The Chronicles of
Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay was
one of the best Licensed-Games ever.
It had focused on a story more than
any other game of the genre had five
years ago and throughout the game
there was action, dialogue, and
intensity. You sat at the edge of
your seat when you played Butcher
Bay. It wasn’t the longest game in
the world, but it was pretty
awesome. The Chronicles of Riddick:
Assault on Dark Athena lets you play
through that original adventure on
the X360 along with a new adventure
Assault on Dark Athena. The game
comes in a two pack of sorts where
you can play both games. And
while Butcher Bay still holds its
charm, it’s not like it’s an updated
version of the game. In lots of ways
this game’s graphics and textures
are terrible and some of the
character animations are worse. The
gameplay however remains outstanding
in Butcher Bay with the exception of
having to wander around a little too
much than you should have to.
As for Assault on
Dark Athena… It’s not nearly as good
as Butcher Bay was and kind of is
with this new installment. It lacks
a lot of the character that the
original game did. Mostly the game
is about action instead of
thinking/sneaking elements that the
last game had. It’s mindless… a lot
like Vin Diesel. (Just kidding….
kind of.) Anyway, Assault on Dark
Athena lacks the originality the
it’s predecessor had and although it
looks better, it’s not the same
game. The storyline in the game is
terrible, and the last few stages
are hard to get through, more
because they’re frustrating, not
because they’re difficult.
Surprisingly
enough Diesel is the strongest part
of this game. His acting is good as
far as video game voiceovers go and
he’s got some clever one-liners
again in the game. He actually
did a solid job carrying the game in
places.
The Chronicles of
Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is
worth picking up if you’re a fan of
Butcher Bay, but if you’ve played
Butcher Bay and weren’t crazy about
the process you can probably skip
this installment. If you’ve never
played the game before, pick up this
game and play through Dark Athena
first and THEN play through Butcher
Bay. Basically what you’re getting
with this game is what the last
Riddick movie was… a B.
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