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Dark Void

Dark Void is a sci-fi action-adventure game that combines an adrenaline-fueled blend of aerial and ground-pounding combat. Set in a parallel universe called "The Void", players take on the role of Will, a…

59 19 January 2010

Dark Void is an adventure developed by Airtight Games, released 19 January 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Dark Void is

Dark Void is an adventure game developed by Airtight Games and released in 2010. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on PhysX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in the years just before World War II, the story follows William Augustus Grey, a rugged cargo pilot whose routine flight takes a terrifying turn when he passes through the fabled Bermuda Triangle and is suddenly torn from his world. He awakens in a strange parallel dimension known as the Void, a realm caught between worlds. There, Will discovers he is not alone: the Void is home to a menacing alien race called the Watchers, as well as a community of stranded humans known as the Survivors, who have long been locked in a desperate struggle against their otherworldly oppressors. Driven by a single burning desire, to find a way home to Earth, Will reluctantly throws in his lot with the…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Dark Void holds a critic score of 59 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 11 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel 2.4Ghz or AMD 2.0Ghz, 1 GB RAM and GeForce 7900 or Radeon HD 3850 series. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Dark Void launched on 19 January 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition and Darksiders. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dark Void — frequently asked questions

When did Dark Void come out?
Dark Void was released on 19 January 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Dark Void?
At minimum, Dark Void needs Intel 2.4Ghz or AMD 2.0Ghz, 1 GB RAM, GeForce 7900 or Radeon HD 3850 series graphics, 10 GB free of storage.
How many GB is Dark Void?
The PC version needs about 10 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("10 GB free"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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