Achieved what it set out to!!!!
The developers have managed to combine two worlds (the Darkness and Jackies Mob family)and mesh them seamlessly into one fantastic story that sits on being the perfect gameplay length.
In truth I have never read or even heard of the old Darkness comic character before, so I have no reference to complain from. But as a newbee to Jackie, I think he had been fleshed out to a make you believe that he is a real person who has to deal with a whole lot of **** both on the ground and under it.
The voice acting in the game is second to none. Which may not seem like its always that important in games, but when there are so many characters you can talk to who help to drive the plot along, it would be very noticable if someone had been miscast in this.
Violence, evil beings, world war trenches, mob stories, First person shooters, Black Holes, Demon arms, eating hearts.
If you like any or all of the above, then The Darkness really is a must own.
It doesn't get top marks, but it's almost there.
Its just a shame that the Multiplayer is possibly the worst for lagging and has obviously just been tacked on as an after, after, after thought.