Dark Void

Dark Void is a game developed by Airtight Games using the Unreal Engine 3 and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.thumb|300px|right In the game, players must face an alien threat that humanity had previously banished. The game mixes on-foot and mid-air combat. It was released in North America on January 19, 2010, and in Europe on January 22, 2010. The game mixes on-foot and mid-air combat. It also features a unique Vertical Cover system which allows the player to take cover while looking up or down. In one video released by the developer, the main character, Will, is shown flying his jetpack into a generator, and taking cover at the bottom of ledges, firing up at enemies above him.

Plot

Following Kane's arrival at Shanghai, both Kane and Lynch soon deal with an informant against Glazer named Li "Brady" Lung. After a chase through gang territory, Kane and Lynch corner both Brady and his girlfriend. A quick firefight ensues where Brady's girlfriend accidentally gets shot by either Kane or Lynch and Brady commits suicide.

The next day Kane and Lynch attempt to talk to Glazer about the smuggling operation, but they are ambushed by the city's gang and police force. After a firefight on the highway and through the streets while protecting Glazer, they find out that the attack was initiated by a gang led by crime lord Hsing, Kane, Lynch and Glazer's men raid Hsing's headquarters. During interrogation, Hsing reveals that the woman Kane(or Lynch)shot the day before was the daughter of corrupted government official Shangsi, Glazer's men soon turn on the pair and Kane and Lynch narrowly escape the police, Hsing's gang and Glazer's forces and stay low for a couple of hours. Lynch tries to call Xiu to leave Shanghai as soon as possible but to no avail. Later at night, the police force chases down Kane and Lynch who are racing to Xiu's apartment hoping to find her. Both Kane and Lynch discover that the apartment complex has been taken over by Hsing's men, hoping to lure them into a trap. Fighting through multiple levels of the complex, Lynch finds Xiu and stops any of Hsings's men coming for her until Hsing himself takes her hostage. Kane suggests that Hsing should be taken down immediately but fearing for Xiu's safety, Lynch knocks Kane unconscious and surrenders.

During the following day, Kane, Lynch, and Xiu are brutally tortured by Hsing in a bathroom. Believed to be near death, Lynch is thrown into a dumpster. When he regains consciousness, he kills Hsing and saves Kane, but is too late to save Xiu, who had been raped and killed by Hsing. Naked, both Kane and Lynch escape into the city trying to find clothes while being chased by police. Believing that the deal is still intact, Kane and Lynch arrive at the site where it's occurring. However, Glazer was aware of the death of Shangsi's daughter and has his men try to kill Kane and Lynch. Glazer is eventually cornered, revealing that he has a plane that Kane and Lynch can use to leave Shanghai but is then shot by a military sniper. After fighting through military and police forces, Kane and Lynch are captured.

In a helicopter, Kane and Lynch immediately take control, throwing their captors out of the helicopter and forcing the pilot to land on Shangsi's building. Through multiple firefights in the building, Kane and Lynch corner Shangsi. Impressed by their skills, Shangsi gives them an unspecified offer that will pardon Kane and Lynch of their crimes. Taking no chances of betrayal and as revenge for being involved in Xiu's death, Lynch shoots Shangsi.

Kane and Lynch arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport searching for Glazer's private jet. When arriving at the warehouse containing the plane, it is shown partially dismantled. With no other choice, Kane and Lynch escape Shanghai through a commercial airliner heading for Balzar, Ecuador.

Gameplay

The games make use of a new "vertical cover system", as well as a standard cover system.

The game includes a hover pack, and later, a jetpack, allowing for a quick transition between traditional shooter gameplay and flight. Also, everything unlocked in the first playthrough can be transferred over to new games.

Dark Void Zero

A spin-off title for DSiWare called Dark Void Zero was released in North America on January 18, 2010 and in the PAL region on March 5, 2010. Setting it apart from the next-gen version, the game was designed as a retro title featuring 8-bit graphics and sound, with 2-D gameplay in the same vein as the Metroid games.

To promote the game, a fake "history" was created in which the game was said to be a title Capcom was developing to be a breakthrough NES property in the late 80s, but was shelved with the coming of the SNES. This history also appears in-game during the introduction. Additionally, before starting the game, players must use the DSi microphone to blow the cartridge's "contacts", a homage to the age-old method of getting non-working NES games to play.

Capcom manager Seth Killian said Dark Void Zero started development after finishing the pre-release copy of Dark Void, which has 8-bit music playing over the ending credits.

Dark Void Zero was also released on the iPhone and Steam (PC) platforms on April 12, 2010. Both versions have an all-new secret ending. The Steam version has an additional ending (for a total of three possible endings), Steam Achievements, and online leaderboards.

To go with the retro feel of the game (similar to Mega Man 10), the Yashichi is featured as an item which generates an electric force field around the character Rusty, making him invincible and damaging enemies upon contact for a short period of time.

Gallery

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Box Art and Merchandise

U.S.

Europe

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Zero Box Art

External Link

• Official Website