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2010 · Airtight Games · Adventure · Science

Dark Void

Dark Void is a sci-fi action-adventure game that combines an adrenaline-fueled blend of aerial and ground-pounding combat. Set in a parallel universe called "The Void", players take on the role of Will, a pilot dropped into incredible circumstances within the mysterious Void.

Released
19 January 2010
Platforms
PlayStation 3WindowsXbox 360
Genres
AdventureScienceShooterSimulationThird-person shooter
Developers
Airtight Games
Publishers
Capcom
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionFantasyScience fictionHistorical
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Country
United States
Age ratings
ACB MPEGI 16ESRB TCLASS_IND 14GRAC 15+USK 16
Languages
English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Composers
Bear McCreary

About

Dark Void is a 2010 third-person shooter game developed by Airtight Games and published by Capcom. In the game, players must face an alien threat that humanity had previously banished. It was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in January 2010. It received mixed reviews from critics.

›Story

Set in the years just before World War II, the story follows William Augustus Grey, a rugged cargo pilot whose routine flight takes a terrifying turn when he passes through the fabled Bermuda Triangle and is suddenly torn from his world. He awakens in a strange parallel dimension known as the Void, a realm caught between worlds. There, Will discovers he is not alone: the Void is home to a menacing alien race called the Watchers, as well as a community of stranded humans known as the Survivors, who have long been locked in a desperate struggle against their otherworldly oppressors. Driven by a single burning desire, to find a way home to Earth, Will reluctantly throws in his lot with the Survivors, taking up their fight against the Watchers as he searches for an escape from the Void.

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Gameplay

The games make use of a unique "vertical cover system", as well as a standard cover system. The game includes a hover pack, and later, a jetpack, allowing for a quick transition between traditional shooter gameplay and flight. Everything unlocked in the first play through is transferred over to any new play throughs. Upgrades are purchased using Tech points through a shop at the start of every level before gameplay begins. Tech points are collected from defeated enemies and are hidden throughout the level.

Story

The game's story takes place before World War II and centers around a cargo pilot named William Augustus Grey (voiced by Nolan North) who is teleported to another world while flying through the Bermuda Triangle. In this world, known as the "Void", Will encounters an alien race as well as other humans, which are known as the Watchers and the Survivors respectively. Will reluctantly joins the Survivors, who are engaged in a feud with the alien race, to satisfy his desire to return to Earth. While aiding the Survivors, Will discovers that the Void is a middle ground that connects both the Watchers' homeworld and Earth.

It also becomes apparent that the Watchers are supplying the Axis powers with various wartime provisions for reasons unknown. With the help of Nikola Tesla, Will uses retrofitted Watcher technology to combat the Watchers and eventually find a way to escape the Void.

Reception

Dark Void received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.

IGN said, "Dark Void is one of those games you'll play, beat, and forget ever existed." Game Informer said that "the shining strengths of the game are buried underneath a thick layer of rust that only the thirstiest of air-junkies should bother chipping through."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows19 January 2010Worldwide · North America 19 January 2010 · Australia 21 January 2010 · Europe 22 January 2010
PlayStation 319 January 2010North America · Australia 21 January 2010 · Europe 22 January 2010
Xbox 36019 January 2010North America · Australia 21 January 2010 · Europe 22 January 2010

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