Operation Darkness
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| Developer(s) | Success |
| Publisher(s) | Success Atlus (US) |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release date | JP October 11, 2007 [1] NA June 24, 2008 [2] |
| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Online multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | CERO: D (17+) ESRB: M (Mature) |
| Media | DVD-DL |
| Input methods | Xbox 360 Controller |
Operation Darkness is a tactical role-playing game for the Xbox 360 developed and published by Japanese studio Success on October 11, 2007 in Japan. The game is slated for release in North America on June 24, 2008 by Atlus. The game is a fantasy conception of World War II, featuring weaponry and events from that time period, but with fantasy elements such as dragons mixed in.
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[edit] Synopsis
Operation Darkness follows a squad of British SAS soldiers fighting the Nazis across the European Theater. The story covers much of the real history of the European war, including the battles for North Africa and the liberation of mainland Europe. French resistance fighters, American soldiers, and others will appear as NPCs.[3]
The game diverges from real history in that zombies of deceased Nazi soldiers appear as adversaries, and two of the player characters can transform into werewolves.[4]
[edit] Gameplay
Gameplay consists of a series of tactical battles; between battles, the player may resupply the characters, purchase new items, and select which characters will participate in the following mission.[2] Battles play out in standard tactical RPG fashion, with turn order based on characters' speed statistics. During a turn, characters can move, attack, use items, pick up items from dead soldiers, and cast spells. The battle system also includes factors like cover and decreased accuracy from movement. Differing from the great majority of games of this genre, long range attacks tend to be far more frequent than close range attacks, and many characters can hit targets with high accuracy from a distance of more than half of the battlefield. Much like games such as Fire Emblem, characters killed in battle remain dead permanently (unless revived by one specific player character before the end of the stage). Generic soldiers can be recruited to replace fallen ones; however, the death of a story character results in a game over.[3]
Characters possess the following attributes: HP, MS (military spirit), Attack, Defense, Speed, Hit, Avoid, Weight, and Move.[3] Each character also has specific weapon-related and other skills, predisposing them to particular weapon types.[4] In addition, characters can carry up to five weapons and five items. Each weapon and item has a weight value as well, and characters who are overburdened receive penalties to movement.[3]
Two player characters can transform into werewolves, which massively increases their speed and attack. However, maintaining the werewolf form costs MS every turn, limiting its use to short durations.[3]
[edit] Characters
Operation Darkness will contain several story-essential playable characters, who will participate in battles as well as in event scenes between battles.[2] The official web site lists the following:
[edit] Heroes
Edward Kyle: A young man seeking revenge after his family was killed in an air raid.
Cordelia Blake: A mysterious young woman who has served in the British Army since the age of 13.
James Gallant: The well-mannered leader of the company, whose specialty is intelligence.
Jude Lancelot: Edward's friend, who joined alongside him for the same reasons.
Keith Miller: The squad's fearlessly loyal point man, who has known Gallant since birth.
Frank Gaunt: Gallant's second-in-command, specializing in close combat.
Cynthia Rivele: Irish sniper.
Herbert East: The team's American-born medic. Possibly inspired by the Lovecraft character Herbert West.
[edit] Villains
Adolf Hitler: The leader of Nazi Germany.
Heinrich Himmler: The distrustful head of the SS.
Alexander Vlado: A high-ranking SS officer from a race of ancient vampires. Appears pale and ghoulish.
Carmilla: One of Vlado's officers, and of his same vampire race. Has little regard for human life.
In addition, the official site lists 18 additional blank character entries, containing the words "Coming Soon." The Japanese official website lists several other characters on the hero side, including the infamous Jack the Ripper and the legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing, who appears as a woman.
[edit] References
- ^ Operation Darkness Xbox 360 amazon.co.jp game page (Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ a b c Operation Darkness Official Web Site. Atlus. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ a b c d e Operation Darkness Official Japanese Web Site (Japanese). Success. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ a b Operation Darkness Hands-On. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
[edit] External Links
- Official Site (English)
- Official Site (Japanese)
