Disapointment is the only word

Man, at the time of getting my Xbox 360 and seeing that the new Perfect Dark game was with it, I was quite excited. Upon playing it, that excitement was extinguished. Now let me say I was a huge fan of this series on the N64 (Perfect Dark) which may be the reason why I was so disappointed.

Story
The story is ok. I'm usually very lenient for story lines, its not like it isn't a big deal to me, its just I don't think a lot of the story lines people think suck are really that bad. This revolves around Johanna Dark, who is in a mercenary business with her father. After the death of her father in combat, she is picked up by the Carington Institute, a group battling the evil Datadyne corp. Nothing special, but not absolutely horrible.

Single Player
Its a typical FPS. Nothing much to say, you get some guns, you have an objective, many many bodies are lying on the floor by the time you complete that objective. There are also some futuristic tools such as the lockpick device which is used to open doors. Upon activating it, you go into a mini-game in order to open the door. Its all quite simple and basic. Thats pretty much the most unique thing in the game sadly.

Online Play
Just as single player, this is the regular fps type online play. Nothing special, you join a game and its usually team against team in team slayer or capture the flag like games. The variety isn't that bad, but the online play is just crap. I apologize for the bluntness of that description, but its true.

Control Scheme and Graphics
The controls are alright. Really nothing to complain about here. Its basic as the rest of this game is, and for the graphics, as it was the first game on the 360 I have played I didn't exactly know what to expect. But after playing games like Gears of War and Oblivion, I can officially say they are under par.

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Well, as I re-read this review I see that this is a review thats absolutely against this game. But let me re-say that I'm not a hater of the series, I loved the N64 game, but this was just a horrible game, I'm glad I received it for free with my 360.