Somewhat innovative gameplay crossed with a catchy plot makes this game one of the best shooters available on the 360.
User Rating: 8.3 | The Darkness X360
I never read any of the comics. I just knew that this game had to be bad ass because you had an arm that could stab people and toss around the world. I mean its nothing particulary new, but it's definitly something that stands out from all the other boring run and gun corridor shooters on the market. I beat the game and I have much to say about it. First of all if your looking for the same amount of "WOW" you got gtom popping off a locust's head, don't expect to find it here. That doesn't mean this game isn't worth your 60 bucks though. The story itself makes this game worth your money. From the opening scene in New York City to the very last moments, the story keeps you latched. I don't want to spoil anything but theres one cinematic in the game thats so insane, and all i have to say is torture and power drill. ;-) . The Darkness powers as a whole are very fun. It looks awesome when you impale an enemy with your darkness arm then blow away the next incoming enemy with your shotgun. The gunplay is pretty cool at first. The way the weapons sway as you run and as you lean around corners for the most part looks real and innovative, but does the actual shooting match up? The shooting gets boring and old after awhile. Its nothing new and different. Some of the guns feel weak and fake. The A.I is also really stupid. Honeslty for a next gen game the A.I is horrible. It's just little things about the A.I that stand out that make the intelligence stupid and poor. also your minions are pretty stupid too. The detachable darkness arm has very poor controls and can get very frustrating after trying to get around for only a couple of minutes. I mean it's cool, and once you get the hang of it i guess its fun, but its still alot harder to control then it should be. But as a whole the gameplay is always very fun and thats all that matters right? The graphics are straight up Chronicles of Riddick all over again. The shading, bumpmapping on all the textures, animations.. etc. is all clean and realistic. Sometimes the world looks a bit dirty though, but it's only at rare times. The voiceacting is well done. 90% of the characters sound very believable. The things people say around the world gets very repetative. Besides the people that give you side quests, the people have only 4 or 5 things that they say when you approach them. If your bored with all your games and want a fresh experience then definitly check out darkness. I researched alot about the game and read alot of reviews from people about the game to see if i really wanted to spend 60 bucks on this, but im glad i did. Buy it. 
