- Sci-Fi action/adventure combines aerial and on-foot combat for a totally unique third-person shooter experience.
- Will’s jetpack delivers total freedom of movement allowing players to race against UFOs in high-speed chases and rain death from above onto unsuspecting otherworldly foes.
- Speed and scale unmatched by any other action title: send Will zipping through tight corridors and then out into immense canyons and futuristic geoscapes.
- Gravity-defying vertical combat system, where moving up is the only way to bring your enemies down.
- Seemless transition between jetpack flight, ship-to-ship dog fighting and third-person shoot-‘em-up action all exists within the same level – not broken up into different “areas”.
- Unique grip system that allows the players to scale walls by jumping from surface to surface and hijack UFO’s while in mid-air.
- Huge bosses that require fast reflexes and aerial barnstorming manoeuvres to defeat.
- Developed by Airtight Studios, a new group featuring team members from the Crimson Skies series of video games.
Product description
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Dark Void speelt zich af in een sciencefictionuniversum genaamd
'The Void'. Hierin nemen spelers de rol op zich van Will, een
piloot die door bepaalde omstandigheden in de Void terecht komt.
Hier sluit Will zich al snel aan bij de Survivors. Samen vechten
deze rebellenstrijders tegen een buitenaards ras dat de Aarde
bedreigt.Het unieke aan Dark Void is dat Will over een speciaal
jet pack beschikt waarmee hij door de omgevingen kan vliegen en
zelfs luchtgevechten aan kan gaan. Hierdoor ontstaan dynamische
luchtgevechten waarbij spelers het gevecht honderden meters in de
lucht kunnen voortzetten. Op de grond voer je actievolle
schietgevechten, waarbij je rond rent en in de rondte schiet. De
game combineert daarmee elementen van een actievolle
avonturengame met stevige dogfights in de lucht.
Manufacturer's Description
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Dark Void is a single player sci-fi action-adventure game for
Xbox 360 that is destined to change the way gamers think about
third-person shooter combat. An adrenaline-fuelled blend of
aerial and ground-pounding combat mechanics and cover systems
headlined by the game's signature in-game items--the hooverpack
and jetpack--in it players will experience 3D action like never
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Traditional 3rd-person combat.
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And on-command aerial action.
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An ancient evil to confront.
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. Story
Set in a parallel universe called "The Void," in Dark Void
players take on the role of Will, a down on his luck cargo pilot
who ces in the Bermuda Triangle, and is inexplicably
transported to the alien dimension which is the mysterious Void.
Here this unlikely hero is caught up in a desperate struggle for
survival, joining forces with a rebel human group called The
Survivors in their struggle against an ancient and hostile race
known as the Watchers who have enslaved the humans of the Void
for millenia. Will's main goal is to discover a way to get back
to his own dimension, but in that he and the humans of the Void
have a common enemy, it eventually seems that he may be destined
for a higher calling as well.
Gameplay
Action in Dark Void is a combination of aerial dog fighting and
third-person ground combat that brings a thrilling new gameplay
dynamic to the third-person shooter experience. Ground combat
within the game is more or less standard to action in similar
games. The aerial portion, is another thing entirely though, and
is facilitated by a hooverpack and even more powerful jetpack
with a ed that Will is equipped with. Although there are
other weapons in the game, these primary weapons allow players to
hurtle through the Void at blistering speeds, shooting down
anything that gets in their way. Available at anytime in the game
after aquired, they epitomize 3D action by introducing a unique
vertical combat system full of possibilities and bringing a whole
new sense of tension and thrill to the player. In addition, if
they so choose players can use their aerial capabilities to
counter attacks leveled at them while on the ground and to deal
with spatial issues that they may face throughout the game. But
just becasue the hooverpack and jetpack are available at all
times, this does not mean that they are always the best option.
Through trial and error as well as experience with the devices,
player's must determine their best uses for each situation.
As a companion to its duel combat style, Dark Void also contains
a duel cover mechanic. As with other aspects of the game's ground
combat, players can expect convenient standard cover options,
including a single button option to snap to cover against walls,
etc. Cover options while using the hooverpack and jetpack are
understandably more varied though, with players being able to
utilize vertical cover options to shoot both up and down.
Key Game Features
* Sci-Fi action/adventure combines aerial and on-foot combat for
a totally unique third-person shooter experience.
* Will’s jetpack delives total freedom of movement allowing
players to race against UFOs in high-speed chases and rain death
from above onto unsuspecting otherworldly foes.
* Speed and scale unmatched by any other action title: send Will
zipping through tight corridors and then out into immense canyons
and futuristic geoscapes.
* Gravity-defying vertical combat system, where moving up is the
only way to bring your enemies down.
* Seemless transition between jetpack flight, ship-to-ship dog
fighting and third-person shoot-‘em-up action all exists within
the same level – not broken up into different areas.
* Unique grip system that allows the players to scale walls by
jumping from surface to surface and hijack UFO’s while in
mid-air.
* Huge bosses that require fast reflexes and aerial barnstorming
maneuvers to defeat.
* Developed by Airtight Studios, a new group featuring team
members from the Crimson Skies series of video games.
Dark Void is a new sci-fi action-adventure game that combines an
adrenaline-fuelled blend of aerial and on-foot combat set in a
parallel universe called "The Void". Players will take on the
role of Will; a pilot dropped into incredible circumstances while
on a routine air cargo flight ces in the Bermuda triangle
leading him to be trapped in the Void. This unlikely hero soon
finds himself swept into a desperate struggle for survival at the
head of a group called The Survivors. Trapped in the Void, these
resistance fighters are battling to hold off a mysterious alien
race that plans to threaten Earth. Dark Void's unique combination
of in-air and on-ground combat creates a thrilling new gameplay
dynamic to the third-person shooter experience. Taking 3D action
to a whole new level, Dark Void's vertical combat system allows
players to dangle from thousand foot drops as they take cover and
drop enemies from above and below, bringing a whole new sense of
vulnerability and thrill to the player. Defying gravity in
vertical combat is only half the battle as, over time, Will is
upgraded to a powerful rocket pack which allows for fierce in-air
combat as gamers are able to fly through the void at unparallel
speeds shooting down anything that gets in their path. Blasting
away at massive bosses has never been this much fun as Dark Void
offers a unique grip system made up of a variety of grip-based
mini-games including skyjacking UFOs mid-flight.
