Perfect Dark Zero

November 17, 2005

Rare

Microsoft Game Studios

Havok

User51 ratings

Critic3 ratings

Total54 ratings

ShooterTactical

X360

Single player, Multiplayer

First person

ActionScience fictionThrillerStealth

Summary

The Xbox 360 prequel to Rare's Nintendo 64 hit, Perfect Dark. Players once again slip into the role of Joanna Dark and fight their way through a twisting sci-fi storyline. The franchise's staple multiplayer mode returns, this time with full online support. Set in the year 2020, three years before the original hit game Perfect Dark, Perfect Dark Zero features a gripping story, multiple game scenarios for endless replayability, a massive arsenal of weapons and combat-enabled vehicles. The sci-fi, first-person shooter features a fully interactive world, support for up to 50 players online via Xbox Live, breathtaking high-resolution graphics and spectacular special effects.

Storyline

Set in an alternate near-future where powerful corporations hold enormous influence, this prequel follows the early career of bounty hunter Joanna Dark. Working alongside her father and a skilled computer hacker, she takes on a job that pulls her into a deadly contest between rival corporations. At the center of it is an ancient artifact said to grant those who control it superhuman abilities. To keep it out of the wrong hands, Joanna joins forces with the Carrington Institute and sets out to stop the ruthless dataDyne corporation.