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Perfect Dark Zero
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Overall Critic Score:3.2771
Perfect Dark Zero Critic Reviews
Attention all gamers, whip out your wallets, bulge out your eyes, and crane your necks eagerly in the direction of the nearest retailer. Rare is back and ready to impress, giving you not one, but two tastes of excellence for the next generation of...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at DarkZero
Wow, this moment has been a long time coming. Writing those words: Perfect Dark Zero Review seemed like a distant view into the feature way back in the Summer, and I feel privileged to write this review with the new Club Skill and Xbox 360 together in...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Club Skill
To say expectations are high for Perfect Dark Zero is an understatement. Joanna Dark's debut on Nintendo 64 in 2000 left gamers' jaws agape, eager for a follow-up. Now, Joanna makes her encore as the face of Xbox 360, in an adventure dubbed "the next...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at USA Today
It doesn’t quite surpass or even meet the standards that Rare set with the original "Perfect Dark", but it’s still an incredibly fun first-person shooter that you simply must have if you own an Xbox 360....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Xbox 360 Advanced
The singleplayer campaign lacks polish and as a result, some of the objectives are confusing and ultimately meaningless, and the levels feel disjointed. Where Perfect Dark Zero excels is multiplayer, co-operatively and competitively, with a vast...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Game Over Online
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I tried my best to not to compare Perfect Dark Zero to "Halo" because in most ways, they are two completely different games offering two divergent experiences. I will say, however, that "Halo" is a far more polished game....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Worth Playing
Joanna's been gone for almost 6 years, does her latest prequel adventure hold up? Our review....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at IGN
It’s just not the revolutionary title we were hoping for. It doesn’t really set an adequate benchmark for future Xbox 360 titles and feels more like a stopgap while the true next-gen titles are being developed....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
The environments look gorgeous (both single player campaign and multiplayer) and those yet to experience the game or Xbox 360 for that matter should enjoy this title as a solid first encounter....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Xbox World Australia
A solid, sometimes great game. Its single-player mode is good fun and online it's a complete blast; PDZ is a superbly social multiplayer game to enjoy in the company of friends. However, the game was more than a little 'over hyped' and doesn't quite...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Ferrago
Having been under pressure to make the launch of the 360, PDZ does feel a little rushed in certain areas, which is disappointing as it had a lot to live up to thanks to the original installment for Nintendo 64. The audio-visual department of the game is c...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Gamer's Hell
Quite simply, if you don’t have Xbox Live or you don’t enjoy online games then avoid Perfect Dark Zero like the proverbial plague. There is very little about this game that would make is fun or enduring for the solo gamer....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Game Chronicles
Perfect Dark Zero's first-person shooter competition on the 360 is "Quake 4" and "Call of Duty 2" and it falls directly between the two....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Armchair Empire
Nostalgia and déjà vu are funny concepts as they apply to the video game industry. Some games deliver such a sublime experience that they become benchmarks in our lives. As each generation of video game systems takes us farther away from those games,...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Games First!
It's been close to six years since Joanna made her first appearance on the Nintendo 64 in 2000. For almost six years we've been teased with rumours, E3 tech demos, editorials and the like. And for almost six years, die-hard fans such as yours truly, have...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Pro-G
Joanna Dark is back and boy has it been a long wait. Along with Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero has had a long journey throughout the years. The teaming of Rare with Microsoft almost seemed like a lost cause during most of the Xbox’s time and only now have we...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Videogame City
If they had released this one for the original XBOX it might have been much more acceptable but as it’s a launch title for the 360 I can’t help but feel it’s not worth your money....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at GameBrink
12 hours ain't bad for a single-player campaign, but I hope that's not going to become the standard for solo action on 360, especially wth that 20% markup in game prices for third-party titles....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Gamenikki
considered one of the system's best games. Perfect Dark Zero isn't quite a Halo-calibre killer app for the Xbox 360, but it is a tight, bright and frequently fun guns-a-blazing romp. It just might take a few dates before you really fall in love with this ...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at WHAM! Gaming
Xbox 360 games, the first thing that strikes you here is the astonishing fluidity of the graphics and gameplay. Rolling, hiding and shooting have rarely been so impressively rendered and precisely controlled, and the decisions you make as Dark have a real...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Times Online
At the launch of a new console, there's always one game that gets touted as the killer-app. For the Xbox 360, this game was Rare's spy-driven first-person...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at GameSpy
There was once a time when the first-person shooter was solely in the PC's domain. Then Nintendo and Rare released GoldenEye and Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64, both of which set the tone for all console FPS games to come. And they held onto the crown...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Yahoo! Games
Perfect Dark Zero offers up a great combination of stealth and action using vehicles, AI teammates, the concept of shadows-versus-light for cover, and intelligent enemies who respond to both visual and auditory stimuli....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Adrenaline Vault
This in no way shape or form is a bad game, but I also felt like there was more they could have done to take it further....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at DarkStation
Thankfully the multi-player really saves the day and makes this game a must own title for all 360 owners. If you are buying it for a single-player experience you may want to look elsewhere....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at ZTGameDomain
The game plays very smoothly. The controls are a little sluggish but the frame rate is smooth and it feels right. Perfect Dark Zero isn't a killer reason to buy the new console but it does stand out amongst the launch titles as a good game....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Boomtown
Perfect Dark Zero is a prequel to the N64's awesome Perfect Dark. Once again as Joanna Dark you kill some things, save some hostages, climb stairs, and fail over and over again with stealth kills. There are a few difficulty settings to enjoy in the...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Games are Fun
Johanna Dark returns to the gaming scene after five years, but it's a lukewarm welcome....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at GamePro
I think most people are let down by the Xbox 360 follow up, although Perfect Dark Zero isn't garbage even if the plot is trash. The innovative weapons, sharp and accessible gameplay and almost perfect multiplayer aspect lands PDZ into the good category....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Extreme Gamer
If you're an Xbox Live gunplay junkie, this game is for you. If you want something to match the story and immersion of Perfect Dark, you might not be impressed....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Gaming Horizon
In gaming circles, as in regular everyday life, there are always categories to be named which separate seemingly normal individuals. When first person shooters are discussed, for example, there are two very distinct camps. The first is a fanatical, loud,...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at GamingExcellence
I'm not sure what upsets me more: the horrendous mess that is Perfect Dark Zero's single-player game or all the glowing reviews out there (including Che's). Are these crazies playing the same game as...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
While PDZ may not be the killer app of the Xbox 360 launch that some were hoping it would be it does redeem its lackluster single player showing with a very entertaining multiplayer aspect....read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at VGPub
Perfect Dark was the ideal spiritual sequel to Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64. It had more weapons, more levels and more multiplayer options to become the best console shooter of its day. Once developed for the Gamecube and then the original Xbox, the...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Lawrence
Older players may remember the adventures of Joanna Dark on the Nintendo64 in "Perfect Dark." Well, add a few zeroes to Rare's bottom line, sell them to Microsoft and we have "Perfect Dark Zero", a launch title for the Xbox 360. The interface is rather...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Voodoo Extreme
Five years have gone by between the releases of the original Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64 and Perfect Dark Zero for the Xbox 360. Five long years that have brought us several upgrades to the console first person shooter genre that the original game...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at DreamStation.cc
Of all the launch titles that shipped with the 360, the one I was waiting for was Perfect Dark Zero. Yes I was victim of the hype machine, and yes I was a victim of OtherSteve’s incessant ramblings about what he saw at E305. I was anxious myself...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Gamerz-Edge
I never really got into Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64. I was a big PC FPS fan at the time and the crummy, terrible, horrible, stupid Nintendo 64 controller just didn’t mesh with my mouse-and-keyboard mind, so when the Xbox 360 came around and Perfect...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Thunderbolt
STREET JUSTICE AT ITS best, no rules, no referees and anything you can get your hands on goes in Namco's Urban Reign. The streets of Green Harbour have turned into a battle ground where gangs are vying for supremacy, but the city is falling apart and...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at 3D Avenue
The spotlights must have burnt this time around. When Microsoft released Xbox Mark I, there was no particular weight of expectation, no past success to repeat, no specific hoops to jump through other than avoiding an embarrassing freefall. But one look...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at NTSC uk
When you've battled through all 14 single player levels, played it on co-op and worked your way through some solid multiplayer action, you won’t feel like you've played a next generation title; heck, you won't even feel like you've played the best...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Eurogamer
IT HAS BEEN A long time coming, with some identity issues (platform hopping) along the way, but Perfect Dark Zero has finally found a home on Microsoft's Xbox 360 - as a launch title, no less. Will the fans of Perfect Dark be happy with the direction...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Gameplanet
Meet the Darks, Jack and Joanna, father-daughter bounty hunters out to thwart the megalomaniacal DataDyne corporation. Crafted as a prequel to the universally acclaimed Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64 (now almost six years old), Perfect Dark Zero apes...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Science Fiction Weekly
There is no denying that Halo was the best possible launch title for Microsoft’s brand new game console back in November of 2001. It was, by all accounts, an exceptional shooter - combining fast action, compelling story, great voice work, and a host of...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at Gamer Within
Launch titles are always crucial to sell a console. Halo alone was responsible for shifting more Xboxes than anyone could have expected. It had everything: great graphics, 5.1 sound and was full to the brim of non-stop action only possible with the...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at PALGN AU
you factor in the multiple difficulty settings, but it’s only really the multiplayer that will sustain any long term interest. 6.5Overall: Try before you buy. You could do a lot worse in terms of multiplayer...read the complete Perfect Dark Zero review at PALGN
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