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    The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

    Game » consists of 9 releases. Released Apr 07, 2009

    Both a remake and expansion to the critically-acclaimed Xbox and PC title The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Dark Athena features both the original campaign, an all-new campaign and new multiplayer modes.

    shadow71's The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PlayStation 3) review

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    Worth a look

    Assault on Dark Athena is a pretty good package, giving you the original Escape from Butcher Bay, as well as a new (relatively short) campaign. What I would say is that if you're a hardcore shooter fan, I'd give it a whirl, as they've got some pretty cleverly designed gameplay sequences that you simply will not find in other popular shooters like CoD or Halo.
     
    Aside from just a few interesting gameplay sequences, things are also kept fresh throughout the campaign with various platforming sequences, stealth, and first person melee combat. The first person melee combat definitely takes some getting used to and has a bit of learning curve, but it's definitely fun/intense and will make you appreciate having guns later on in the game much more.

    Other reviews for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PlayStation 3)

      Dark Athena Will Please Fans Of The Films, But Not Many Else. 0

      In a post Modern Warfare world of First Person Shooters, it is becoming incredibly hard for up and coming franchises to hold their own against the heavy weights.   The latest offering from the Riddick fiction, Assault on Dark Athena, proves to be just another victim in a long list of coming close, but not quite close enough.   Even with a strong presentation, and added incentives, this title fails to attract anything more then fans of the series.   All that being said however, this game does a ...

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