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Finally played my way through The Darkness. Fantastic game that wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be. The direction, voice acting, & story really gelled to form a cohesive experience. At times it felt like I was playing a movie more than a game. That's not to say I wasn't in control, I just felt like part of something bigger as I made my way through the game.

Somewhere during my journey with The Darkness I began to feel as if I was the main character Jackie. His emotions were my emotions and at one pivotal part in the game I wanted to reach through my tv and strangle the protagonist with my bare hands - kudos on a story that can make me feel that way.

The Darkness offers a good deal of freedom and lets you roam the city 'off the rails' (though you do take the subway from place to place. In order to add a shot of reality the game has you relying on street signs at times to find your way around. Very cool, though frustrating as I did manage to get lost a few times.

As for action, it's there but done in such a way that it doesn't boil over the story. I don't want to say it's subdued, because it's definitely not, it's more just blended in. There are plenty of gun battles and tricky situations which aside from some side missions fall in nicely with the story.

One thing with the story though is I got lost along the way. I mean, I understood what was happening, and why I was just confused about my actions and the effects they were going to have. There is also one part where the story takes a mad turn for the bizzare, and it's one helluva ride.

While there are a few scares in the game, for the most part thanks to the Darkness powers I felt like the baddest ass around. I didn't creep around corners or try to hide, I walk around with my head held high and a bit of kick-ass in my step. As I walked around I had this "you don't want to f*ck with me" attitude, and for good reason - what my darkness powers didn't finish my guns sure would.

In addition to the darkness powers you can also summon up these little demon guys (Darklings) which while amusing are about as dumb as they come. After having little luck getting the humorous Darklings to co-operate I eventually just stopped summoning them altogether.

This game is very gangster-oriented, something I was not at all expecting. There's a lot of 'don't disrespect the family' going around, which normally is not my thing - but I found myself really enjoying playing along. After long play sessions a bit of the tough guy talk would rub off on me, much to the dismay of Ev.

Graphically, I would say the game is pretty damn stunning and what you'd expect from this 'next gen'. Sound quality is up there as well, but it's easy to overlook everything as you get completely wrapped up in the story.

I only dabbled with the multiplayer, but honestly after such a satisfying single player experience I felt I had gotten my money's worth.

If you're itching to be a gangster with some kick ass evil powers in the middle of a world of hurt, the Darkness is just what you're looking for...

Die neueste Ergänzung meiner 360-Sammlung. Ergattert für ca. 12€ bei eBay.

Das Game ist IMO besser und unterhaltsamer als die meisten Reviews vermuten ließen. Fans von Oneechanbara (der Spiele) sollten es sich auf jeden Fall mal anschauen, denn beide sind sich vom Gameplay her recht ähnlich. Und Alicia ist mindestens genauso cool/heiß wie Aya!

Allerdings sollte man schon schauen, dass man das Game möglichst günstig bekommt. Die original verlangten 40-50€ (Amazon = 45€) sind einfach zuviel. Dafür ist es IMO viel zu kurz und hat zuviele technische Macken. Außerdem braucht man auch noch ein bisschen Kohle für die zusätzlichen Missionen und (kostenlosen) Outfits, die man sich von Xbox Live runterladen kann. Aber 10-15€ sind sehr gut angelegt dafür und helfen, die Zeit bis zum Erscheinen von Bayonetta schneller rumzukriegen. :)

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