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OXCGN’s The Darkness II Review: Worth The Wait?

Posted on 8 March, 2012 by dkpatriarch

OXCGN’s The Darkness II Review

Worth the wait?

by: aksoby

©2012 Kent Sobey

Try and try as you may, you can’t keep The Darkness at bay.

Well, it’s been 2 years since Jackie managed to subdue The Darkness and start to rebuild his life but it’s back, and this time it’s looking to take over completely.

Two years it’s been since it ruined his life, his girlfriend died and he went on a killing spree to get even.

In The Darkness II you take the role of Jackie, who appears to be a mob boss of some kind because everybody has New York mafia-style accents and really likes to kill anyone who gets in the way.

You’re minding your own business having dinner at your favourite restaurant when things get ugly.

The place is attacked and the only way for you to survive is to let loose what you once tried your hardest to contain.

Enter The Darkness.

Now the bad guys are in for a nasty surprise because The Darkness gives Jackie a killing ability second to none. Not only that but you get a nifty little ‘Darkling’ who helps with the killing in a most effective way.

The Return of The Darkness here

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The Darkness II Consumes InsertCoins Event

Posted on 26 January, 2012 by GrathiusXR

The Darkness II Consumes InsertCoins Event

A night of true darkness, plus beer!

by : GrathiusXR

©2012 Arthur Kotsopoulos

On Thursday the 19th of January 2K Games took over the Oxford Arts Factory which is becoming the “Unofficial” Mana Bar of Sydney.

It’s home to Patrick Kolans and Shannon McKinnon ‘s infamous InsertCoins event, a night where the venue is decked out with retro arcade systems, alcoholic beverages and an upcoming title soon to be released on Australian shores.

The Darkness II was the game of choice and consumers were treated to quad-wielding combat and a slice of the story featured in this cel-shaded sequel.

Insert Coins here…

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Unboxing of Duke Nukem’s Balls of Steel Edition & Analysis

Posted on 12 June, 2011 by GrathiusXR

Unboxing of Duke Nukem’s Balls of Steel Limited Edition & Analysis

We check out how ‘solid’ Duke’s Balls Box is

by : GrathiusXR

©2011 Arthur Kotsopoulos

It’s been 14 years in the making but it is finally safe to say that today history has been made with Duke Nukem Forever finally released on the 360, PS3 and PC.

What better way to celebrate such an historic day than to fiddle around with the Duke’s Balls of Steel Limited Edition and even do it a little early for that matter as well.

As many Australians know, as of yesterday the game broke street date and whilst the US will still have to wait a few more prescious days before they get their hands on Duke and his ‘Balls Of Steel’, us Aussies are enjoying the game in its full glory.

So without further ado I give you a summary of the contents that Duke Nukem: Forever’s Balls Of Steel Edition, as well as what the build’s quality is like, especially given the shelf price on it.

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E3 2011: The Darkness II: To Sequel or Not To Sequel?

Posted on 7 June, 2011 by GrathiusXR

E3 2011: To sequel or not to sequel?

The Darkness < The Darkness II

by : GrathiusXR

©2011 Arthur Kotsopoulos

Now this was one sequel that I was definitely excited about.

The first game was such a dark and visceral experience with excellent storytelling but went mostly unnoticed in the gaming industry.

But I wasn’t expecting it to be developed by another developer or it going the way of cell shading.

Sure games such as Crackdown offered great open world fun with its cell shading, and even last gen’s XIII was an awesome conspiracy FPS. Borderlands ended up turning out to being a great FPS with some quality comedic performances as it never took itself too seriously- but a violent game such as The Darkness where you can rip hearts out and chop head off ? Won’t it seem tame in its cell shaded glory?

Is the change worthnthe wait . . .

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