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    Dark Sector

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Mar 25, 2008

    Use your glaive to chop off your enemies' heads in this third-person action-shooter from D3 and Digital Extremes.

    dancingphlower's Dark Sector (Xbox 360) review

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    Good, but not Great

    I'll admit, I am one of the few that enjoyed this game. Sue me. Anyway, I feel as though the game didn't quite live up to it's potential. Makes me wonder what the game would have been like if it had stayed true to its original context. But I digress. The first level is fun, but won't blow you away. It's sort of a mix of Gears of War and Resident Evil. It's not until you get the glaive that the game gains its own identity. Too bad the glaive becomes too much of a focus throughout the game. It would have been nice to gain other powers as well.


    Chopping people in half with the glaive is quite fun, but gets old eventually. Same with the story. It starts off interesting, but then it just goes nowhere, and plot holes are abundant. Then again, you probably wouldn't pick this up for the story anyway. Multiplayer is lacking as well. Only two modes and both of them are boring. In short, this game is fun at times but don't expect it to blow you away.

    Other reviews for Dark Sector (Xbox 360)

      Shoot and slice your way to victory in a cool suit 0

      Editors note: This is a review I found I had written in 2008, for purposes unknown. I paste it here with the original score given at the time, with minimal editing for punctuation. If you are still on the fence about buying 2008's Dark Sector, hopefully this time authentic review will finally help you decide in 2015!Dark Sector is a fun game in the likes of Gears of War. The control scheme is almost exactly the same, so if you had played Gears beforehand then you'll have no problems at all swit...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

      Brutal and interesting combat among less satisfying gameplay elements 0

      Dark Sector feels like a difficult game to review. On one hand, I look at the hamfisted dialogue and the paper thin premise, as well as what seem like misguided attempts at variety in the forms of puzzle and vehicle sections and instantly want to dismiss it. On the other hand, I look at its approach to third person shooting and combat in general and see a lot of ideas that I genuinely enjoy. Dark Sector is at its absolute best when it focusses on the latter, though its preoccupation with the for...

      1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

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