The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
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Player Reviews
Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 34 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
- Competently written story, characters, much better than any movie in the franchise or the Butcher Bay. Traditionally for Starbreeze, amazing voice cast.
- Good mixture of stealth, FPS with some adventure elements. Lots of interesting gameplay situations. Brutal melee combat. Everything is beautifully animated.
- Level design is improved. Stellar visual direction. Great soundtrack. Best use of that particular engine.
- Butcher Bay's remaster as a nice bonus with welcomed gameplay changes.
The Bad
- Last hour or so is pretty bland, both story- and gameplay-wise, just like in EFBB.
- More focus on the gunplay which isn't the best thing in the game.
- More linear then the predecessor, zero to none side quests. Also no enemies other than humans.
- Some bad audio mixing/missing sounds and voice lines in BB's remaster. Lost the original 2004 atmosphere, due to changed music and art-direction (which aren't always bad).
- Unfortunately stuck in the copyright limbo.
The Bottom Line
Very engaging. Product of it's edgy time period.
Xbox 360 · by SanfordMorgan · 2023
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