Kombo writes: "Dark sector is a gorgeous looking game. The lighting (or lack thereof, during the game's darkest moments), textures and effects are at times on par with the industry dominant Unreal Engine 3. For an engine that was supposedly written from scratch specifically for Dark Sector, it looks and runs beautifully. The dark, dusty and hazy corridors and biohazard body bags of the unfortunate provide you with a great sense of atmosphere.
The Glaive is quite possibly one of the greatest weapons in modern gaming. It's a super-powered, three-bladed boomerang type weapon, pulled straight out of the 1983 sci-fi epic 'Krull'. Think of a bladed version of Captain America's shield… now imagine it on steroids. The glaive is ridiculously powerful; it slices, dices, juliennes and fetches. If Lasria had more greenery, I'm sure that you could use the glaive to cut the grass. The designers cleverly limited the effectiveness of the game's gunplay and emphasized the use of the glaive. As you gain more abilities over the course of the game, you develop more of a bond with the glaive as it assists you with puzzle solving, combat and literally "disarming" enemies."
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.
