Being a thuggish, heroic man of my word, I just bought Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. And to be honest, I’m pissed. Quite pissed.
Why you ask, dearest of hypothetical imaginary readers who are always a constant pain in my ass? Because, after playing about 30 minutes worth of the Escape From Butcher Bay portion of the game, I realized that I’ve spent the past five years ignoring this awesome title.
Where to start? My exposure to the game has been obviously brief, but my response to it amazing. So many cool little facets and details to this title. So many nifty little things pulled together, straddling genres, blending ideas…. this is a title that I am clearly impressed by.
Having never played the original Xbox version of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, I don’t know what is new here and what is old. But I do know that the game felt like a damn fine mix of Splinter Cell, Mirror’s Edge, and Far Cry 2. Let me break that down for you.