Born for Wii: Dark Sector

by Wesley Fenlon { Aug 12th 2008 at 11:47AM }

Wait for it. Don't leave cover too soon. You're nearly surrounded. Bullets fly in from three directions, ricocheting off the paltry bit of cover protecting your crouched body. A grenade goes off nearby -- too close for comfort. And then it's time to strike back and slaughter another wave of enemy soldiers. You stand up, twist your body to the side, and throw, sending a spinning blade of death towards the hopelessly unprepared, screaming soldiers who soon find themselves lacking torso cohesion.

Released in March of this year for the Xbox 360 and PS3, Dark Sector is a far cry from its original incarnation as the first game shown off for this generation of consoles. It evolved into a Gears of War-inspired, Space Marine-lacking action title with an unusual Soviet setting. While on the surface the gameplay is rather derivative -- you'll be taking cover, aiming, and moving around in a manner that's instantly familiar to anyone who's played a third-person shooter in the past two years -- one thing sets Dark Sector apart from other games of its ilk. That thing is the glaive, a vicious, bladed boomerang that dominates the game's combat and puzzles. And while the glaive is enough to make Dark Sector a solid, though overall unremarkable, action title, it represents an enormous potential: armed with a retooled control scheme and a Wiimote, Dark Sector is, without a doubt, Born for Wii.

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Every week, Born for Wii digs into gaming's sordid past to unearth a new treasure fit for revival on the Nintendo Wii. Be sure to check out last week's entry in the series, Viewtiful Joe, and for more great titles that deserve your attention, take a look at Virtually Overlooked.

Tags: born-for-wii, d3, dark-sector, digital-extremes, joystiqfeatures, port, ps3, shooter, xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Stan @ Aug 12th 2008 12:23PM

well if they use the quantum 3 engine to remake it for wii then it woud be a good game.

James Donald Warrenfeltz @ Aug 12th 2008 12:32PM

Except for the HD graphics, sure.

Mike @ Aug 12th 2008 1:17PM

No. It's a terrible game.

Rob @ Aug 12th 2008 2:00PM

This game is known as "Dark Sucktor" amongst my nerd friends. Worst 3rd person shooter ever.

CPRxChris @ Aug 12th 2008 2:27PM

You know what would also be good for the Wii? Halo. Now, I no, I no, Halo 3 sucked, but it might be better on the Wii. And I wasn't JUST talking about Halo 3. Imagine, a flick of the nunchuck or Wiimote and u threw a grenade. Of course, the assholes over at Micro$ucks would never let it happen, but w.e.

(Sorry if we already covered this, I'm new here.)

aussieXdude @ Aug 14th 2008 1:05PM

Your retarded and don't know how to spell. Know is spelled know, not no. Also, of course Microsoft would never let it happen. It would be like Nintendo letting them have Pokemon, Mario, and Zelda games.

CPRxChris @ Aug 13th 2008 9:25AM

@ aussieXdude

WHOA! Someone needs to get you a cool glass of STFU. Because you wouldn't know, because YOU are retarded, it is called casual online lingo. I don't like replacing all words with "internet lingo" ones. But now I will spell "no" with "know", happy bitch?

And because, again, you didn't know. There was a Halo DS. It wasn't homebrew either, it was by a real developer, a real publisher and was eventually trashed (for no apparent reason). Look it up, moron.