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good game play.......
I liked the game; especially the darkness powers and the creatures you could summon (especially urinating on corpses and the jestures) but it was lacking in the story department, I really didn't care about the mafia parts but I have to say the game is fairly original and worth checking out.

More action, less talk and travel!
Awesome theme / mechanics / ideas. If you like eating hearts and summoning the dark forces. I think storylines (in general) are overrated. This has too many breaks and jumping around. The mob angle doesnt fit.

If you like DARK horrific themes u cant go wrong

Raucous NY ganster fun!
I've only played through about maybe half the game, and although the gameplay is a little quirky, the story and visual style of the game are incredible. The voice acting is great, and really reminds you of those New York gansters with their no-BS, trash talking attitude. Definitely not for the younger kids! But definite fun for the rest!

Very violent but relatively fun
Forget about Doom, Gears of War, and Grand Theft Auto. If you want a game who's language and violence make the most of their "M" rating then you've found it in The Darkness. I enjoy all types of games. Generally, I pay little attention to the violence and language in a particular game because I see the evolution of video games much the same as movies. Their are ratings for a reason. But The Darkness takes it to the next level. Are all "M" rated games the same? Not unless "Fracture" and "Resevoir Dogs" are the same. So if you're squeemish, you might want to pass.

All that aside, this was a very good game. The controls are good, the graphics are solid, and the story is inventive and tight. The whole going back in time thing is hokey but otherwise it's a solid buy for fans of the shooter genre that want something a little different and don't mind ripping a guy's heart out and eating it.

Seen, Played Better
What game doesn't look good now on the next gen consoles? Sure, this looks pretty sweet and has some nice supernatural features. The gunplay is pretty average here, and it seems like the whole game was talk to people, take the subway, kill some people. Repeat. Maybe because I am not into the comicbook this was loosely based on, I missed some of the enjoyment. There were some fun portions in this game, but sometimes objectives seemed unclear and the level design questionable(where am I supposed to go?). The game controls fine and has no major problems, but just seemed very average to me. In fact, near the end I was just waiting for it to be over so I could move onto something better. But it sure looks purty.