Dark Void

Platforms

• PC

  Jan 19, 2010

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  NA

  playscore

  NA

  0 Critics

  5.4

  657 Players
• PlayStation 3

  Jan 19, 2010

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  6.3

  playscore

  5.8

  11 Critics

  6.4

  605 Players
• Xbox 360

  Jan 19, 2010

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  6.2

  playscore

  5.9

  15 Critics

  6.5

  18.5K Players

21 critic reviews · 3 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Push Square

  5.0

  Upon finishing Dark Void we concluded that we'd absolutely play a sequel; the fiction and premise are rather endearing. Indeed, the problem with Dark Void is its unpolished execution, which feels a few yards short of meeting its potential.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  GameSpot

  6.5

  Dark Void offers only a single-player campaign, and the story has enough intrigue to keep you mildly interested throughout. The adventure is reasonably long, and once it's over you can replay sections you enjoyed and continue to upgrade your arsenal. Even so, there isn't enough content to justify paying full price for the game.

  Reviewed on PS3, X360

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  IGN

  5.0

  Dark Void is all over the place. The story's never explained adequately, the combat's pretty much always a chore, and flying isn't nearly as fun as it should be. I don't hate Dark Void, but I don't care for it, either. This is one of those titles that just exists; I doubt few will remember it this time next year.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Giant Bomb

  6.0

  The core elements in Dark Void are well-designed and fun to play, and it tells an interesting story while setting up a world that's developed enough to deserve a sequel. But with its technical problems and a lack of enemy variety, Dark Void starts to feel like the game is getting in the way of its own universe.

  Reviewed on X360

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  Cheatcc

  5.0

  Though the vertical combat is unique at first, it quickly gets stale. Consequently, Dark Void fails to bring anything substantive to the shooter genre. The linear level design, constant glitches, and unsatisfying, repetitive battles make this a game you should simply pass on.

  Reviewed on PC, PS3, X360

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  Destructoid

  3.5

  Dark Void is not a good game. Dreary and annoying in equal parts, this is a game best left avoided. Better games have already been released this year, and it's not even February yet. Dark Void will be forgotten in two weeks, and you'd be better off having not played it before then.

  Reviewed on X360

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  Game Trailers

  6.8

  While the game can be a lot of fun on a mechanical level, it’s not quite different enough to feel like a brand new experience

  Reviewed on X360
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  Game Watcher

  5.3

  You'd have thought that any game featuring a high velocity jetpack would be a guaranteed winner, but Dark Void somehow manages to ham-fist the execution completely, leaving a game that's only ever fun in parts, while the rest is simply not up to scratch. We had high hopes for Dark Void, but ultimately, the final product is a crippling disappointment with very little lasting appeal beyond its slender running time.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  Total Xbox

  5.0

  30s style, 90s design, timeless tedium

  Reviewed on X360
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  Euro Gamer

  5.0

  Instead, Dark Void's extremely short campaign - with no motivation for replay and no multiplayer options - is more like a portfolio of half-baked concepts hurriedly crammed into an uninspired package for ease of presentation, more show-reel than show-stopper.

  Reviewed on X360

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