Dark Void
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| Developer(s) | Airtight Games |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Producer(s) |
Jim Deal Jeff Combos |
| Designer(s) |
Jose Perez III Jason Lamparty |
| Programmer(s) | Michael Bowman |
| Writer(s) | Jeffrey Howell |
| Composer(s) | Bear McCreary |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 60.80% (PS3) 62.93% (X360) 62.01% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 57/100 (PS3) 59/100 (X360) 59/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 7/10 |
| GameTrailers | 6.8/10 |
| GameZone | 6/10 |
| IGN | 5/10 |
| Hardcore Gamer | 3/5 |
Jim Deal
Jose Perez III
Dark Void is a video game developed by Airtight Games using the Unreal Engine 3 and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. In the game players must face an alien threat that humanity had previously banished. The game mixes on-foot and mid-air combat. It was released worldwide in January 2010.
A Games for Windows – Live version of Dark Void was also released on April 21, 2010.
The games make use of a unique "vertical cover system", as well as a standard cover system. The game includes a hover pack, and later, a jetpack, allowing for a quick transition between traditional shooter gameplay and flight. Everything unlocked in the first play through is transferred over to any new play throughs. Upgrades are purchased using Tech points through a shop at the start of every level before gameplay begins. Tech points are collected from defeated enemies and are hidden throughout the level.
The game's story takes place before World War II and centers around a cargo pilot named William Augustus Grey (voiced by Nolan North) who is teleported to another world while flying through the Bermuda Triangle and flying through a Watchers tunnel. In this world, known as the 'Void', Will encounters an alien race as well as other humans, which are known as the Watchers and the Survivors respectively. Will reluctantly joins the Survivors, who are engaged in a feud with the alien race, to satisfy his desire to return to Earth. While aiding the Survivors, Will discovers that the Void is a middle ground that connects both the Watchers' homeworld and Earth. It also becomes apparent that the Watchers are supplying the Axis powers with various wartime provisions for reasons unknown. With the help of Nikola Tesla, Will uses retrofitted Watcher technology to combat the Watchers and eventually find a way to escape the Void.
The score to Dark Void was composed by composer Bear McCreary, making his video game score debut. He recorded the score with a 63-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Eastwood Scoring Stage.
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