Fighting Roman Cohorts with automatic weapon sounds like instant win. The latest shooter for PC and Xbox 360 called Darkest of Days have probably one of the most original game concepts, placing modern weapons in old historic battles. But great concept doesn't mean that the game will be great too. What went wrong?

Darkest of Days may be one of the biggest disappointments of the gaming season. While it never really got any real attention prior to its release, the gameplay and concept art that was leaked out to the media looked promising. What could more fun than a game that allowed you to bring modern and futuristic weapons to a historical battle field? Take on the Confederate army John McClane style and mow down those rebel soldiers with a machine gun or drop self-guided rockets down on the Hun during World War I. So how could such a cool concept turn sour? Toss in some ridiculously stupid AI, poor graphics, subpar sound effects, and force player to repeat the same actions so many times that they can see them in their sleep. Did I mention the huge gaping plot holes?

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