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fulcizombie on 02 February 2009

Fantastic game that got buried by reviews, obviously because it didn't have a big publisher.

The graphics are top-notch (gears/uncharted quality and yes i am dead serious). Amazing lighting, fantastic textures with great use of normal mapping, very good environmental effects (like dust) and great atmosphere. The black and white first level is genious. The frame rate is rock solid.

The gameplay is also great and expands on the gears formula much more than gears2 actually did. The boomerang adds a new element of depth and the game has more gameplay variety than either gears or uncharted with heavy shooting elements and GREAT close combat dynamics. The "flow" of the gameplay is just right.

The game trounces crap like "Army of two". I urge anyone that likes action shooters to try this game (it must quite cheap now). They might discover  true gem.



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d21lewis on 02 February 2009

I really wanted this game but reviews killed it for me. Now, I see it for sale for about $15-$20. Maybe even less than that. I may pick it up one day soon.



Barozi on 02 February 2009

Didn't liked it that much. It was okay, but Army of Two is much better when you have a good friend playing co-op with you.



fulcizombie on 02 February 2009
d21lewis said:
I really wanted this game but reviews killed it for me. Now, I see it for sale for about $15-$20. Maybe even less than that. I may pick it up one day soon.

Go for it .Don't let the poor cover art (yeah it's quite bad, IMO) fool you.

SHMUPGurus on 02 February 2009

I agree. The final parts in the game are just unexpected, and when a game can pull off a great ending, you know it's worth playing more than once. The multiplayer is cool as well!

The thing about the game is that it looks more like a tech demo than anything else. I hope Dark Sector 2 is coming!



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Ronster316 on 02 February 2009

I enjoyed both Dark sector and Army of two, but due to the co op in army of two i would give it the edge.

My scores.......

Dark sector 84%

Army of two 92%

No doubt though that Dark sector is an underappreciated game.



griffinA on 02 February 2009

No way, No More Heroes takes that crown



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dib8rman on 02 February 2009

More underrated that Scotty Pipen?

I think not.

I've seen DS on store shelves, but the cover looks too.. "You know what I'm about, now the balls in your court."



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Fei-Hung on 02 February 2009

damn reviewers! I could have picked it up yesterday and now I'm at home with tons of snow outside stopping me leaving my house!



Garnett on 02 February 2009
CGI-Quality said:
@ fulczombie

WOW...finally you and I agree, and big time!!! Dark Sector was my favorite game in 2008. It was VERY underrated and I agree that it was more fun than Army of Two. It's good to see others really enjoyed it, I'm dying for a sequel!!!

My cousin loves this game,its one of his fav games.

 



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