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May 2009
(77%)
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Abstract: If you are a fan of Vin Diesel’s Riddick character, you will love Assault on Dark Athena. Even if you aren’t already a fan of the character and movies, the two single-player storylines included in this package just might make you change your mind. It i...
Abstract: I’m worried about Swedish developer Starbreeze Studios, and it’s not because they make bad games. On the contrary, my second playthrough of Escape from Butcher Bay — their original Riddick game which has received a graphical upgrade in the Assault on D...
Overall, Assault on Dark Athena should at least be commended for giving up so much content for its price tag, even though the real jewel here is a five year old award-winning game that sports a new face-lift. Though Riddick remains only a hair’s bread...
Abstract: At first glance, The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena doesn’t seem like a particularly appetising prospect.It’s effectively a remake of a five-year-old film tie-in based on a Vin Diesel movie that nobody watched – any individual element of which woul...
Abstract: Assault on Dark Athena’s story picks up immediately after the events of Butcher Bay, with Riddick in cryonic sleep aboard his escape ship when a rocket-driven harpoon tethers the craft and reels it into the tentacle-lined jaws of the ominous, prawn-sha...
Abstract: Back in 2004, Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay turned the movie to videogame transition on its head by actually being an incredibly good game based upon a crappy film. Fast-forward five years to the expansion pack come sequel and not only ...
Abstract: Name: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaGenre: ActionPlatform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC (Reviewed on Xbox 360)Back in 2004, a little-known developer named Starbreeze brought us The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. The game was n...
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Published: 2009-04-10, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Its difficult to come to grips with a release like The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, because its made up of several disparate components of varying quality. The shining star here is the slick retooling of 2004s Escape from Butcher B...
Abstract: Nearly five years ago, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay surprised Xbox owners by not only offering a quality game based on a film property (a Vin Diesel-starring property, no less) but by delivering one of the best titles to ever spi...
