Perfect Dark Zero is the long awaited prequel to the N64 masterpiece, Perfect Dark. Unfortunately this game was disappointing for a company like rare to bear. Honestly i feel that microsoft should never have bought them over because they rushed it for xbox 360's launch. The story disappointing, inconsistent, stupid, tacky and honestly....just **** The graphics for cutscenes are cartoonish and ugly, especially up close but the levels look beautiful and very detailed, definitely showing off 360's capabilities. The gameplay is great with your standard shooting controls, like halo, you can hold up to 4 slots of weapons. Pistols take up one, smg and rifles take 2 and heavy weapons like a rocket launcher or M60 take up 3. This works well as the cover mode and roll move. The weapons sound nice and the soundtrack is beautiful. However, there something about the shooting, that cannot be described easily but it doesn't have that solid feel. It is similar to timesplitter and james bond games.The online play is pretty good, probably the best aspect of this game because it offers many game modes and nice weapons to use. All in all, my biggest gripe with this game is the shitty story and single player which is way too short. The levels look nice but sometimes you will find your self lost or cannot see the enemy who is shooting at you. Aside from the graphics obviously, i honestly enjoyed the cutscenes and story of the original experience, this game will ruin your impressions of the perfect dark genre but like i said, it is still a solid and fun shooter, especially with the limited 360 launch games.
By Madskillz999 | Review Date: Jan 06, 2006 | X360
Perfect Dark Zero is one of my favorite release titles for the XBox 360. The graphics are gorgeous, the main character has personality, and it's a good combo of shooting, stealth and puzzle solving. I've been testing... Read Full Review
At first i wasn't so excited about how perfect dark zero would handle and if it would live up to its predecessor, but i can honestly say that this game is all it should be and possibly the best launch title for the X360... Read Full Review
