Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom Reviews
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Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom could have got away with some of its shortcomings had it not been on a next-gen console that arrived over a year after its main rival. With so many more polished next-gen games on offer, this effort from Sony Online Entertainment will do little to ease the pains of a summer PS3 game drought, with even those desperate enough to buy anything recommended to at least wait for the inevitable bargain bin sale.
The second is at Play.tm with an overall score of 67%:
Overall, Untold Legends seems a little rushed, perhaps due to tight deadlines ensuring a launch release, who knows? There is enjoyment to be had in the Dark Kingdom, albeit a rather one dimensional offering, the challenges do gradually increase as the levels go by from far too easy at the beginning to requiring a more thoughtful approach later on. Early bosses can be defeated by simply standing right in front of them and persistently pressing of the x button. The game could have been truly stunning in terms of graphics but is let down again, enemies are often thrown half way through walls and the level of detail is not what I expected of PS3 titles. A personal highlight for me was the introduction of a spirit into the game to aid our heroes, who must have been the spirit of John Inman due to his camp delivery and added some much needed humour. Conceivably, Sony's decision to leap from PSP to PS3 was too great, and this is certainly not an excellent title but a solid one; fans of the RPG genre are sure to find aspects enjoyable if rather repetitive, too.
The third is at Strategy Informer with an overall score of 6.0/10:
Dark Kingdom is as basic an Action-RPG as you'll likely find on any generation of console hardware, as mired in tradition as any to come before it. No doubt for some people that will sound enticing, but this is a genre crying out for a dose of originality and a shove forward into a new era. Unfortunately with every subsequent release of this stature we appear to be no closer to reaching that goal, and whilst Untold Legends is by no means a bad game, it doesn't do enough right or provide a compelling enough experience to recommend as full-price purchase on a brand-new console.
And the fourth is at Ace Gamez with an overall score of 5/10:
So, if you take out storytelling and character building, then add in mediocre gameplay, what do you have? A pretty action title that stumbles far more than it struts. As a single player adventure, there are thirty levels and four difficulty levels to fight through, but it's a quest that quickly becomes more chore than fun, leaving many to abandon the game mid-save-file. The multiplayer, whether with one other person at home or three others online, is about as enjoyable as the game gets, allowing parties to fight from scratch or tackle any existing save file - a very important feature, since there is no way you can tackle this game in one sitting, even with three others. But with the superior (though not without its own problems) Marvel: Ultimate Alliance also on the market, there isn't much reason to explore Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom for more than a rental, unless you are really bored or dislike comic books. Sadly, this is one legend that would have been better off left untold.
