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Article: XBOX'S DARK ZERO FAR FROM PERFECT.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- February 12, 2006
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Byline: AARON R. CONKLIN For the State Journal
It was supposed to be the Xbox 360's launch beast, the killer app that helped drive sales of a new console that, as it turned out, nobody could find on store shelves.
Instead, Perfect Dark Zero makes its arrival as a shambling single-player experience that's partially redeemed by deep multiplayer modes. While the game is graphically gorgeous, this beautiful world plays as if it's been strapped together with chicken wire and slathered with a coat of next-gen paint.
Joanna Dark, our bodysuit-wearing heroine is back, doing her futuristic-James Bond shtick, complete with lots of funky vehicles, weapons ...