Darkness review for PlayStation 3

The Darkness is one of the hottest releases for PlayStation 3 so far - a first person shooter with a bit of a difference. While it starts as a fairly standard Mafia story, it quickly descends into a frenzy of demonic activity, as your character discovers he has inherited the titular Darkness, a demonic parasite that gives him a host of malevolent powers. Demons and Mafia dons mingle in the story - one moment you'll be wielding a shotgun and the next you'll be using your hellish powers. So how does The Darkness work as a first-person shooter? And will it live up to the next-gen expectations? Check out our Darkness review for PlayStation 3 now to find out more.

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The Darkness review for PlayStation 3

The Darkness starts with a bang. Sitting in the back of a car, driving through New York, you listen to the two gangsters riding up front as they discuss their last job, which didn't go too well. The banter stops short when another car packed with rival mobsters launches an attack. A shotgun is thrust into your hands and you start blasting as a high speed shootout unfolds; the vehicles racing down city streets, slaloming through traffic and finally crashing into a construction site.

It's one of the best openings to a game ever and a hell of an introduction to your character, 20- year-old Jackie Estacado, a young buck in the Mafia's Franchetti family, who's already gained a reputation as a deadly hitman. But it's on his 21st birthday that Jackie's career really takes a plunge into the dark side. Having grown up as an orphan, he had no idea that hitting 21 would trigger a rather unwelcome family inheritance – a demonic entity called The Darkness that's been passed down for generations and has now claimed Jackie as its host.