Video game review: 'The Chroniles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena'

By Drew Anderson

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Remember the movies Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick? Well, Vin Diesel is back in the second addition to The Chronicles of Riddick video game series. This game is pretty intriguing. Though there is a variety of guns, the majority of the fighting is one-on-one combat. Riddick is also given the ability to interact with characters throughout the game.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena picks up where Escape from Butcher Bay left off. The gamer still plays as Richard Riddick, a highly desired fugitive by many who has the advantage of the night. While in a deep-space sleep, Riddick’s ship is captured by the Dark Athena, a merchant vessel. His companion, Johns, is taken on board. Riddick, with the use of his stealth tactics, must find a way off the ship before the automated drones find him first.

An interesting aspect of this game is that the gamer does not have to utilize a single gun throughout the game. The one-on-one combat is both effective and fun. Riddick uses a variety of combat tools, such as a club, a hairpin and the Ulaks. The spurts of blood caused by these tools are a nice, little extra.

Another appealing aspect is the ability of the gamer to interact with various characters throughout the game. Some prove to be absolutely useless but others provide information vital to Riddick’s success in the game.

Riddick does not disappoint. He’s the same individual who puts fear in the eye of his enemies. The Chronicles of Riddick will make a run for the best science-fiction game on the market.

3 1/2 out of 4 stars

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