The Darkness

Darkness Powers

Special "Darkness Powers" are unlocked as the player progresses through the game.  These powers require darkness to work, so if the player is standing in the shadows, Darkness Powers will recharge quickly - if they are standing in the light, then they will not be able to use them.  These powers are:

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  Creeping Dark - This is a used as a scouting device.  A piece of tentacle will detach from Jackie and will be able to crawl through spaces that Jackie isn't able to crawl through.  The arm can be used for stealth kills, unlocking doors and reaching otherwise unobtainable items
  
• Demon Arm - This power is a melee weapon; from close range it can be kill an enemy instantly and toss him away.  It can be used to move large objects and take out lights.
  
• Darkness Guns - These two pistols look and act as regular guns, but they have infinite ammo.  One pistol shoots a focused beam of darkness, while the other shoots out bigger shells that cause more damage.  They use Darkness energy instead of the typical ammo supply.
• Black Hole -  This conjures a big black hole which will suck in nearby objects and enemies (killing them) before throwing them away in all directions.  It can be used to extinguish lights.
  

Phone Calling Mechanic

The Darkness allows the player to makes phone calls to produce various results.  Phones allow players to advance the story, find Easter eggs, or unlock various things such as multiplayer characters and concept art.  Phone numbers can be found scattered around New York, or given as rewards for completing side-quests.

Plot

The story begins with the main character Jackie Estacado on his twenty first birthday. The game is set in a realistic New York City, and is complete with real districts. You are introduced to Jackie's girlfriend Jenny. Instead of a case of beer, Jackie is granted with strange powers calling its self "The Darkness". Jackie is involved in the mob, and at the beginning of the game the player finds out that he is wanted dead by a character named Uncle Paulie. The game takes many turns, and Jackie uses his new found powers to escape being killed by Uncle Paulie's hit men, and Eddie Shrote, a corrupt policeman. Eventually, Jackie discovers that Eddie and Paulie have captured Jenny, and Jackie goes to rescue her. After a long chase, Jackie witnesses Paulie and Shrote shooting Jenny in the head. Jackie is so emotional that after seeing this he "kills" himself. Instead of being dead for good though, he is thrust by the Darkness into a limbo type world with World War One soldiers that are unable to die, but continue to fight the war. In this hellish world, Jackie discovers that his ancestor, Anthony has brought this "Darkness" into the family. This ancestor reveals to Jackie how to defeat the Darkness, but just before he is about to invade the castle that houses the Darkness' core, he is brought back to the living world.
Jackie Estacado decides now that he will kill Shrote and goes to the apartment that he lives in. He isn't able to kill Shrote, but manages to snag a briefcase full of incriminating evidence. He tells Shrote over the phone that he has the briefcase, and arranges a meeting with him. Jackie meets him, and gives him the briefcase, but has armed it with explosives. He detonates the briefcase, killing himself and Shrote, and returns to the hellish limbo world. Jackie and Anthony attack the castle, but Anthony dies in the process, and is put to rest eternally. Throughout the game, Jackie has been leery of The Darkness' control on him. Despite this, he accepts the Darkness completely, and it tells him that each time he kills a man, it will consume him even more.

Despite these warnings, Jackie sets out on a mission to kill Uncle Paulie for good. Earlier in the game, Jackie learned of a drug shipment that Paulie would be overseeing. He lays siege onto the shipment, and Paulie escapes to a lighthouse on a nearby island. Jackie gives chase, and rips apart Paulie's guards. He finally reaches Paulie, but it is very obvious that if Jackie kills Paulie, he will be completely engulfed by the Darkness. He kills Paulie anyways, and Jackie is consumed by the Darkness.

In the final scenes of the game, Jackie enters in a dream-like state, similar to what death might be like. He is lying in Jenny's arms, and she explains that they only have a few minutes together. The game ends with Jackie "waking up."

Original Soundtrack

Sound tracks playing during cut scenes, loading times and trailers 
1-"Try" ( Artist :The 21st Impact)
 
2- "7 Days" (Artist :Acid House Kings)
    
3- "Say Yes If You Love Me" (Artist :Acid House Kings)
   
4-"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (Artist :Blinded Colony)
   
5- "Riverbank" (Artist :Pelle Carlberg)
   
6- "Open Casket (edit)" (Artist :Closer)
   
7- "Grind & Rewind" (Artist :Defleshed)
   
8- "Black and White" (Artist :Down and Away)
   
9-"Shoot It In" (Artist :The Duskfall)
  
10- "Zon" (Artist :dyF1.6)
   
11- "A nice day" (Artist :El Caco)
  
12- "Substitute" (Artist :El Caco)
   
13-"Die Toten Core" (Artist :F.K.Ü.)
   
14-"Forever Train" (Artist :Frame)
   
15-"I, Deviant" (Artist :Insense)
  
16-"Pure and White" (Artist :Joy Serene)
   
17-"Lucky Star" (Artist :The Legends)
   
18- "Last Injection" (Artist :M.A.N.)
   
19- "The Hunt" (Artist :man.machine.industry)
   
20- "To Hell and Back" (Artist :man.machine.industry)
   
21- "Cruci-Fiction in Space" (Artist :Marilyn Manson)
   
22-"Later That Night" (Artist :Path of no Return)
 
23- "Empty Threats" (Artist :Searing I)
  
24- "Die 5 Times Times 5" (Artist :South Ambulance)
  
25-"Going Down" (Artist :Sparzanza)
   
26 -"It won't stop bleeding" (Artist :Stained Red)

27-"Rendered In Vain" (Artist :Zonaria)

28-"Captain Midnight" (Artist :Tomahawk)

Xbox 360 Game Installation

The Darkness requires 6.8GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.