Fun but Flawed
posted by Draicus (HAMPSTEAD, NC) Jan 24, 2007
Member since Dec 2006
The game is actually pretty darn fun in multiplayer. SOE did their absolute best to rip Champions of Norrath straight to the PS3 with a few minor tweaks. When playing the game, it feels quite a bit like Dark Alliance, Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (combo system) and a little bit of Justice League Heroes all mixed together. Sadly, the technical difficulties make it a little less fun to play, but you can get around them without too much hassle. The collision detection is HORRID, but it doesn't really kill the game. Just makes you hang your head in shame for SOE. This game was obviously rushed to meet the launch date.
Fault's aside, hacking your way through the game with a friend or two is a lot of fun.
Graphically Dark Kingdom is a bit lacking. It looks very much like something you would see on the PS2 or Xbox with slightly higher resolution textures and a plethora of bloom lighting to hide it's shortcomings. The graphics aren't bad by any means, they just don't seem to stand up to other games coming out for the next-gen systems.
In the end, the game is at least worth a rental. It's a great bit of fun if you like hitting things and collecting money (essence) to purchase new armor, even though there are some rough spots in the game play that need to be worked out. Multiplayer is fun, even though the camera is annoying. Try the game before you make any judgments based on the bad reviews.
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