I’ve raved about The Darkness long enough. While the Starbreeze-developed FPS has an excellent story mode, its multiplayer leaves a lot to be desired. I can’t speak for Xbox Live since I don’t own a 360, but I can truly say that The Darkness is a ghost town at PSN.
Choose any multiplayer mode the game has to offer and it shows only one thing: there’s not a single frag-fest being played online. How then am I supposed to know first hand if The Darkness‘ multiplayer is any good? Sure, the lack of people playing it online may speak volumes, but …read more

Can you name another game that lets you play a heart-devouring comic book antihero? I bet you can’t because there’s nothing quite like The Darkness, an FPS developed by Starbreeze Studios.
Sure, games that let you shoot people in the face may be a bit too common these days, but the concept of generating power from the dark and walking around with a couple of nasty tentacles is pretty new. I haven’t even mentioned what kind of guy the protagonist is.
I’ve heard of space marines, Special Forces members, intergalactic fugitives, special-armor-wearing characters, SWAT teams, World War II soldiers and the like, …read more

Generally at least. Of all the reviews already available, only one isn’t very positive. I included the GameTrailers review, so knock yourself out.

1UP.com thinks The Darkness is “a more polished game, and the base mechanics work extremely well by the time you reach the end of the single-player campaign. It doesn’t quite have Riddick’s pacing, due to the open city that asks you to find your own way through, but it presents a better feeling of accomplishment and familiarity by the end.”
GameSpot loves the game’s presentation and appeal that “comes from its many different parts coming together in a really …read more