Perfect Dark Zero
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| Developer(s) | Rare |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Director(s) | Chris Tilston |
| Producer(s) | Richard Cousins Lee Schuneman Chris Kimmell |
| Writer(s) | Dale Murchie |
| Composer(s) | David Clynick |
| Series | Perfect Dark |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter, stealth |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 81/100 (75 reviews) |
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| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | 7/10 |
| GameSpot | 9.0/10 |
| GameSpy |   |
| GameTrailers | 9/10 |
| GameZone | 9/10 |
| IGN | 8.4/10 |
| GameCritics.com | 6/10 |
Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was exclusively released as a launch title for the Xbox 360 video game console on November 22, 2005 in North America and December 2, 2005 in Europe. The game is part of the Perfect Dark series and a prequel to the original Perfect Dark. The story of the game follows protagonist Joanna Dark as she joins the Carrington Institute agency to prevent rival corporation dataDyne from getting possession of an ancient artefact which endows individuals with superhuman powers.
Perfect Dark Zero features a campaign mode consisting of 14 missions that can be played co-operatively, and a multiplayer mode where a maximum of 32 players can compete against each other in numerous types of deathmatch and objective-based games. Both the co-operative and multiplayer modes support split-screen, system link, and the Xbox Live online service. The game was under development for five years and was originally intended to be released for the Nintendo GameCube and later the Xbox.
Perfect Dark Zero sold more than one million copies worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, garnering a score of 81 out of 100 at review aggregate website Metacritic. The game's numerous multiplayer modes singled out as strong features. However, some critics felt that the game did not meet the expectations, criticizing single-player aspects such as its story and voice acting. Two sequel novels, Perfect Dark: Initial Vector and Perfect Dark: Second Front, as well as a comic series, Perfect Dark: Janus' Tears, were released to continue the story of the game.
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