlay is somehow wrong in its opinion of games. Opinions can't be wrong people. Xplay is often spot on with their reviews. People just don't understand the 5 star system and they are still under the impression that somehow games are in compeition with another. one game scoring a 4 has nothing to do with another game scoring a 3. Get over yourselves. Your opinion matters about as much as theirs which matters about as much as mine. In other words...none of them really matter at all.
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#44 TechGuru89
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You have to watch the review fellow sw'ers....You can't go off of just the rating. Their system is only out of 5 so the slightest mistake and they nick points. Just because it got a 3/5 doesn't mean it isn't a good game or xplay sucks. Also don't contradict yourself. When you like the score at one site over the other you praise it and say other sites suck. GTA4, MGS4, but when a game does bad here....oh GS sucks and I'm never coming again.
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#45 Cicatraz_ESP
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[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]

Didn't they also give Crysis a 3/5?

BioShockOwnz

And they gave Infinite Undiscovery a 4/5, which was a 2/5 tops. I'm buying it, because a remade EfBB is enough for me, but whatever.

You buy almost every game that comes out.

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#46 darkslider99
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:lol: xplay? Why does anyone take them seriously. They've docked .points off an RTS for being too in depth
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#47 Espada12
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X play also said The darkness was overhyped lol

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#48 clembo1990
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Come back with a source that isn't a crock of ****
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#49 3picuri3
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Xplay doesn't know how to play video games. They gave Crysis a 3/5.AAllxxjjnn
deserved it. gameplay was incredibly easy, story sucked. was pretty, but graphics don't make the game.
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#50 Espada12
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[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]Xplay doesn't know how to play video games. They gave Crysis a 3/5.3picuri3
deserved it. gameplay was incredibly easy, story sucked. was pretty, but graphics don't make the game.

Sounds like every console shooter ever made :|