USA Today writes: "Consider sci-fi character Richard Riddick a rarity in video games. The star of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004) on the original Xbox leads one of the few movie tie-ins that proved to be worth playing.
Now, without a film tethered to his side, Riddick embarks on a new adventure in Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, a slightly flawed but satisfying first-person game."