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The Darkness for Xbox 360
The Darkness is a narrative first-person shooter with supernatural powers for Xbox 360. Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado is possessed by the Darkness on his twenty-first birthday and seeks revenge in New York. In shadowed areas you summon tentacles and Darklings, crawl through small gaps and use conventional firearms; destroying lights strengthens the creature. The campaign alternates city districts with a hellish Otherworld. This product edition is labelled No Manual and therefore comes without a paper manual. In each situation you choose the route, equipment and approach that fit best. The physical edition is assessed by its actual product title; digital extras are mentioned only when demonstrably included.
The campaign builds each situation around clear objectives, enemies or obstacles and controls that you gradually learn to master. Difficulty comes from timing, positioning and intelligent use of available resources. Exploring, trying again and choosing another approach often achieve more than haste. The fixed content on the disc therefore matters most. Any network features are mentioned only as historical options, not as services guaranteed to work today.
This Xbox 360 edition of The Darkness was checked separately for controller input, storage, presentation and delivery. The product title remains decisive for a standard or Classics edition and for the explicit No Manual label. Historical network functions are not promised as currently available; the campaign and local content on the disc form the core of this version.
Region and language
Our Xbox 360 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
The manual is missing from this copy of The Darkness for Xbox 360. That is why the product title says “No Manual”. You receive the game in its box, without the instruction booklet. This makes the contents clear before you order.
The original printed manual usually contains at least English and often around six European languages. The languages vary by edition; Dutch is not always included. This information describes the original booklet and does not mean that it comes with this copy. A copy with a manual is offered separately when available.
The history of The Darkness
Starbreeze Studios developed The Darkness; 2K Games released the European Xbox 360 version on 29 juni 2007. This original release defines which campaign, features and technical characteristics belong to the product page. Later remasters, ports, expansions and services are not silently assigned to the disc. Title, platform and edition were therefore checked separately. This keeps the description tied to what the offered Xbox 360 disc actually contains.
This physical release preserves a defined version from its original console generation. Later expansions, patches, servers and reissues may have added or changed features, but are not attributed to this disc. Its original design choices and technical limits belong to this edition. Developer, release period and platform were therefore checked separately. Differences in controls, presentation and accessories between consoles are also stated where they affect what can actually be played.
This Xbox 360 edition of The Darkness was checked separately for controller input, storage, presentation and delivery. The product title remains decisive for a standard or Classics edition and for the explicit No Manual label. Historical network functions are not promised as currently available; the campaign and local content on the disc form the core of this version.
Similar games for Xbox 360
The Darkness II is a concrete comparison on Xbox 360. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but The Darkness has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. The Darkness II uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of The Darkness without assigning features from The Darkness II to this release.
BioShock is a concrete comparison on Xbox 360. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but The Darkness has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. BioShock uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of The Darkness without assigning features from BioShock to this release.
Condemned: Criminal Origins is a concrete comparison on Xbox 360. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but The Darkness has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Condemned: Criminal Origins uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of The Darkness without assigning features from Condemned: Criminal Origins to this release.
Dark Sector is a concrete comparison on Xbox 360. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but The Darkness has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Dark Sector uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of The Darkness without assigning features from Dark Sector to this release.
F.E.A.R. is a concrete comparison on Xbox 360. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but The Darkness has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. F.E.A.R. uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of The Darkness without assigning features from F.E.A.R. to this release.
