Dark Angel (video game)

For the 2001 fantasy video game, see Vampire Apocalypse.

James Cameron's Dark Angel is a video game for the Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox based on the television series Dark Angel (2000-2002). Developed by Radical Entertainment, the production was scaled back considerably following the cancellation of the show, and the game was met with both a critical and commercial scalding upon its release in 2002.

Plot

James Cameron's Dark Angel takes place during the second season of Dark Angel, immediately after the fall of Manticore. Players take control of Max Guevara, a genetically-enhanced super soldier. The fall of Manticore has placed Max at an emotional crossroads and she determines that she must find and help all of her fellow X5 soldiers who were also on the run from Manticore. On the side, she also helps her friend and ally Logan Cale (alias "Eyes Only") root out and stop corruption in the local government.

Gameplay

"Dark Angel" is a fairly basic, straight-forward fighting game, with an emphasis on stealth. Because production was rushed, the levels are usually straightforward point-A-to-point-B missions. As the levels, the enemies and the bosses get harder, a greater emphasis is placed on stealth and it can get particularly tricky to finish a level because if you are caught even once by security, you have to replay the entire level.

Also due to rushed production, the graphics can be fairly murky, the camera angles can sometimes distract, and...
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