Digital Extremes - the developers behind Dark Sector - have form when it comes to 'borrowing' ideas from established titles.
Take Pariah and WarPath - their homages to Halo and Unreal Tournament - which were both released on the original Xbox, directly copying gameplay and plot threads. While decent enough, they clearly lacked innovation - polished experiences numbed by familiarity. So why are we so excited about Dark Sector - a xerox of Resident Evil 4? Because it's the most significant PS3 game of 2008 so far.
Dark Sector's victory isn't its pacing or characterisation or gameplay -decent as they are - but what it represents: cast-iron proof that PS3 is hitting its stride. It's one of the best-looking games. Full stop. And matched only by, say, Uncharted and Ratchet.
Chris Needham writes: "With the launch of both the PS4 and the Xbox One now a fading memory, the current generation of gaming consoles has well and truly established itself, with games such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Batman: Arkham Knight and, of course, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, all justifiably taking the limelight. Here at Power Up Gaming, however, we’re not so keen to let go of the past. Originally starting out our coverage as primarily a retro games outlet, we take great pleasure in revelling in the titles of yesteryear."
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"ZL: Before we knew of the Xbox 360, or anything concrete about the PlayStation 3, we had heard the name Dark Sector. This was a time when what would become the Wii was known only as the mysterious “Revolution.” The 7th Generation of video game consoles hadn’t even begun and we already received a taste of what was on the horizon with a video released by Digital Extremes."
Great article. Great game. Man I wish they'd make a sequel or just re release it or something.
OPM: Digital Extremes’ game director Steve Sinclair has, “lifted the kimono” (his words) on the history behind Dark Sector and how publishing pressure took the game away from its original vision. A vision that the set to return with the free-to-play Warframe on PS4.
That's interesting, They approached Sony with ideas several times, since they are independent, I wished Sony would have published one of their ideas as an exclusive! I loved Dark Sector, even the original concept of the game! Going to see about Warframe at launch.
A big failure should be the title of this review and I called it. Woooooo!
The Genius has spoken.
has never heard of GT5p? So far GT5p looks like the most significant title for the ps3 in 2008.