Guide and passing on The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

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Riddick

In 2004, Starbreeze Studios literally blew up the game world, demonstrating not just a reference, high -quality action movie, but a real masterpiece worthy of all admiration, – The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. For the first time, the word "dog -facility" acquired a warm shade and a slight alluring glow. Bald, pumped up, sullen, cunning, cruel and ruthless antihero named Riddick overshadowed everything and his whole appearance on stage. We learned about him that which was not shown, but more than once we mentioned in both films – "Black hole" And "Chronicles of Riddik". The plot and atmosphere of the game made it almost better than the movie, and some scenes can give most modern fantastic militants to light.

And now, five years later, before us is the continuation of adventure Richard b. Riddik. He managed to get out of the most guarded prison in the universe in order to get into the clutches of the mercenaries in a few hours ..

Out of the frying pan into the fire

In the last series, you watched: the hunter's head Jones caught Riddik and took him to the Butcher Bay prison, where he hoped to get good money for him. However, the arrogant owner of the prison, Hoki, threw Jones, giving a negligible price for Riddik. A fugitive criminal got acquainted with many sites, won the battles tournament without rules and washed away from Butcher Bay on a rescue ship, having previously punished Hoxy and grabbing Jones with him.

However, the fugitives were not given far away. They fell into the view of the crew of the ship Dark Athena. This huge powerful cruiser is the den of two hundred thirty -five mercenaries. Riddik and Jones soon found themselves aboard, but if the hunter’s head was immediately thrown into the cell, then the bald, as usual, hid, and even managed to spionar the hairpin from the captain Dark Athena, an odious girl named Revas.

It is difficult to call The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena a full -fledged second part – it is more like an addition. Fewer characters, fewer dialogs, less secretive activity and, finally, less playing time-the full passage takes some six hours. So what we liked the continuation if the main slogan of the developers was “the least!"?

To begin with – style and atmosphere. Black, cold and dark tones are our regular satellites in the world of Riddik. Here they are mocking people, here the child saw his father’s torture and could not do anything, here the driven beast kills cold -blooded and mercilessly, and his victims are dying silently, then they scream in pain. Here, one prisoner wants to kill the rest, because he considers them insignificance, and the other suffers from constant attacks of panic, then the mother dies in front of a six -year -old daughter at the hands of a schizophrenic. Undoubtedly, bright colors here are completely out of place.

A significant role was played by the development of the characters. One talks about how he was devoted and turned out to be behind bars, the other asks to fulfill a dying request – to finish it off and send a news home. Each hero not only stores several skeletons in the closet, but also incomparably voiced – still, because they invited professional actors for work.

Another plus in the piggy bank of the atmosphere is the impenetrable darkness in which we spend most of the time. You never know that there, in a couple of meters, and whom you will meet behind the next door. Only saves Riddick to see in the dark and his combat skills.

Nearby implementation is one of the best aspects of Assault on Dark Athena. Fists, a baton, a hairpin, a combat knife and knives-curly are used. Standard techniques – blow to the left, right, below and dump in the head. Moreover, most of the enemies do not know the word "standard" and hits as necessary. Well, Riddick can answer the same when it is counterattack. In his performance, the Biblical Testament acquires a new meaning: "If you are hit on the left cheek, break your right hand to the offender". But the business does not end with fractures – the punched lungs and the kidneys, which entered the neck of the knife and just applying dozens of minor wounds in the neck to bring the enemy to pain shock, is a fascinating lesson at leisure. True, there is so much cruelty and blood that in Russia the game has received the rating "18+". Although who was stopping?

The village of fools

Unlike close combat, Stealth-component has become much weaker. If the lamps were not particularly in prison, then on the ship literally every second one carries a flashlight with it and strives to illuminate even the darkest places – sometimes it is simply unrealistic to hide. And if the first third of the game we calmly operate the famous Krushchi knives and stolen hairpin, then the remaining time we have to shoot almost without a break.

You probably decided that opponents should be extremely smart, since Riddik can easily find. I hasten to disappoint you, this is not the case. A detachment of five or six mercenaries acts on the principle of “each for himself”, hiding behind pillars and piles and occasionally firing. Together with enemies, armed rifles, shotguns and other firearms, is not difficult – a shot in the head, and the goal is eliminated.

However, the miracles of stupidity are demonstrated by the so -called drones – genetically modified people whose brain is disconnected. Instead, a system into which the patrol course is driven and the possibility of communication with the mercenary is introduced. These shots are just something! Their reaction is especially touched by a lying corpse under their feet: they came up, looked, stepped, went on ..

More or less serious opponents-alpha cries and combat robots. The first is a cross between a safe with a terminator, which can only be killed by a special weapon, the latter is mechanisms with extremely thick armor. Riddik, by the way, will come to ride on one of these pieces. Not for long, however, it is spectacular (just like in f.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin). And you can also manage your own drone, shooting nothing suspecting enemies from the rear.

Who wants to become Riddik?

The main difference between the Assault on Dark Athena and the "escape from the Butcher Bay" is the presence of a multi -user regime. Here we have six types of competitions:

• Deathmatch. The goal is simple as twice two – to pull into the next world as many enemies as possible.
• Team Deathmatch. Classic wall on the wall, nothing new.
• Capture the Flag. Two teams fight by the flag, which needs to be pulled to the base to earn a point.
• Arena. In fact, the same as Team Deathmatch, but with one correction: the collision occurs in the large semi -empty arena. From accessories – fences behind which you can hide. However, this does not save too much.
• Butcher Bay Riot. Another analogue of Team Deathmatch, in which three teams participate instead of two teams. Twelve people chase one after another, trying to beat enemies or smash their base.
• Pitch Black. The most interesting mode. One person plays with Riddik and is armed only with Krushchi knife, the rest manage mercenaries and have a shotgun, rifle and a machine gun at the disposal. You think bald losing? As if not! There are catastrophically not enough lighting on the cards, and Riddick perfectly sees in the dark … However, if you still manage to shoot a hunter, then you will take his place.

Look in the mirror

The most severe game episode – Riddick runs into the restroom and looks in the mirror. This moment can sow fear and confusion in fragile souls. The fact is that the model of the protagonist has practically not changed since 2004. And this, you know, makes you think. The angular muscles are by no means a sign of long and persistent training. And what is the most offensive, such negligence stands out noticeably against the background of everything else, since, in principle, there is nothing more to complain about.

Of course, Dark Athena deck and spaceport could be drawn more details, but the darkness and faded tones are well hidden by some shortcomings. But everything else is done at a high level, including the implementation of different types of vision (there are three of them in all of them, in the dark and in the Stealth mode), the play of light and shadow and the landscapes of an unknown planet, which Riddick will fall in the second half of the game.

A pleasant impression is left by the videos made on the engine. They are competently and efficiently set, and there are enough spicy sensations – some points in the cash fantastic thrillers.

Although there is nothing strange in this. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena from beginning to end resembles a Hollywood blockbuster. And what is the problem of most modern high -budget films? They are made as if under a carbon copy. If the first part raised the bar of the quality of not only the games in the film license, but also the militants in principle, then the second as if says: “Hey, this is me, do not forget – I follow you!"But" No, that you do not need applause!»It would sound much better ..

Verdict:

An exciting and atmospheric game, which, however, loses the first part. She did not bring anything radically new to the genre, but once again proved that the games in the film license can be high -quality and exciting.

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Characters

Over the characters The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena worked for a long time and painstakingly, creating characters and history. Now we’ll talk exclusively about the main characters, since a detailed story about all the characters would take at least another five to six pages.

Riddick (Riddick)

Richard b. Riddick is one of the last residents of the planet Furia, and part -time is a fugitive criminal and killer. He is a cunning, dexterity and downshole so as to get out of the space alcatrase – Butcher Bay, from where no one had ever escaped before.

Riddick is not a fan of talking, so it is often expressed by monosyllabic phrases and very rarely pronounces two or three sentences. He is bald, gloomy and cruel, but at the same time exclusively charming and has a good sense of humor. This is not that not a hero, this is a real antihero, a person with whom you are unlikely to share the most secret. Nevertheless, his word is the law, and if Riddick covers you from behind, you can not worry – you are safe.

Its main difference from other people is the ability to see in the dark. Initially, it was assumed that the prison doctor for twenty menthol cigarettes worked on the eyes of Riddik. Lies and provocation! In fact, he received this ability from a woman-grandfather, the connection with which appeared when Riddick began to realize himself as a Furian. True, the negative side of this gift was also found: in normal lighting, it will blind, so it is forced to wear dark glasses.

Revas (Revas)

This not too fragile girl – captain Dark Athena and the main opponent of Riddik. True, she did not receive such a high position immediately and far from honestly. The then captain and owner of the ship, Irwin Senate, picked up the baby Revas. He brought up and taught her, being sure that the girl would not let him down. He was mistaken.

Once Irwin proposed to turn prisoners from suicide bonds into drones in order not only to increase the number of guards, but also to sell them at auctions. But Revas did not want to dwell on this – she longed to capture entire planets and turn all the inhabitants into remotely controlled cyborgs. This ominous, cruel idea did not like Irwin, and then the girl went to the trick: she began to pour poison into his food. Day after day, the Senate became weaker, until it ultimately reached a state close to madness. Following this, Revas circled the ship's command around the finger, and Irwin and his closest assistant Yoto (Yoto) threw into cameras in the compartment of prisoners.

This person is insidious and cruel and is not shy about hitting in the back. Worthy adversary.

This is interesting: its current name is the spacecraft precisely Revas. At the very beginning, he appeared as Bellocka MV, then Irwin Senate renamed him in The Locist, well, when she had Revas, she called the Dark Athena vessel in honor of her mother – Athena.

Lynn Silverman (Lynn Silverman)

This six -year -old girl is the only sincere little man on board Dark Athena. She is the only one who is devoted to Riddik and believes in him. Lynn will help him more than once or two, and their first meeting will occur … in the ventilation system. There the child will hide from the mercenaries and drones, which she calls monsters. Very soon, she herself will be ready to become a monster, but so far far away, but for now, Lynn is looking for her mother, which the Revas team abducted. Riddick will certainly help than prove that not everything human is alien to him, and at a certain moment will even show fatherly feelings.

Although Lynn is only six, it is not at all like peers. Experts of self -preservation of the child would be envied by experienced hunters, and its level of intelligence is much higher than that of most adults. The baby perfectly understands that to achieve goals there is little strength and weapons-here you need something more.

How Lynn has matured so quickly? Perhaps the fault of this is the transformation of his father into a drone right before her eyes. What then can do with mom? You must definitely find her until something bad happened ..

Max Dacher

Max is another assistant Riddik on Dark Athena. Naturally, he was not hired for free, so he will help the bald killer in exchange for his own freedom – Daher one of the prisoners, for whom Revas is going to receive a reward. How he got into such a situation?

Max was a double agent and worked for two competing military organizations. At first, everything went well, but then one of the colleagues betrayed him. One of the corporations wanted to solve the case more or less peacefully – to give Daher to the tribunal. Well, the other office just set a price for his head. By the will of fate, he was in the hands of Revas and so would he have rotted in his cell, if not for Riddik.

Note: If you can, be sure to try to start a conversation with a prisoner by name Exbob (Exbob). This is an extremely unbalanced criminal element that shines and pounding all the time and which is subject to frequent attacks of aggression and panic.

Weapon

Unlike the "escape from the Butcher Bay", this time Riddik will have to shoot much more often. Of course, quite a lot of attention is paid to the near battle, but if most of the original could Rolletto sister sites go with a knife or sharpening in their hands, then the best friends on Dark Athena will be a shotgun and a strange invention called Scar.

Fists

Unfortunately, he will join an honest hand -to -hand Major – only at the very beginning and in the middle, when the Code of Honor requires to lay down a weapon. But in any case, you can still sneak up to the enemy from behind and turn his neck or break his hand to the offender right during the battle.

The blows remained the same-the UPERCOT (blow from below-up in the jaw), hook on the right, hook on the left and straight dump. Naturally, no one forbids combining techniques, receiving dead combinations as a result.

Barrette

In the first minutes of his stay on the ship, Riddick managed to steal her hair hair clip at Revas. She noticed the loss, but did not really understand what happened. Subsequently, this hairpin will be in the girl in her neck, but it will be much later, but for now it serves as a good replacement for sharpening. It’s not to say that it is very large, so you will only receive this “weapon” a couple of times until you get at your disposal ..

Know-crush knives

This pair of sharply sharpened, curved, reminiscent of knife brass knuckles is an ideal weapon with which you can go through a good half of the game. The blows are very dangerous and cause rather serious damage, and if you go into a counterattack at the right time, you can tie any enemy in a verified movement. In addition, it is much more convenient to put a block with the help of crush knives than naked fists or hair.

This is interesting: In the film “Chronicles of Riddik”, the main character uses the very Krushchi knives that he “borrowed” from one of the mercenaries Dark Athena.

Battle knife

The knife causes more damage than knives-brush, but blocking the blows is a real punishment, since most enemy attacks pass. Although there is one very useful tactic: as soon as the enemy brought a hand for a blow, instantly counterattack – Riddick will pierce the enemy’s neck in a matter of seconds.

Dubinka

This is perhaps heavy artillery in close combat. One or two verified blows can solve the outcome of the fight in your favor, especially if you beat from below-up. The only categorical minus of the batons is its weight, because of which the blows are inflicted very slowly. Sometimes even so much so that while you get wound up, you risk losing a couple of teeth.

Transvalizer gun

The tongue does not rotate this "farting" weapon with a farthest battle weapon, although in skillful hands it becomes dangerous than most trunks in the game. The gun does not shoot with darts, as you might think because of the name, but with electric discharges. He can stop the action of the drones for some time, and also force the mercenaries to fall unconscious or beat in convulsions. When this happens, you can either shoot again, or finish off your feet or hands.

The ideal option for using a transit-transformer is to hide behind a box and shoot opponents one at a time. If they notice Riddik, they are unlikely to get (the box is a reliable shelter), and in the meantime you are with impunity and, most importantly, with little blood (without unnecessary costs of cartridges), overwhelm all enemies.

Assault rifle

The assault rifle is the first firearm that the Reeddik comes across (not counting the machine guns tightly screwed to the drones). There are thirty -eight rounds in the clip, the spread is minimal, the rate of fire is average, the slaughter force is average, the range is high. This is a good selection of the “all in one” class that is suitable for almost any showdown. Well, since most mercenaries use mainly assault rifles, getting cartridges is not a problem.

Shotgun

The ideal option for shooting near: eight rounds in the store and slaughter power will help to quickly deal with any number of enemies. Since the scatter is quite large, it is better to shoot either in the head or a group of enemies – so that for sure.

Unfortunately, there were also minuses. Firstly, the shotgun is recharge for a very long time-during this time, at a high level of complexity, you can quickly go to the ancestors from the planet Furia. Secondly, few people use it, and therefore, there are also few cartridges. Well, thirdly, distant distances are not an option.

Gun

Apparently, the gun was added to the game for the box-there is no sense in it, since there is always something more serious at hand. Unless at a high level of complexity, when the cartridges of the rifle and the shotgun at the end, you can finally take the gun in your hands and check what it is capable of. Although I would advise not to change the tranquilizer – he has established himself much better.

A submachine gun

High rate of fire, great ammunition, but small damage. What to choose-a submachine gun or assault rifle? I am inclined to the first option. After all, you can get into the head from both, so why waste time, if you can shoot twice faster? Moreover, many mercenaries carry precisely this weapon with them, especially in the end, so that problems with cartridges should not arise.

Scar

The most unusual weapon in the game, originally created to help people. It shoots energy clots that attach to the goal and explode remotely. At a time you can send five charges into flight, and then detonate them all. The last two hours of the game you will be inseparable with SCAR, since with the help of it you can not only blow up enemies, but also destroy turrets, “open” the doors and make holes in the right places. In general, a very useful and multifunctional thing.

Opponents

Despite the fact that the intelligence of enemies is quite primitive, they can still arise with them. Some need a special approach, which you will not find far from immediately, it is better not to contact and bypass with others, but others at the most inopportune moment can throw a couple of surprises. Riddick, maybe infinitely impudent, cunning and cruel, but far from omnipotent, so let's get acquainted with the bestiarism before arranging Alabama to the mercenaries.

Drones (Drones)

These soldiers are the pride of the Dark Athena team. Once they were ordinary people, but their body was modified, and the brain was turned off. Now these are ordinary cyborgs patrolling the route that they were asked when setting up. There are two types of drones – with red burning bulbs and white. The first zombies rummaged around the selected sector, without turning and without looking back, and therefore, they do not pose a threat and easily “clean”. Enough to sneak up from behind and ..

Иногда с помощью специального аппарата дронами управляют наемники, и тогда они могут стать проблемой. Riddik's friend is darkness, and these shots with white bulbs are always turned on, and they react literally to every sound. Kill quietly, of course, you can, but not always real. When there are a lot of them, it is best to pick up a shotgun or assault rifle and arrange competitions of the “Running target” class. Well, if not enough ..

There is a great remedy that has a trouble -free manner on all drones without exception. Take a transit-transmitter, disable a target and end the work with a knife, club or something else.

Merciful (The Mercs)

Two hundred thirty -five mercenaries live on board Dark Athena. If necessary, Riddick would have killed them all, but before that, thank God, it did not come. He will have to face several dozen of them, and not only with ordinary bustle hunters, but also with commanders well armed and dressed in heavy armor.

Mercenaries, of course, are smarter than drones, but not much. There is no question of any work in a team or something like that. Most likely it will not work out to remove them quietly either, because these personnel go for at least two or three people, keeping up next. The solution here is the only one – a shot in the head or a queue in the body. If possible, shoot from a shotgun to hook as many people as possible.

Scientists (Scientists)

Several times per game we will meet doctors who turn people into drones. They wear white robes, and armed either with pistols or rifles. It’s not possible to kill everyone quietly, so here is at your discretion – either in close combat, or release a queue from a machine gun. For example, I found a more sophisticated way: two or three shots from a transit system. Death from electric discharges is not only spectacular, but also saves cartridges. In addition, only this can make them suffer well and pay for what they did with people.

Robots (Mechs)

Thick -legged, bulletproof, heavily armed mechanisms under the control of mercenaries – perhaps the most dangerous opponents of Riddik. And although they will meet only a few times, you will have to either run away or hide well. You can destroy the robot only by controlling exactly the same, with the exception of those cases when it is necessary to send to the forefathers the one who hid inside. But we will talk about this just below.

Alpha Drones (Alpha)

Impressive sizes of creatures with a machine gun in the hands and flamethrower or rocket launcher behind him. A terrible sight, really? But killing something is not easy! Rifle, machine gun and shotgun alfa-thron to the light bulb, he will not even feel anything. In the meantime, you will think about how to be with this giant, he will already have time to fry you, because he shoots where it will have to be without stopping.

The right way to remove Gromil from the path is to shoot at it four to five times from the Scar gun, and then blow up all the shells at once. True, this will not kill him, but will introduce him into a state close to knockout. Here you have to come closer, press the button and see how spectacularly Reiddick is torn to pieces the victim.

TURRETS (TURRETS)

If these were ordinary turrets with guns, everything would be easier. But in the future they came up with much more cunning devices: small turrets, slightly similar to crabs, themselves move from place to place and cling where it is convenient for them. Following this, they include the security mode and spin from side to side, illuminating the area visible with a thin red laser ray. Actually, this gives them out: if you see a scarlet ray in front, and there are no drones or mercenaries nearby, know-somewhere a turret lurked here.

It can be very high above the head or in a narrow aisle at the body level, but in any case, if Riddick gets into the field of her vision, shelling will instantly begin. A few seconds – and the most dangerous criminal in the universe will not be. How to remove small pests? The case is small: take Scar, look around the corner and release the charge in the direction of the laser sight. Then hide back and put it off. That's all, the road is clean.

Note: There may well be five turrets in the radius of five meters, so be careful. Well, if you understand that you don’t have time to hide, then at least try to remember the location of the “crab” so that after loading you do not bother for a long time.

Adviсe

Now that we know the enemy in person and are aware of the methods of killing, it is worth talking about specific game situations that only at first glance do not cause difficulties.

• You will spend most of the time in the dark, hiding behind the boxes and in the corners. Blue backlight is turned on in the Stealth mode, but it noticeably loses to the possibilities of Ridddik's eyes. Accept this for note and more often use the key Q (by default – inclusion of vision mode in the dark).
• There are quite a few cards in the game with the image of fugitive criminals, which indicate all the information about them, including the price for the head. They are called Bounty Cards, and the more you collect them, the more additional materials (pictures, characters' history) will open. So thoroughly rummage the nedings and climb into the highest points.
• When you find half a dead Miles (Miles) , who will beg that you send a letter to his family, and finished it yourself – do not refuse. As a reward, you will be credited with an achievement, and at the end of the passage you can read what the guy wrote.
• At one point, you will have to fight with a prisoner by name Jaylor (Jaylor). By virtue of his beliefs, he considers himself a real man, so he asks Riddik to converge in his fists. There is a dilemma in front of you – either shoot Jailor as a dog for what he did, or arrange an honest duel not for life, but for death. And although the first option is more impressed by me, the second is more correct from the point of view of the developers: if you turn the neck without the help of a knife or club, they will count the achievement.
• The first clash with revas will occur literally after three to four hours of the game. She will disarm Riddick, so you have to fight off either with fists or a near -fight weapon. You can forget about the club – the girl is too fast and inflicts too much damage (she hits with a knife) so that you can delay at least for a split second. The perfect solution for defense is knife-brown, since it is easy for them to block blows. Well, if your motto is “the best defense is an attack”, then put a knife in Riddik’s hands and hit Revas from afar. Also do not forget to jump – it helps to get away from shock. Когда наступит время второй, решающей стычки, вы сможете одолеть девушку только с помощью SCAR. First, open the elevator sash behind it, and then shoot at it with charges and detonate them so that it gradually ends up on the edge. Since Revas runs from side to side, and it is necessary that it stand in the center, take a position clearly in the middle of the hangar.
• If the battle with the captain Dark Athena does not particularly strain, then the fight with her right hand, spinner (Spinner) will make you sweat. The fact is that he will go on the attack, sitting in a combat robot, and it will not be possible to kill him with a rifle, a shotgun, or even SCAR’om. What to do? Spinner will attack immediately after the battle with Alfa-Bron, so you can borrow a couple of grenades from the latter and throw them for their intended purpose.