

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena 2009
Developed by Tigon Studios, Starbreeze Studios, Virtual Programming
- Shooter, Action, Science fiction, Stealth
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a new, action stealth first person shooter set in the rich, futuristic, sci-fi world of the Riddick film saga. The game features a rich storyline, intriguing, developed characters, and the voice acting of Vin Diesel. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena follows up the story from the original game title as Riddick must now flee the Dark Athena, following his harrowing escape from the notorious Butcher Bay prison. During the adventure, Richard B. Riddick must escape the predatory Merc-ship Dark Athena using stealth and action to overcome its merciless crew and challenge the nefarious Captain Revas. In the dark corners of outer space, the predatory Merc-ship Dark Athena bides its time, waiting for its prey. But the ship's merciless crew has little idea what they're up against in the rugged and ruthless man known as Riddick. Get ready for a journey into an intense and dangerous science fiction world as you assume the role of this enigmatic antihero, relying on your stealth, speed and strategy to overcome the Dark Athena crew and do your best to cheat death.
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Contemporary, unpretentious, classical in form and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
- Developer
- Tigon Studios, Starbreeze Studios, Virtual Programming
- Publisher
- Atari, Inc., Virtual Programming
- Released
- April 7, 2009
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Starbreeze Engine
IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 92 ratings.
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