When i started playing this i was a little disappointed to see that there were a few Glitches. First Off, when i shot an enemy the bullet holes were flashing in and out of view. Secondly, after killing an enemy near a wall he blinked in and out of view for awhile. Lastly, after killing yet another enemy he looked like he was having a seizure. The language in this game really isn't that bad, nothing too strong. The Violence is pretty intense and gruesome in some instances. For example you can have the perspective of your glaive and sever enemies heads, Cut them in half, and dismember their limbs. There isn't really an over the top abundance of blood that i can see. Maybe kids 12 and under might get a little scared during one level where you're in a dark cellar thing and zombies come at you from all sides out of the water, that's about it.
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An entertaining dark shooter for mature players.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Dark Sector was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know that if this video game were a movie, would be rated "R." The core game-play component is killing mutated beasts, some of whom look half-human, half-machine, while others are wearing full-body protective gear. Slicing and dismembering enemies causes blood to splash out of their bodies before they slump to the ground. For dramatic effect, some kills are in slow-motion, and from the blade's perspective, so they can be quite grisly. The game also has a few scenes that can get scary where zombie-like enemies jump out at you in the graveyard level.
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What’s the Story?
From Digital Extremes, the co-creators behind the award-winning Unreal games, comes a new combat-filled adventure, DARK SECTOR. But this darker shooter is played from a cinematic third-person perspective rather than a first-person view. Gamers step into the boots of Hayden Tenno, an elite black-ops agent who awakens in a decaying Eastern European city in the near future and finds his right arm has altered by an injection, granting him superhuman powers. Ironically, it's this virus that will help Hayden -- who looks like a cross between Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump -- take down the malevolent faction whose virus left this impoverished nation overrun by mutated monsters.
The first byproduct of your powerful arm is a throwable "glaive" -- a three-bladed boomerang -- that can slice and dice enemies even from a distance, before whirling back into your hand. Later you can control the direction of the blade, shown in slow-motion, or have it explode on impact. Toss in weapons such as shotguns, automatic rifles and rocket launchers (the latter of which will be required to take down helicopters), and you're a force to be reckoned with.
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Despite a few bland and clichéd environments -- namely, a shipyard, cemetery, and crate-filled warehouse -- and some questionable artificial intelligence, with enemies who don't run for cover when you're shooting at them, Dark Sector offers plenty of exhilarating combat for both the single-player campaign and multiplayer game modes. Gears of War it is not, but Dark Sector is ideal for mature gamers looking for a solid new diversion. Close
Publisher’s Details
Released on 03/25/2008, price $59.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language)
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language)
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Good Game..A little glitchy in some spots
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
great game
This game is pretty awesome, though somewhat gory..i was expecting more from this though...it almost seems as if they released it before they were ready. The blood on the bodies of your enemies is "glitchy". The violence is pretty intense, you can control your glaives flight and cut enemies heads,arms and legs off as well as cutting them in half. It isnt bloody overall...blood can be seen on the floor and on bodies as well as in various parts of the environments. Some parts may scare younger children...as an example, in one level your in a dark basement and there are zombies coming at you out of the water on the floor. Language...i mean....the worst word ive heard thus far is "Sh*t"...not much of an issue there....no sexual content...the message may be a little iffy because your fighting these guys that are shooting at whoever they see despite the fact that some are not "infected". I havent watched all the cutscenes but in the one after the Prologue "chapter 1" an unarmed man tied in a chair is shot in the head..
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Fun at first, then it gets repetitive
in this game, u play as a guy who's just going on some super secret mission. then he gets infected by some wierd virus and he turns into a killing machine equipped with a weapon called the glaive. This is a very violent game with blood and decapitating and all that good stuff. Swearing isn't a big issue. I think anyone 13 and older can handle this.....It's worth renting, so go rent it!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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