Capcom's Dark Void is your typical run and gun third-person shooter, for the most part. The aerial combat addition is amusing, but the novelty wears off. Graphics are good and the story is decent enough. Some game play quirks and total lack of an online component keep this average game from being a great game. In short, Dark Void is wasted potential.
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Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
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Story on this one looks good, but the gameplay has failed to impress. Too bad.
same feeling here.
I was really hoping this would pick up some good scores and go on to sell enough for them to make a sequel. The whole Dark Void multi-verticality gameplay concept is too good to go to waste on one game.
The vertical cover was a great combat addition. In fact, I think it was the best aspect of the game. It seems that Capcom is committed to this game, with the DSi downloadable prequel.
I wouldn't be surprised if the game did just good enough to warrant a sequel, but I haven't really seen any sales numbers.
Great review!