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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Action/First-Person Action
RELEASE DATE
07/APR/09
ESRB RATING
,
DEVELOPER
Starbreeze Studios, Tigon Studios
PUBLISHER
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DESCRIPTION
A stealthy first-person action game with up-close combat and light 3D platforming, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a sequel to Starbreeze Studio's acclaimed Xbox action adventure, Escape from Butcher Bay. Players resume the role of the nocturnally ocular Richard B. Riddick, first portrayed by Vin Diesel in the sci-fi movie Pitch Black, and then in 2004's Escape from Butcher Bay and the concurrently released Chronicles of Riddick feature film. Riddick's ability to see in the dark gives him advantages in the shadows, where he can often pass undetected. When his cover is blown, his martial arts mastery and ruthless fighting style make it difficult to beat him to the punch, and gunfights are more common in Assault on Dark Athena than in the earlier game.
The Assault on Dark Athena single-player story begins with Riddick and his current companion, the bounty hunter William Johns, in cryostatsis aboard their small ship, adrift in space. Riddick's "deep sleep" dreams (which serve as the game's tutorial stage) are interrupted as the vessel is boarded by pirates, who carry Johns off as Riddick hides in the shadows. As he explores the pirate's massive ship, called The Dark Athena, Riddick uncovers an injustice he can't abide and sets out to shut the entire operation down. In addition to the new sequel story, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena includes the complete Escape from Butcher Bay game, updated for play on the high-def generation consoles. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“Decent replay value.”
“Decent replay value.”
created 23/JUN/2011
“One of my favorite assassions.”
created 30/APR/2011
“2 games in one. Escape from Butcher Bay and Assault on Dark Athena.”
“2 games in one. Escape from Butcher Bay and Assault on Dark Athena.”
created 04/FEB/2010
“Started out pretty cool, but then I got stuck in the pit after getting lost a countless amount of times =|”
created 18/DEC/2009
“Great concept just piss poor execution spent 90% of the game bored.”
“Great concept just piss poor execution spent 90% of the game bored.”
created 08/DEC/2009
created 18/OCT/2009
“A good idea in the fantastic universe of RIddick, but sadly this game fails to capture me. Even with gamma up all the way I couldn't see shite. Very sad”
“A good idea in the fantastic universe of RIddick, but sadly this game fails to capture me. Even with gamma up all the way I couldn't see shite. Very sad”
created 13/OCT/2009
“So I finally caved and got a GameFly account, lol. This is actually my third choice in my queue, but my first two had low availability. D: Aaaanyway, so I started out playing Escape From Butcher...”
created 30/SEP/2009
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created 30/SEP/2009
“Excellent compilation of both the original and the new levels. Glad they didn't release Dark Athena as a full standalone product. While good and more focused on the stealth experience than the first game, it didn't quite warrant a full price for...”
“Excellent compilation of both the original and the new levels. Glad they didn't release Dark Athena as a full standalone product. While good and more focused on the stealth experience than the first game, it didn't quite warrant a full price for the amount of content. Combining the two was the best way to go. That said, I had technical problems with the original Butcher Bay campaign where I passed a certain point by mistake and missed a whole chunk of the story and couldn't go back. I don't remember being able to do that on the original release. Still, it's a good game and Dark Athena hit my sweet spot more with it's focus on stealth.”
created 17/SEP/2009
“Butcher Bay is still as amazing as it was on Xbox, but Dark Athena is nowhere near as good.”
“Butcher Bay is still as amazing as it was on Xbox, but Dark Athena is nowhere near as good.”
created 29/JUL/2009
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created 13/JUL/2009
“In the movies, Vin Diesel's Riddick character is unrelenting and remorseless. He's awesome. Blessed with supernatural night vision, he moves quietly through the dark, brutally eliminating anyone...”
created 06/JUL/2009
“i had some cake back on the original xbox with the original chronicles of riddick. this is like cake with extra frosting, plus ice cream, donuts, root beer, and a lion through a ring of fire. the only cure for riddick is more riddick”
“i had some cake back on the original xbox with the original chronicles of riddick. this is like cake with extra frosting, plus ice cream, donuts, root beer, and a lion through a ring of fire. the only cure for riddick is more riddick”
created 30/JUN/2009
“Not a big fan of FPS, but the added side missions kept me going. End bosses are a bit on the ridiculous side. My (short) radio review is here: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GameOnAir”
“Not a big fan of FPS, but the added side missions kept me going. End bosses are a bit on the ridiculous side. My (short) radio review is here: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GameOnAir”
created 31/MAY/2009
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The world record for number of button mashes per second, set by Toshuyuki Takahashi.
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