PDC World Championship Darts
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Cover for PDC World Championship Darts, with all 10 professionals shown
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| Developer(s) | Mere Mortals |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PC |
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| Genre(s) | Sport |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
PDC World Championship Darts is a sports video game, published by Oxygen Interactive and developed and designed by Mere Mortals. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and PC. The game features ten professionals from the Professional Darts Corporation, and five tournaments from the PDC circuit. A sequel was produced the following year, PDC World Championship Darts 2008.
The game chiefly attempts to recreate playing real Darts through the functions of the controller and the rules set within the game. A variety of modes are also available for play.
See also Playing darts and Scoring for full rules
The game almost exactly follows the rules of the classic 501 darts game. Two professionals (one or two controlled by the player) throw darts onto the dartboard to decrease their score to 0, but they must end with a double. The only exception is the World Grand Prix where players must also start with a double. The dartboard's numbers are positioned just as they are in real darts.
Each player throws 3 darts at a time before the next player takes his turn. In standard rules, whoever reaches 0 first has won the leg. Varying amounts of legs comprise sets, a certain amount of which must be gained to win the match.
After aiming where they want to throw with the right analog stick, the player uses the left analog stick on the DualShock 2 or keyboard to pull back their dart and increase the power behind the throw. In 'Amateur' mode the power can be seen with a red bar that fills a power meter; in 'Professional' mode this aid is not present and the power can be seen via the movement of the character's arm. Once the desired amount of power is reached, pushing forward on the analog stick will throw the dart. Any deviation to the left or right while throwing the dart will also affect the dart's flight.
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