Xbox

The Perfect Dark That (Thankfully) Never Was

There was another Perfect Dark game in development at one point, a follow-up to Xbox 360 launch game Perfect Dark Zero that would have been a “more realistic”, seemingly grittier version of Rare’s first-person shooter.


October 30, 2010
In Real Life

Monty Python Still Funny In Perfect Dark

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This is the classic Monty Python “How Not To Be Seen” sketch remade using classic Nintendo 64 shooter Perfect Dark, uploaded to YouTube this week.


June 3, 2010
In Real Life

This Lady Looks Familiar

On Friday, a new Swedish film opens in, wait for it, Sweden. The picture is a parody of cop shows and is called Kommisarie Späck (Detective Blubber). The lead female character doesn’t look like she’s from police dramas.


April 3, 2010
News

Perfect Dark Controls Get A Little More Advanced In April

Southpaws, rejoice, as the Xbox Live Arcade version of Perfect Dark gets new Advanced Control options in the next title update, as seen on Twitter.


March 24, 2010

Reader Review: Perfect Dark (XBLA)

Kotaku AU

Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Justin does, as he revisits a classic in XBLA form.


March 23, 2010

Perfect Dark Micro-review: Elvis Has Re-entered The Building

Rare’s Nintendo 64 shooter Perfect Dark gets a high-definition makeover for Xbox Live Arcade, the lovely and talented special agent Joanna Dark looking ten years better than she did in her first-person shooter debut. Is Dark still “perfect”?


March 16, 2010
News

Joanna Dark Returns, GTA: San Andreas Goes Cheap On XBLA This Week

Perfect Dark keeps Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade Block Party going, with the re-release of Rare’s 10-year-old first-person shooter hitting the Xbox 360 this Wednesday. Also, available, damn good deals on Xbox Originals.


February 23, 2010
News

Microsoft Prices And Dates The Xbox Live Block Party

Microsoft gets its Xbox Live Block Party started right, scheduling the weekly releases of Toy Soldiers, Scrap Metal, Perfect Dark and Game Room, with a chance for players to score Microsoft points and a month of Xbox Live Gold.


February 19, 2010
News

XBLA Perfect Dark Multiplayer Features GoldenEye Weapons, Levels

In March, a hi-def port of Perfect Dark will be released on Xbox LIVE Arcade. The port will feature much more than tarted up graphics.


February 13, 2010
News

Perfect Dark XBLA Could Get New Maps, Weapons

The Xbox Live Arcade remake of classic Nintendo shooter Perfect Dark sings on the Xbox 360, mixing the game’s original geometry with high-definition graphics and a silky frame rate without tinkering with the unique controls.