OXM UK writes: "It's with Robert Rodriguez-esque cunning that Dark Sector seamlessly switches direction at every tantalising corner. One second, it's a Splinter Cell-style infiltration mission, the next it's a military shooter involving the X-Men. Then, suddenly, you're ankle-deep in dank sewers, fending off a tirade of sprinter zombies, before - BANG - everything blows up in your face and you're rucking with hordes of fire-spurting, club-waving, going-invisible super mutants in massive free-for-all skirmishes. Explosive gaming plot twists, for sure.
If there's one thing you can't knock, it's Dark Sector's endeavour. Developed by the co-creators of the Unreal franchise, this third-person action blast attempts to bypass accusations of generic gunplay by way of reluctant super powers. It begins with your Special-Ops agent on a quest to waste a mad scientist in an East European hideaway, when a virus infection grants him inhuman powers. We're talking metal arms complemented by a lethal three-bladed boomerang (known as a glaive, but which resembles a mammoth Shinobi shuriken star), before later leading on to further nifty add-ons such as force fields and temporary invisibility."
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.
