Abstract: I remember the intense sense of vertigo I felt the first time I saw Dark Void's vertical cover system. The developer from Air Tight Games was battling his way up the side of a mountain, picking off the robotic Watchers as they peered over the edge of ...
Abstract: Capcom's latest action adventure—that doesn't have you slaughtering zombies—possesses a great deal of potential and appeal. As a likable right-guy-in-the-wrong-place protagonist tasked with saving Earth from a hostile alien threat, players take to t...
Repetitive combat, Uninspired challenges, Dull boss battles.
The ultimate issue in front of Dark Void is the fact that it doesn't know whether it's a third-person shooter or an arcade flight game, and does a pretty mediocre attempt at both. An uninspired approach to the design of the game's stages and c...
Abstract: There's a point near the start of Dark Void where Will, the game's hero, unsuccessfully leaps off a collapsing bridge, his outstretched arm mere inches away from solid ground. He's caught by Ava, the game's female love interest, in what is clearly inte...
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Published: 2010-01-01, Author: Eric , review by: gamespy.com
Successfully combines genres; nifty setting.
Takes a while to get going; graphically unimpressive; poor AI.
Abstract: 6Dark Void can be summed up in just six words: so much potential, so much disappointment.
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Published: 2010-01-28, Author: Simon , review by: tweaktown.com
Jetpacks; something which has fascinated man for a number of decades has also been prominent in film and video games over the years. The fact is if you have something rather boring and add a jetpack, it all of a sudden seems a lot less boring. That ...
Abstract: With a 1930s setting and the promise of jetpack-based action, Dark Void seems to be the natural evolution of old, Saturday-cinema adventure serials such as Flash Gordon.The ‘Void’ in the title refers to a parallel dimension on which your character stum...
Maps spoil the gameplay, flat-looking visuals, lacks originality
Had Dark Void turned up in, say, 2006 we'd probably hand out a cautious recommendation, but in 2010, with Gears of War, Halo 3, Modern Warfare and Uncharted 2 behind us, there's just no room for a game that's just, well, sort of okay. Save you...
