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[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

Late ass review from a 2005 launch game.

 

[LOLCats]

what year is it?

 

[Space Runaway]

Shitty game where certain people pretended the multiplayer was good. It's true legacy is Wallguy.

 

[Rodolink]

Bumpmaps everywhere

 

[Explosive Zombie]

crappy game that ruined the franchise

 

[The Shepard]

I tried replaying this on xbox one and it has not aged well. Was the first 360 game I ever played at launch. I remember it looking like it had been dipped In vaseline at the time, next gen shine. The funny thing is halo one came out years before and still plays better then most shooters to this day.

 

[Max_Po]

its a perfect 0. such absolute shit game...

 

[Yoshi]

Trying to trick Rare fans ? You can't get me with that, I don't like PD anyway.

 

[Benjamin_MFF]

I kinda want to watch it, but I do wonder why it was posted so long after the game came out.

 

[JORMBO]

Thought this was going to be a crazy necro thread bump

 

[Loke]

2005 memes.

 

[Breakage]

The redesigned Joanna Dark is so bad. They should have just worked with the old design.

 

[diffusionx]

I remember people forgot about this game and moved on about as quickly as humanly possible.

 

[Moses85]

With this game, Rare and Microsoft broke my heart.

Still love my Rare N64 Games.

 

[Nikana]

That sniper rifle was legit AF tho. You could zoom in so far and see up people's nostrils.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was exclusively released as a launch title for the Xbox 360 video game console in 2005. The game is part of the Perfect Dark series and a prequel to the original Perfect Dark. The story of the game follows Joanna Dark, a bounty hunter working with her father and a computer hacker, as she joins the Carrington Institute agency to prevent a rival corporation from gaining possession of an ancient artefact which endows individuals with superhuman powers.

Perfect Dark Zero features a campaign mode consisting of 14 missions that can be played solo or co-operatively, and a multiplayer mode where a maximum of 32 players can compete against each other in numerous types of deathmatch and objective-based games. Both the co-operative and multiplayer modes support split screen, system link, and the Xbox Live online service. The game was under development for five years and was originally intended to be released for the GameCube and later the Xbox. During development, several intended features were canceled so that the game could meet the Xbox 360 launch.

Upon release, Perfect Dark Zero sold more than one million copies worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its graphics and numerous multiplayer modes. However, some critics felt that the game did not meet expectations, criticising single-player aspects such as its story and voice acting. After its release, the game was supported with downloadable content, expanding its multiplayer mode with new maps and new types of computer-controlled bots. In 2015, the game was included in the Rare Replay video game compilation for Xbox One.

 

[-MD-]

Shitty game where certain people pretended the multiplayer was good. It's true legacy is Wallguy.

You can just say you were bad at it lol, the multi was fucking awesome

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.

 

[ShirAhava]

My friends gave me so much shit because I loved this game but hated Gears of War

 

[nush]

My friends gave me so much shit because I loved this game but hated Gears of War

For what it's worth, I didn't like either of those games.

 

[Craig of War]

 

[ManaByte]

Someone needs to do a video explaining why Zelda II was shit as if it just came out yesterday.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I 'member playing this in the college science hall on a projector that was past due to have the bulb replaced. It was really dark, and hard to see what was going on in the game.
Perfectly Dark, you might say.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

What an awful game

 

[Alan Wake]

I actually played this just a few weeks ago. Atrocious. Really, really bad.

 

[Billbofet]

This game was like Phantom Menace where I tried to convince myself it was good for a good six months before letting the hate in.

 

[sinnergy]

Multi was kinda good.

 

[Riky]

Multi was kinda good.

It was, from what I remember it was 50 players, the infection mode was brilliant. I think most of the effort was put into the multiplayer.

 

[KellyNole]

I enjoyed it at the time, single and multiplayer, but after going back to it a few weeks ago I realized it was the nostalgia that made me think it was a fun and decent ent game. It was the fist really xbox game I played online with friends after we all moved away to college. Chatting and playing was just fun. I think it was more of that experience now than actually liking the game.

It’s kind of neat going back and seeing what games actually hold up.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Good ole days.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Am I correct in thinking there is a new Perfect Dark in the making?

 

[Bragr]

I tried replaying this on xbox one and it has not aged well. Was the first 360 game I ever played at launch. I remember it looking like it had been dipped In vaseline at the time, next gen shine. The funny thing is halo one came out years before and still plays better then most shooters to this day.

Yeah, Perfect Dark Zero has aged in the worst way, they tried to do some "unique" aiming and cover mechanics that no one else did and it makes the game feel so outdated that you have to play it for an hour just to get somewhat used to it.

 

[Ceadeus]

Early 360 rare games are my guilty pleasure. They all have this distinct look to them and I can't help but to like it.
Let it be Kameo , Nuts and Bolt or Viva Pinata. I don't mind its clunkyness and unusual control scheme. It's all about the unic, distinct feeling of playing a Rareware game at the 360 era.

 

[Dr.brain64]

I love perfect dark but zero is just so bad. Could not even bother finishing first mission.

 

[jonnyXx]

This was one of the first X360 games I bought and I was so hyped for it. I actually never played the original but Goldeneye was one of my favorite games on the N64.
What a disappointing game it turned out be... I gave it so many chances, thought maybe it would eventually click with me but nope.
It's just a trash game in every way that counts even for it's time.

 

[oldergamer]

This was one of the first X360 games I bought and I was so hyped for it. I actually never played the original but Goldeneye was one of my favorite games on the N64.
What a disappointing game it turned out be... I gave it so many chances, thought maybe it would eventually click with me but nope.
It's just a trash game in every way that counts even for it's time.

Full agree with you. The n64 game was also hot garbage imo

 

[-MD-]

Am I correct in thinking there is a new Perfect Dark in the making?

They announced it a year or two ago with a trailer.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Full agree with you. The n64 game was also hot garbage imo

The n64 game was excellent

Such a cool vibe, I really hope they can capture that again with their new title

 

[intbal]

I liked it.
Poorly mapped controls, though.
Needs mouse and keyboard support.

 

[RAIDEN1]

I downloaded the original from Gamepass a few hours ago, as I remember I brought it for the N64 back when it released with its expansion pack but never got into it...as much as I did with GoldenEye for example

 

[LordCBH]

Hated this game in 2005 and still hate it today.

 

[Beer Baelly]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh fuck these necro bumps and IbizaPocholo threads

 

[SkylineRKR]

Game is horrible with awful level design and AI. And controls. But I have fond memories of it, it was my first 360 game and also the first one I played online.

Game was originally developed for the older generation. Got pushed back, then MS bought Rare. Art direction completely changed. And they wanted to have something for launch, this game feels like the definition of being rushed.

 

[chromhound]

That game was TRASH

 

[rofif]

I love that game. It embraces that early 360 perfectly

 

[Drew1440]

The only thing I remember is the Samsung product placement in the menus.

 

[solidus12]

I wonder how Rare would have become if they’d remained a Nintendo studio…

 

[cireza]

I wonder how Rare would have become if they’d remained a Nintendo studio…

Look at Camelot. And they didn't even became a Nintendo studio, still they are stuck iterating on Mario sport spinoffs. These guys once made games like Shining Force and Golden Sun.

 

[solidus12]

At least Rare is free from Kinect stuff… so that’s that.