Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

"To be fair, Dark Kingdom doesn't have any single game-destroying flaw, except perhaps for that murderous bastard camera. It's an average, if occasionally very frustrating example of a genre that's abundantly represented on other platforms. For the moment, however, it's remarkable for being unique on its home turf. It's a worthwhile purchase if you need another hack-n-slasher, only own a PS3, and are willing to put up with pointless loot drops, a camera that wants you dead, and bottomless pits that are only too happy to help with the murder. At that point, though, we think the money would be better spent on antidepressants."

"Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is a fun game. It is quite fun to play alone for 20 hours or online with three other friends (it’s even free, and one can use the experience earned here in the single-player game). Hacking and slashing might be mindless but it doesn’t feel too boring or old in Dark Kingdom. Still, a few problems like ho-hum effects and a bad camera keep it from being a truly great game."

"Bottom line: Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is essentially a PS2 game with snappier graphics. Granted, the snappy graphics are pretty boss, even in standard definition (and you'll notice a difference if you use an S-Video cable instead of the plain old composites), but that's just not enough to warrant the label next-gen -- not when you've got a machine as powerful as the PS3 flaunting its Cell processor."

"Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is probably one of those games that will appeal some players because of its content and replayability. However, if people are looking for a true next gen action RPG experience, they're not going to find it here. Plagued with current gen issues and repetitive combat, Dark Kingdom feels like it was ported over to the PS3 from a pre-existing console. While some of these issues might be changed with further downloadable content, the original game will probably only satisfy the diehard action RPGer."