Welcome to the World of Jackie Estacado. He aint your average mob hitman...
User Rating: 9.3 | The Darkness PS3
You start out in the action. In the back seat of a car with some fellow mob members. Your out to make a hit. But somethings wrong... The dirty cops youve known to love are comming at you. Your Uncle Paulie has had a few ideas about you lately and they arent good. Not only does this begin in the action, but on your 21st birthday as well. Following the original comic, your family has been cursed by this demon like creature the darkness. It manifests itself as 2 snake like creatures comming out of your shoulders as well as the cute loveable darklings. As in the comic the darkness host would be able to manifest the darkness on his 21st birthday. The game progresses nicely as you get wrapped up in the plot. Every heart you consume increases your darkness's powers and creates new ones. This creates a fun and unique gameplay setting. A few sidequest also add to this nicely sized game. Youll also be equiped with guns as well (as if you need em). Some people say the replay value is terrible and is easy as pie on normal. However I disagree. IT IS EASY on normal but thats why they call it normal (ha why would they call easy easy?) but hard creates a whole new type of game where the AI is sharp and actually not as retarded as the normal AI. You may have also heard that the online play seems thrown in. Which I will agree it is. However online it feals like a whole new world. If your a fan of ourney style games (fast paced with fast kills and instant respawns) then the game is right for you. The online action is nothing like the game but is definetly fun at the right times. Especially with the types of gameplay they have (very unique i must say) I do however wish the online play was expanded world wide because as of now the game lacks many players or at least players who want to play a game type desides team or regualar deathmatch because i really do enjoy they other gametypes they just need some players. All in all its a great game with a so-so online play but a nice replay value. The plot will keep you wrapped up very nicely and have you wanting to continue to play until the very end. And besides eating hearts, throwing cars, taking down choppers, and massacring other mob members is just down right awsome and will leave you fealing very happy. Pick up the darkness and I bet youll Have a great time! 
