The Darkness II - Playstation 3

Do you like comics? Do you like atmosphere? Do you like having two demonic tentacle heads protruding from your back that allow you to whip, grab, dismember, and look bad ass? Welcome to The Darkness 2. The Darkness 2 has a great story that loosely continues from the first game, don't worry there's a quick reintroduction by Johnny, but the game also grows on its own in many ways. Being possessed by this evil being you switch between realities, questioning your sanity as you try to discover why a secret group is searching for the Darkness. Along the way you relive past painful memories, protect your turf as a mafia boss, and literally destroy people in some of the most horrific scenes of dismemberment and butchery. Killing and eating hearts, yummy, will add to a counter of Dark Essence that you can use to unlock more advanced powers and bonuses. This gives the game a nice balance of action and attributes, allowing you to specialize and eventually master, all of the four talent trees. The action itself is done well, a mix of gun fighting and Darkness powers that can get pretty challenging on the highest difficulty towards the end of the game. You can always press select to show you the next location and the game auto saves enough that you never get frustrated with having to replay a long sequence. The voice acting and the care given to the characters is top notch and for those of us who appreciate it, very rewarding. The single player campaign is not too long depending on difficulty level and your level of expertise, but I found the story and atmosphere so refined that I thoroughly enjoyed my play through and recommended it. Also of note is the Vendettas campaign. There is a 4 player online co-op that intertwines with the single player story filling in some back story. Overall Vendettas is a fun diversion with friends but a little repetitive. You don't get to play as the main character Jackie, instead one of a set of four mercenaries that each have a personal weapon infused with Dark Essence. It's a cool story and Digital Extremes did a great job creating a world that feels true to its premise and rewarding for those who want to live it. Great characters like Johnny whose rants are hilarious as much as they are insane and the ever grunting Chief are some of the reasons everything resonates so well. The Darkness 2 is the best FPS I've played in a long while and it's definitely worth the time for someone who wants to go beyond the yearly mediocre call of duty.

I loved the first game, then again the The Darkness comics are one of my favorites to read. First off, they changed the art style to be cel-shaded. This, as it turns out, was a great choice as it does have that comic book feel while you play. The graphics in general aren't bad, although it is sort of rough around the edges. There is a small amount of texture pop-in, but definitely not something that ruins the experience. The sound, in my opinion, is excellent! I play with my surround sound turned up and the immersion is great. Granted when the game launches from the XMB, during the intro bit the sound cuts out for a second or two, I haven't run into any other sound problems. Some others have noted that the PS3 has to check trophies, but it does not take too long so they should stop complaining. The story is superb with a somewhat predictable, yet sweet ending. Let's just say if they make a third game, it will be even more epic story wise. Anyways, the characters are well done, and by the end I absolutely HATED Victor, the main bad guy. Content wise it offers about five hours of gameplay, give or take depending on difficulty. There are four difficulty levels, but no one should have problems even on the hardest level, Don. Back to content! After the story, you can choose to do a New Game + where everything carries over from your previous session. Besides that, there is another mode called Vendettas where you can pick one of four characters to use for mini missions. Each character has their own set of powers to level up which if you want to max out should add a few hours to your overall gametime. Bottom line, I highly recommend this game. I paid $60 for it, and don't regret a single cent.

I initially downloaded the demo from Playstation and was hooked with those few minutes. I then ordered this right away; it arrived when Amazon said it did. As for the game itself, plenty of violence, plenty of shoot-em-up, but the major downside to this is the campaign is EXTREMELY SHORT! I finished it in a couple of hours. Definitely not worth the release price of $59.99; but it is what it is. I gave this game three stars for the type of gameplay that I enjoy. You don't have to be a wizard at games to get through this, it has several levels from easy to really hard. Funny at times, and 'dark' most of the time. Graphics are unique in the fact that they look like just a comic book (there is some lag at times, nothing major). I recommend this game.

A great sequel to one of the best games ever made

Good product

ゲームはもっぱらAmazonで購入。欲しいゲームを探して、小遣いで購入する。こちらも速攻クリアして売却しましたが・・・。

１作目のダークネスは好きでした。他のFPSにはないグチャグチャな戦闘は自分が強くなった感覚と、アドレナリンどっぷりな新しい楽しさを実現していました。単調な展開は少し退屈でしたが、理不尽な血みどろのストーリーは逆に世界観を良くしていたと思います。今作の２作目。グラフィックは好みが分かれるでしょうが、リアルと言うより絵画的な感じです。音楽はすばらしく、銃を撃つ音は重く良かったです。日本語版が２月２３日に発売ですが、規制内容を見て輸入版を買いました。海外レビューのとおり、ストーリーは短いです。ゲーム中、主人公のジャッキーが語るシーンが多くあるのですが、はっきり言っていりません。また、組織のボスになっている設定ですが、アジトのステージがありまして、それもいりません。ネタバレになるので詳しく書きませんが、ダークネスパワーは現実なのかってな感じで、戦闘をしないステージがありまして、これもいりません。なんか、場面が沢山あり過ぎてテンポが悪くなっています。戦闘の興奮が続かないというか・・・。もっと、戦闘をバリバリやって、淡々とストーリーが進む方がいいと感じました。肝心の戦闘ですが、敵にブラザーフッドとかいうダークネスパワーを知っている組織が出てくるのですが、けっこう強くてダークネスパワーの強さが半減してます。なんか、すっきりしたいのにすっきりしない、テンポの悪い中途半端なストーリーがあって、戦闘があってと残念な感じです。ダークネスパワーのスキルツリーがあるのですが、あまり強くなった感じがなくて、楽しくありません。ゴア表現については、これ以上ないくらいにすごいですが、すっきりしませんね。これで、規制のかかった日本語版は、ゲーム自体の良さが感じられるとは思えません。そもそも日本語版を規制しても簡単に輸入版を入手出来る中で、規制する意味があるのですかね？あると思います？誰が得するんですかね？誰の為になるんですかね？ 他のFPSにはない、ダークネスパワーというすばらしい設定があるのに良さを発揮してません。世界観、設定、ゴア表現は好きなので、もし次回作が出るならプレイしたいと思ってます。なので、次回に期待して星３つ。

Brand new factory sealed game received without any box damage. Wonderful job on seller’s behalf and Amazon’s as well.