Dark Sector

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 105
  3. Negative: 20 out of 105
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  1. YellowFerret
    Apr 1, 2009
    7
    I really enjoyed this game.Excellent graphics and lots of blood.Some encounters I found pretty hard,like when theres loads of guys shooting at you and then a guy comes up with a bulletproof sheild and hits you with a sword (weird).The biggest problem is its way too short and theres some reference to hadens past that you never find out about.Still its a good game for the price its at.
  2. Allen-Zim
    Dec 27, 2011
    7
    For $5.00 or less this is an alright game. The storyline in negligible, and doesn't really go anywhere, it feels like if there were four dark sector books, and then they decided to make a crappy game adaptation of the fifth. As far as the gameplay is concerned, its pretty solid, combat and movement is smooth, and weapons and enemy are well balanced with each other. Graphically it fairlyFor $5.00 or less this is an alright game. The storyline in negligible, and doesn't really go anywhere, it feels like if there were four dark sector books, and then they decided to make a crappy game adaptation of the fifth. As far as the gameplay is concerned, its pretty solid, combat and movement is smooth, and weapons and enemy are well balanced with each other. Graphically it fairly good looking, even on consoles. To sum it up, the story is crap, but the game itself is fun enough that i played it twice, and I just bought it on steam cause its $2.50 right now. If you're a working person who has to budget the time you have to play games, then pass on this one. If you have ample time for gaming, then this is certainly worth playing through, if the price is right of course.… Expand
  3. jelikey
    Sep 4, 2015
    6
    this game is common shooter game, hitting sense is good. but, the puzzle is annoying, there is no consideration for gamer. and latter part is boring for repetitive enemy
  4. nachori
    Jul 26, 2016
    6
    Dark Sector is sort of a paradoxical game. The combat is very uninspired and tedious but at the same time unique because of the glaive and various powers and upgrades. The graphics are great in some places but at the same time clunky and dated, even for 2009. The game shows it tries to have style and originality but can't seem to grasp it. If it weren't for the fact it even tried to beDark Sector is sort of a paradoxical game. The combat is very uninspired and tedious but at the same time unique because of the glaive and various powers and upgrades. The graphics are great in some places but at the same time clunky and dated, even for 2009. The game shows it tries to have style and originality but can't seem to grasp it. If it weren't for the fact it even tried to be stylish then this game wouldn't get a bove a 4/10 from me. I only recommend this game if you play Warframe and want to see a bit more into the lore, as well as the company that made it.… Expand
  5. TheGrindeR
    Jun 19, 2012
    5
    Bad sound effects, story isn't cool and the graphics not beautiful. Linear and killing with blade going **** On PC not cool. You can controlling the way of the blade, but it's terrible. Can't jumping and the key distribution is sucks.
  6. johnci
    Apr 4, 2009
    5
    This would've been a GREAT game if the developers hadn't sabotaged it with stupid crap. Like when you sprint you can't turn? WTF? I can cut some sharp corners when I'm in a hurry, so that makes the Uber badass guy in the game kind of a gimp. Also it has no jump feature. When has that EVER been a good idea in an FPS game? As cool as it looks, the Glave weapon is This would've been a GREAT game if the developers hadn't sabotaged it with stupid crap. Like when you sprint you can't turn? WTF? I can cut some sharp corners when I'm in a hurry, so that makes the Uber badass guy in the game kind of a gimp. Also it has no jump feature. When has that EVER been a good idea in an FPS game? As cool as it looks, the Glave weapon is underpowered so it takes repeated throws--even repeated POWERED throws to take down baddies--whereas a burst from any of the guns will do it quicker. So you end up using the Glave mostly to look cool, not because it's a good weapon. If they'd had any clue, they'd have made the Glave steering mechanism real time (like the missiles in H-L 2), so it didn't slow the game to a crawl whenever you used it. And they should have made the guns short range only, forcing you to use the Glave for long range shots. Add JUMPING and subtract the retarded sprinting limitations and THAT woulda been a rockin' game. In fact I really want to play a game like that and I hope someone makes it.… Expand
  7. drakenseng
    Feb 12, 2013
    7
    story is about you playing as a secret agent that gets captured and has his arm replaced with some type of futuristic military alien weapon. the gameplay controls are great and you can use your new arm for some awesome combo kills with your gun. the shooting is great for 3rd person gameplay. there are a few bosses to fight but not as many as i would have liked. and not many uses with thestory is about you playing as a secret agent that gets captured and has his arm replaced with some type of futuristic military alien weapon. the gameplay controls are great and you can use your new arm for some awesome combo kills with your gun. the shooting is great for 3rd person gameplay. there are a few bosses to fight but not as many as i would have liked. and not many uses with the arm weapon as well only for killing purposes. the graphics and music are all solid. its really just a solid 3rd person shooter that gives you some new gameplay with the arm weapon.… Expand
  8. touretultouretul
    Apr 20, 2009
    7
    It's more a 7.5. This game is not about story, it's about fighting. And the glaive is everything. This game resembles a lot with Gears of War, only that the action is better. Greate close combat killing cinematics.
  9. AlienSpaceBats
    Oct 7, 2013
    7
    Not the best console port. I had to use numerous workarounds to get the game to display correctly on my 16:9 screen. Begins as a rather dull linear cover shooter and unfortunately only picks up too late in the game. Once all powers have been unlocked and a few things develop Dark Sector becomes very enjoyable, though it is frustrating at times; controls are rigid and clunky and the gameNot the best console port. I had to use numerous workarounds to get the game to display correctly on my 16:9 screen. Begins as a rather dull linear cover shooter and unfortunately only picks up too late in the game. Once all powers have been unlocked and a few things develop Dark Sector becomes very enjoyable, though it is frustrating at times; controls are rigid and clunky and the game does little to stand out from the crowd, but it's a decent enough 3PS with some great visual design (except for Hayden Tenno's character model, what happened there?) and neat mechanics that were no doubt more impressive at the time (like the Glaive, limb dismemberment, etc.) Probably of optimum interest to Warframe fans.… Expand
  10. Dco326
    Dec 2, 2021
    6
    Ma onako, nikad je vise ne bi igrao ima mnogo losih delova sve u svemu okej odigra se jednom i zaboravi.
  11. dandalis
    Nov 2, 2016
    6
    Pretty average TPS action game with some cool ideas and some some annoying ones.

    Story and characters first of all are instantly forgetable and setting itself is uninteresting. Graphics are pretty average aswell for for its time, as game's title implies its dark looking game with almost no color. On PC it runs really well with no issues in sight, but graphics options are super limited.    Pretty average TPS action game with some cool ideas and some some annoying ones.

    Story and characters first of all are instantly forgetable and setting itself is uninteresting. Graphics are pretty average aswell for for its time, as game's title implies its dark looking game with almost no color. On PC it runs really well with no issues in sight, but graphics options are super limited. At times game can have cool spooky atmosphere. Also game wont save your custom key bindings after qutting to Windows, so youll have get used to default controls,

    Gameplay is fairly average if not ok. Wasnt the fan of movement system, sprinting especialy felt painful. Cover system works fine, but at times it can get in the way since cover and sprinting use same key, making you enter cover when you dont need it leaving you wide open for enemy attacks. Game also isnt telling you what to do, where to go, how to effectively beat the bosses, nothing, meaning it doesnt hold your hand, which for some more hardcore players will be a nice thing, but will leave casual players annoyed and frustrated, so bad that theyll possibly want to stop playing the game for good. The glave which will be your main weapon and tool is a cool gimmick and works very well and controls nicely. One small yet cool thing i liked was that you can only use picked up weapons from enemies for a short period of time before they self destruct. All of the boss fights were not very well designed imo, they felt too standard without giving me any thrills and some them can take too much time before you undersatnd how to take them down, theyre also pretty easy if you dont play like noob. Game also doesnt have difficulty settings, the standard setting can be pretty challenging at times when they throw lots of enemies at you some if which are pretty OP,, there will also be lots of cheap deaths that you wont see coming, but overall if you have xp with third person shooter action games youll do fine in Dark Sector.

    This game is purely for action heads, if you look for a good story above all else, dont bother.    … Expand
  12. JoshSanger
    Apr 6, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even though I’m not a recurrent third-person shooter player, Dark Sector could catch my eye with its gameplay and unique mechanics. So I gave it a try and it was ok. Not the big deal, but I think a 7 is a fair score.

    1.- Story: If you are looking for a game only for its story, then this game is not for you. To sum up, you’re an agent called Hayden that was sent to a fictional country to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak. You find the bad guy, he infects you through his warframe ally, you survive, you become warframe and gotta stop him from unleashing the virus on the rest of the world. That's basically it.

    Along the way, your character will meet some side characters that honestly, don’t care at all.
    Especially one woman, who you are supposed to know already but the game doesn’t tell you anything about how they met or why she became evil. Even when there’s no prequel or something to find out.
    Also Hayden talks about his traumatic past or something. But you just don’t give a damn about it. Because again, the game doesn’t show you any flashbacks or give you enough context to relate to him.

    2.- Gameplay:
    Mechanics: The game's highlight, and the only reason why this game has a 7, is its great unique weapon: The glaive. A boomerang-like blade that can be thrown at enemies to rip them apart if you aim accurately to their limbs. As you progress through the game, you will get some awesome upgrades such as:

    Aftertouch: It allows you to control the path of the glaive while in the air by hitting the glaive button after it has been thrown. Pretty cool mechanic since you can redirect your glaive while slow-mo to tear your enemies apart.

    Power-Throw: It allows you to charge up the Glaive to deal quadruple damage. This combined with Aftertouch is basically an instakill against any regular enemy. So powerful. Also necessary to solve most of the puzzles.

    Energy Pulse: It allows you to create a burst of elemental energy around you to take out groups of enemies. An amazing mechanic no matter if it's charged with fire, electricity or ice.

    Shield: After defeating one boss, you gain the ability to throw up a protective shield that will rebound incoming projectiles back at enemies. Never tried this last thing cause I rather throw the glaive before.

    There are also other mechanics like throw the glaive to pick enemies weapons up and use them, invisibility (don’t use this very often cause I think it’s pretty useless) and finishers, which can be performed when an enemy is sufficiently damaged. When executing it, the enemy is brutally mutilated and usually killed, except in the case of Bosses unless they’re on their knees and glowing red.

    Weapons: Another cool feature is that if you wanna use an enemy weapon, you can pick it up, but after a while it will start ringing and eventually will explode.
    This is amazing ‘cause it encourages you to use the glaive more. However, you can get “normal” weapons at Black Market. Unfortunately, not as many as you wish. This due there’s not much money throughout the game. Also, this feature is not at every level, so be careful with that.
    I was only able to buy 3. Being the shotgun the best one by far. In addition, you can also get some upgrades for your weapons along the game.

    Enemies/bosses: Basic enemies such as soldiers and mutants are fine. Later you will face better versions of these. Being one kind of mutant extremely annoying. They’re challenging at the beginning, but later they are just annoying as **** There are also robots, but I assume that they can be considered as minibosses since it’s a 1 vs 1 encounter. Now about bosses, there are like 3-4 boss fights. Being the Warframe fight the best one and the giant mutant the worst one. Regarding the rest, they’re kinda boring.
    Final boss is also good. Not as difficult as I would’ve wanted but yeah.

    At last, no difficulties and run animation looks terrible.

    3.- Visuals: The game takes place in a variety of environments, but most of them are in dark/greyscale. Since most of the time you'll be in closed areas and when you are out it’s mostly at night. The atmosphere looks good but sometimes you'll stumble upon low-resolution textures. The cemetery level was the best good-looking level.

    4.- Audio: Nothing relevant. SFX was standard. However, sometimes it feels like music and dialogues cut off abruptly.

    5.- Technical: Although I didn’t notice many bugs, sometimes IA is just dumb. If we were fighting and I decided to back off or cover and I am no longer at their range, they will stop shooting and do nothing. Plus If I stand in front of them, they just don’t do anything even if there’s nothing between us to block their attacks. The good thing is that bosses didn’t bug.

    So overall, Dark Sector is a decent game to hang out and when you have nothing better to do.    … Expand

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#76 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
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#30 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Absolute Games
    48
    Predictable from the get-go, wrapped in a blanket of tired clichés, without an ounce of adrenaline in its blood, Dark Sector has finally surfaced after eight years of oblivion, yet nobody seems to care.
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  2. Play (Poland)
    70
    The gameplay is quite enjoyable despite its apparent simplicity, and the best thing is the spinning glaive, the most dangerous boomerang thingy in the universe. It chops off hands, legs and heads, and when powered up can even cut people in half. Overall, Dark Sector is a very decent shooter - or slasher? [Apr 2009]
  3. GameZone
    75
    Dark Sector is a pleasant enough distraction for any fan of action or shooting games. It’s not likely to keep you busy for too long, since there’s little replay value to be found.
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