As reviewed by GP member 77:

Dark Sector started off as one of the first next-gen projects. It promised great gameplay, eye popping visuals, and an engaging story. Now, it's finally here and it certainly delivers on those promises. Dark Sector puts you in control of Hayden Tenno, a bad-ass secret agent in the vein of 24's Jack Bauer. His mission begins with the infiltration of a military base in the fictional Soviet nation of Lasria in order to assassinate an informant that has been discovered by the enemy. The twist is, that there is a dangerous virus hanging in the air and Hayden soon finds himself infected. The story then goes into a much deeper plot, involving betrayl, intrigue, and lots and lots of blood.

The game plays like a mish-mash of Gears of War and Resident Evil 4 and that definately isn't a bad thing. Those who have played RE4 will be right at home with the over-the-shoulder targeting system. Those with Gears of War experience will be very comfortable with the sprint button and cover system. The gunplay in the game is very similar to those two titles, but the interesting and most fun weapon in the game is Hayden's glaive. Remember the virus that infects Hayden at the beginning? Well it seems to be a blessing in disguise as it allows Hayden to create a metallic bladed weapon in the palm of his hand. The glaive acts in a boomerang-like fashion, returning to Hayden after each deadly throw. The game gives you complete control of this weapon from controlling it in mid-flight to adding elemental modifiers like fire and electricity. Decapitating an enemy with the glaive never and I mean NEVER gets old. There's something satisfying about controlling the glaive in mid air, directing it towards an enemy, and watching him scream for help as he tries to run away. That's the cool thing about Dark Sector. Where in most games of this nature, you are on the run from some kind of monster, in this game, you are the thing that goes bump in the night.

The graphics in Dark Sector are really something to behold. Right on par with Gears of War in the visuals department, Dark Sector gives the world a bleached out, almost colorless look. The frame rate is steady (at least on the XBox 360)and the textures are top notch. The game provides an eery musical score that definately provides tension and a sense of dread in the player. Voice acting is right on the money as Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in Smallville) provides the perfect tone for Hayden. The sound effects for bullet hits and the disctinctive whine of the glaive round out a really decent sound package for the game.

Dark Sector does include an online multiplayer component. Two modes are included. The first can almost be described as a "kill the carrier" type deathmatch. Where someone starts of as Hayden, with all his powers. The next person who kills Hayden, then becomes Hayden. The match continues until time expires or you reach the desired kill limit. The Second mode is a team deathmatch mode with one Hayden on each team. The team is tasked with killing the other teams' Hayden first. The multiplayer is...okay, for lack of a better word. It's engaging for a little while, but gets old quickly. There really isn't anything to keep the player coming back. Once you try each mode (and get the associated achievements for you 360 owners), there really isn't anything to make you want to pick it up and play again.

Dark Sector is a great game from start to finish. An interesting story, a never-gets-old play mechanic, great gun-play, and a nifty weapons upgrade system make this a must have (or rent) for any action game junkie. Sure the multiplayer is a little lackluster, but the single player more than makes up for this. Definately recommended.

77's SCORE
4/5

I liked the game at first but found it to quickly get old. you pretty much have done everything in the first hour and then repeat until the end. but it can be enjoyable for a while. the story is ok, the does control and look good however but not very deep on any level. but controlling the glaive is really a treat but that grows old too.

The reviewers need to play games not just write about them. I think the game rocks and is so original.

In a game universe where there is an abundance of FPS games, Dark Sector comes to remind us that you canhave a pretty good time with a single player game and a badass character. Hayden Tenno is one tough cookie who with the help of a disease is only becoming tougher. The game has borroowed a lot from Gears of War with the cover system and it also reminds you of Resident Evil 4 because of the over the shoulder view and other things likekicking open crates. The multiplayer is nothingto write home about but it's definitely enough fun to hold your attention for a while. A suggested rent first.

Dark Sector started off as one of the first next-gen projects. It promised great gameplay, eye popping visuals, and an engaging story. Now, it's finally here and it certainly delivers on those promises. Dark Sector puts you in control of Hayden Tenno, a bad-ass secret agent in the vein of 24's Jack Bauer. His mission begins with the infiltration of a military base in the fictional Soviet nation of Lasria in order to assassinate an informant that has been discovered by the enemy. The twist is, that there is a dangerous virus hanging in the air and Hayden soon finds himself infected. the story then goes into a much deeper plot, involving betrayl, intrigue, and lots and lots of blood. The game plays like a mish-mash of Gears of War and Resident Evil 4 and that definately isn't a bad thing. Those who have played RE4 will be right at home with the over-the-shoulder targeting system. Those with Gears of War experience will be very comfortable with the sprint button and cover system. The gunplay in teh game is very similar to those two titles, but the interesting and most fun weapon in the game is Hayden's glaive. Remember the virus that infects Hayden at the beginning? Well it seems to be a blessing in disguise at it allows Hayden to create a metallic bladed weapon in the palm of his hand. The glaive acts in a boomerang-like fashion, returning to Hayden after each deadly throw. The game gives you complete control of this weapon from controlling it in mid-flight to adding elemental modifiers like fire and electricity. Decapitating an enemy with the glaive never and I mean NEVER gets old. There's something satisfying about controlling the glaive in mid air, directing it towards an enemy, and watching him scream for help as he tries to run away. That's the cool thing about Dark Sector. Where in most games of this nature, you are on the run from some kind of monster. But in this game, you are the thing that goes bump in the night. The graphics in Dark Sector are really something to behold. Right on par with Gears of War in the visuals department, Dark Sector gives the world a bleached out, almost colorless look. The frame rate is steady (at least on the XBox 360)and the textures are top notch. The game provides an eery musical score that definately provides tension and a sense of dread in the player. Voice acting is right on the money as Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in Smallville) provides the perfect tone for Hayden. The sound effects for bullet hits and the disctinctive whine of the glaive round out a really decent sound package for the game. Dark Sector does include an online multiplayer component. Two modes are included. The first can almost be described as a "kill the carrier" type deathmatch. Where someone starts of as Hayden, with all his powers. The next person who kills Hayden, then becomes Hayden. The match continues until time expires or you reach the desired kill limit. The Second mode is a team deathmatch mode with one Hayden on each team. The team is tasked with killing the other teams' Hayden first. The multiplayer is...okay, for lack of a better word. It's engaging for a little while, but gets old quickly. There really isn't anything to keep the player coming back. Once you try each mode (and get the accociated achievements), there really isn't anything to make you want to pick it up and play again. Dark Sector is a great game from start to finish. An interesting story, a never-gets-old play mechanic, great gun-play, and a nifty weapons upgrade system make this a must have for any action game junkie. Sure the multiplayer is a little lackluster, but the single player more than makes up for this. Definately recommended.

I got this game today and played through the first boss and into chapter 5. This game is the first truly AAA title of 2008. Forget rainbow 2 (last gen xbox graphics; above average multi), condemned 2 (turn up the brightness on your tv to see; junk). Dark Sector has better gameplay than Gears of Wars and Resident evil which were my favorites until I have played this masterpiece. It could use a team deathmatch kind of multiplayer. That is why I bought over rated Rainbow 2. the review from Game pro is the worst garbage I have seen. I waited to actually play the game to respond to biased gamepro. If people thought that Gears of War was a 9.5 how could they give this game a 7.5 to and 8.2. This game has a better story, better enemies, better gameplay with upgrades, and it doesn't use the unreal engine but the engine it uses has better lighting and looks just better than anything I have seen in awhile. The first boss fight was awesome and like Zelda I got a cool upgrade after I beat the bastard. Do not go with Gamepro's review; go with the review of Game informer guy instead that gave it a little more respect. Gears may have the chainsaw as its only cool finisher but this bastard has like five really disgusting things you can do to your enemies. Finally, wasting my time with games that I thought were good (Condemned 2, Assasins Creed...etc) all recommended by Gamepro on this site! Dark Sector finally delivers as one of the games of the year. One thing for sure I cannot understand that is the graphics are 3.75 from Gamepro????? What the Hell? I have a Samsung 1080P with Xbox 360 running it at 1080p and the graphics are better than Gears for sure.

I have personally lost interest in Gears of War and now that I have this game I have cancelled my pre order for gears 2 and sold the original. This game is for adults, gears of war is for kids. This game has insane graphics, great gameplay, smooth controls, tons of blood and gore, the ultimate weapon the glaive, the enemy a.i. is phenominal, the boss battles are epic and the story just kicks ass. This game had me drooling for sooo long and now that I have it I'm in a constant euphoric state. I highly recommend this game to any action fan that likes gory games. For the record, Gears of War is a great game, it's just not what I'm into anymore and Dark Sector is incredibly refreshing for a third person shooter just like Bioshock was for the FPS genre. Buy it without thinking twice cause you won't be disappointed.

This game looks amazing. Out goes gears and in comes Dark Sector. I can't wait to cut some heads off!