Generally, a good game.

I found the constant stream of enjoyable new upgrades and gameplay changes refreshing, and these allowed me to continue to enjoy the game.

I found a few parts of the game arbritrary, including a shop where you could waste points, even though you got everything from the shop for free all around every single map.

Apart from this, and a couple of small glitches, the game has excellent graphics, fun gameplay and a large number of surprises. Worth checking out if you can afford it.

Dark Sector is a glitzy but straightforward cover shooter; other than the glaive, Hayden's bladed boomerang, not much stands out about it. Gameplay is very simple - nail the shooting-gallery AI from behind cover, then move on to the next room. There's a "black market" where you can buy and upgrade different weapons, but it's tertiary at best - just purchase a shotgun and keep your starting pistol, and you'll be set for the entire game. There isn't much variety in enemies, either; by the end of the game, you'll be a bit tired of seeing the same opponents over and over.

That said, Dark Sector is not a bad game. I had a good time with it; it only aspires to being a fun turn-your-brain-off actioner, and it does succeed at that. If you're looking for a glossy diversion to keep you occupied for a few evenings, you could do a lot worse.

On a technical note, this is mostly a very competent PC port; performance is very nice, load times are super-fast, the application is rock-solid, and the game controls great with mouse and keyboard. However, the game doesn't display widescreen resolutions properly. At 1920x1080, my native resolution, the screen was stretched vertically and cut off at the top and bottom. If your monitor supports letterboxing different aspect ratios, however, you should be able to play at a lower resolution (I played at 1680x1050) without any trouble.

This is a reasonable action game, middle-of-the-line caliber title. The visuals look fine, and the throwing blade makes for an interesting mechanic.

The in-game subtitle text looks like a carry-over from the console version (really big text without much spoken) as if it were sized for TV's.

I didn't run across any bugs that I noticed in playing the game and had no crashes.

My score is 3.5/5.

I'm still playing the game (got past the half of its story) and I've liked it so far. The game is really nice, has a lot of action and is kind of different from other games, where you always depend on guns and more guns. Using the glaive as both a boomerang to get things and to kill enemies is a great feature!

Quite a fun little action game. It's got what you expect these days: subtle interface, basic cover system, and tons of enemies. The main twist is the glaive, which can be used to hit enemies around corners, pick up items, that sort of thing.

If you need a cheap, engaging action game for the weekend, Dark Sector is a good choice.