The Darkness
The Darkness features a distinct blend of dark modern crime drama and supernatural horror with intense first person non-linear gameplay. The game is a dynamic first person shooter that allows players to call…
The Darkness is a shooter developed by Starbreeze Studios, released 25 June 2007 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 16 hrs to finish.
What The Darkness is
The Darkness is a shooter game developed by Starbreeze Studios and released in 2007. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It runs on Starbreeze Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
On his 21st birthday, mafia hit man Jackie Estacado is possessed by an ancient demonic force called The Darkness. This further complicates his relationships with his mafia family, a corrupt police department and his childhood love Jenny.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
The Darkness holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 103 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 16 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 24 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
The Darkness launched on 25 June 2007, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Colin McRae: Dirt. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Colin McRae: Dirt.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Darkness yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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