A 7.4 from IGN? 7.0 from Gamespot? These scores are ridiculous, especially how much they hyped the game in previews. Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena deserves nothing lower than an 8.0 and I give this game a solid 9.5 for many reasons: superb graphics and physics, a great storyline, and spectacular sound/voice overs with the likes of Vin Diesel and Lance Henriksen. Not to mention this is 2 games in 1 along with the remake of the instant classic Escape From Butcher Bay, so you will get your money's worth based on that (Half Life 2: The Orange Box anyone?). There is also online mode which feels a bit out of place, but it's still a whole lot of fun, especially the Pitch Black mode (very similar to Juggernaut in Halo).
Chronicles of Riddick is a great game and if you're contemplating on buying it... take the chance and embrace the darkness.
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