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It plays wonderfully, looks absolutely fantastic, and serves up hours upon hours of wicked deep space warfare.
Specifications: ESRB: K-A See full specs
Gamespot editors' review
- Reviewed on: 05/02/1997
- Updated on:05/01/2000
- Released on: 03/31/1997
Trailing Electronic Arts' release of the disappointing Privateer 2: The Darkening comes the similarly named Darklight Conflict, an excellent 3-D space combat action game that threatens to slip into obscurity. At first glance Darklight Conflict is just another Me Too sci-fi action title, but closer investigation reveals breathtaking 3-D graphics, solid audio, fast-paced gameplay and clever design innovations.
The letterboxed, high-resolution combat view screen allows for comfortable peripheral vision and serves to boost the game's frame rate such that it screams on a mid-range Pentium. Gameplay is fast and simple, so while the rudimentary joystick may prove problematic, Darklight Conflict plays wonderfully, even with a keyboard. From the escort missiles, which fly alongside your craft and zero in on any approaching assailants, to the indirect but deadly fragmentation cannon, this game offers a wealth of unique special weapons for you to try - not to mention a very cool targeting system: A trio of 3-D arrows shows you exactly where your opponents are, while your computer automatically calculates the trajectory of the offending spacecraft with respect to your weapons, allowing you to line up your shots just right.
Your ship can take serious damage very quickly, so you'll need to get used to using your shields. They have a limited energy supply, and you can't fire your main weapons while your shields are active, so mastering the proper use of these defenses is key. You'll have a chance to pilot several kinds of spacecraft against scores of enemy fighters in over four dozen campaign missions, including a number of useful training scenarios. The missions tend to be furiously direct, and they range from old-fashioned dogfighting fare to search-and-retrieve operations. You can take a break from the heat of battle by browsing the online encyclopedia, which shows off and describes all of the objects you'll encounter in the game. Darklight Conflict packs a lot of action between its campaign, arcade, and six-player network modes, so it'll keep you occupied for a long, long time. And you can bet you'll be gawking at its visuals all the while.
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