In 'The Darkness', gamers are immersed in an adventure that truly brings out the best of humanity, but also its worst. Jackie Estacato is a murderer and someone capable of doing anything, no matter how inhumane it is. At the same time, he also has a loving and softer side that makes you think that he can change his ways. These amazingly diverse personality traits are captured within one of the very best scripts to ever grace a video game.
It has one of the most intense and emotionally charged sequences that I have ever seen.

The real fun in the game comes from impaling enemies, sending your 'Creeping Dark' to grab a bloody lunch and opening black holes whenever you can. When the powers are in full effect, you feel like an unstoppable killing machine. When they aren't, 'The Darkness' is a typical but finely crafted first-person shooter (FPS).

On one hand, you can't help but look at the amazing amount of details intricately woven into every texture, object and light source. On the other hand, you also find yourself trekking long distances to your objectives.

Like all modern day shooters this one also includes a multi-player mode but it's not really a destination where you can sink days of your life. Morphing into a darkling is surely cool, but actually landing a blow with it is more of a trouble than it's worth. All of the maps are perfect for the game types they host, but again the gameplay just isn't as strong as it needs to be.

Interactive in-game storytelling is rarely this good, and there are very few game endings that make you sit back and think, “Man, what if I did that instead?” like this one does. With believable characters, amazing narration and twisted joys that come from being an empowered slave of a demon, 'The Darkness' will keep you totally enthralled.