Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

 PlayStation 3
User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 43
  3. Negative: 11 out of 43
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  1. IanI.
    Jan 29, 2007
    3
    This game is compleatly underwhelming. Its not fun and the RPG elements are poorly done. Its BG: DA if they took everything good out.
  2. stevej
    Jan 24, 2010
    1
    A camera that is so bad that it must have been intentionally designed that way. Kudos! Indescribably bad camera. The other elements are not good either, but you could almost have fun button mashing with your 7-year-old son (like I was trying), but the camera.. oh... my .. goodness. Terrible.
  3. Andyman
    Dec 10, 2006
    3
    I'll start this by saying that I am a HUGE fan of this genre (Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1&2, Champions of Norrath 1&2, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes)... and this is easily the worst game in the genre, EVER. Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom somehow manages to be no fun whatsoever to play, despite being on the most powerful game console on the planet. I'll start this by saying that I am a HUGE fan of this genre (Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1&2, Champions of Norrath 1&2, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes)... and this is easily the worst game in the genre, EVER. Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom somehow manages to be no fun whatsoever to play, despite being on the most powerful game console on the planet. Heck, even the 2 visually underwhelming PSP releases of Untold Legends are vastly superior to Dark Kingdom! Where is the item customization? Why are there no secret places in each level? Why is there no gold? Why are there no shops? Why are there only 3 lousy character types (and no character customization at all)? This game would be a big fat ZERO were it not for its somewhat improved visuals. Here's hoping Snowblind Studios comes to the rescue and releases a worthy next-gen action-RPG game that doesn't involve a comic-book license. Is that too much to ask?… Expand
  4. dmasz91
    Apr 5, 2014
    4
    Just started playing it on most difficult lvl on co-op and not done yet. It does get a bit monotonous and you don't have time in between levels to wander around and level up. The game takes you straight through action in a linear fashion. The game is entertaining enough for me to say I really like it, but my biggest problem throughout is that the view during battle is always obstructed byJust started playing it on most difficult lvl on co-op and not done yet. It does get a bit monotonous and you don't have time in between levels to wander around and level up. The game takes you straight through action in a linear fashion. The game is entertaining enough for me to say I really like it, but my biggest problem throughout is that the view during battle is always obstructed by the trees. That just kills the whole game for me. Although you can use the right toggle to move the camera, it doesn't help; the trees are always blocking your view or some other type of wall. The blocking mechanism doesn't even seem to help as you can just get hit from behind or by a stronger enemy. it's an alright game, but I wouldn't give it much worth as you can get more annoyed by the lack of effort the game makers put into perfecting the gameplay. you also can't use items to restore health anywhere, but you can only spend yellow orbs at a save point to gain health.… Expand
  5. Logangodofcandy
    Sep 6, 2020
    3
    Just, no. Another similar rehash of games following Diablo on consoles. Baldur's gate, Dark Alliance, Champions 1 and 2, with a bit of Gauntlet Seven Sorrows mixed in. Take all of the WORST aspects of those games and throw them in a blender with cyanide for the extra kick. It looks good on the outside and the basic gameplay is fine. Gear, combos, leveling, new skills. Just to ruin theJust, no. Another similar rehash of games following Diablo on consoles. Baldur's gate, Dark Alliance, Champions 1 and 2, with a bit of Gauntlet Seven Sorrows mixed in. Take all of the WORST aspects of those games and throw them in a blender with cyanide for the extra kick. It looks good on the outside and the basic gameplay is fine. Gear, combos, leveling, new skills. Just to ruin the ENTIRE experience, they seemed to find it particularly brilliant to add platforming, picking up objects to throw for almost no reason, and puzzles which are not clear and some require moving or throwing objects or people with terrible AI to not obvious locations.

    No, the gear does not get better. No, the combos do not get better. No, the spells and abilities do not get better. It has 4 difficulties that APPEAR similar to the baldur's gate and champions franchises. However, your characters and gear DO NOT carry over and the difficulties are just settings for how hard you want the game to be.

    My brother got this game for $4 somewhere and we beat it together. One time. There is NO replay value other than trying new classes, of which there are only 3.

    If you saw this and thought it is worth the $4, then you are wrong. Do yourself a solid and drop a few Jacksons (Andrew, that is) on Seven Sorrows, Champions RTA, and Diablo 2. Those are the games you're looking for. If you are PC, NOT console, then Titan Quest and it's spiritual successor Grim Dawn would also be legit follow ups. Everybody that made this game should be ashamed of the few poor decisions that ruined this ARPG, hack n'slash hybrid    … Expand
  6. dubstar44
    Jul 31, 2022
    0
    in my opinion this game is quite bland especially for older games back then it was just the same thing repeated it got quite boring and half the time the checkpoints and save points got you killed causing you to restart the game over again

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#17 Best PS3 Game of 2006
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#6 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2006
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#12 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2006

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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 40
  3. Negative: 5 out of 40
  1. IGN
    65
    If people are looking for a true next gen action RPG experience, they're not going to find it here. Plagued with current gen issues and repetitive combat, Dark Kingdom feels like it was ported over to the PS3 from a pre-existing console.
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  2. GameBrink
    57
    From the experience of killing bugs, to the last-gen graphics, and the unfinished gameplay I would say skip this one entirely. That is unless you’re an Action RPG freak who has the ability to play online.
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  3. 1UP
    40
    To be fair, Dark Kingdom doesn't have any single game-destroying flaw, except perhaps for that murderous bastard camera. It's an average, if occasionally very frustrating example of a genre that's abundantly represented on other platforms.
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