Dark Sector

This article is about the 2008 videogame. For the physics concept, see hidden sector.
Dark Sector
Developer(s)Digital Extremes
Publisher(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
D3 Publisher
Microsoft Windows
Aspyr
Noviy Disk
Director(s)Steve Sinclair
Producer(s)Sheldon Carter
Writer(s)Steve Sinclair
Composer(s)Keith Power
EngineEvolution
Platform(s)Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Microsoft Windows
ReleaseXbox 360, PlayStation 3
  • NA: March 25, 2008[1]
  • JP: March 27, 2008 (X360)
  • EU: April 4, 2008
  • JP: July 10, 2008 (PS3)
  • AU: October 9, 2008 (PS3 only)
Microsoft Windows
  • RU: January 22, 2009
  • WW: March 23, 2009 (Steam)
  • NA: March 24, 2009
  • EU: March 26, 2009
  • JP: May 29, 2009
  • AU: July 22, 2009
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dark Sector, stylized as darkSector, is a third-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows.

The game is set in the fictional Eastern Bloc country of Lasria, and centers on protagonist Hayden Tenno (voiced by Michael Rosenbaum), a morally ambivalent CIA "clean-up man".[2] While trying to intercept a rogue agent named Robert Mezner, Hayden's right arm is infected with the fictional Technocyte virus, which gives him the ability to grow a three-pronged "Glaive" at will.

Dark Sector received mixed reviews for its visual design, originality of action and weapon-based gameplay. Many critics have compared the game to Resident Evil 4 and Gears of War, for their similar style of play and story.

  1. ^ "Dark Sector given green light". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1.1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).