List of Perfect Dark media

Perfect Dark is a science fiction video game franchise developed by Rare. All the games in the series are first-person shooters, excepting Perfect Dark for the Game Boy Color, which is an action game. In addition to video games, the series has also expanded into other media, including novels and American comic books. These supplements to the video games have resulted in significant development of the series' fictional universe. Set in the 2020s, the series revolves around Joanna Dark, an operative for the fictional Carrington Institute, as she attempts to stop conspiracies by rival corporation dataDyne. Perfect Dark is one of Rare's most successful franchises, with roughly four million units sold.

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Video games

Game Release date
North America PAL region
Perfect Dark May 22, 2000[1] June 30, 2000[1]
Perfect Dark August 28, 2000[4] August 2000[4]
Perfect Dark Zero November 17, 2005[6] December 2, 2005[6]
  • Developed by Rare for the Xbox 360
  • Takes place three years prior to the Nintendo 64 game
  • First Perfect Dark game published by Microsoft
Perfect Dark March 17, 2010[7] March 17, 2010[7]

Soundtracks

Title Release date Length Label
Perfect Dark: Dual CD Soundtrack November 15, 2000[9] 138:42 Nintendo Power
Perfect Dark Zero Original Soundtrack November 8, 2005[10] 73:56 Sumthing Else Music Works[10]

Printed media

Title Release date ISBN Media type
Perfect Dark: Initial Vector October 2005[11] ISBN 0-7653-5473-X Novelization
Hong Kong Sunrise November 17, 2005[12] — Comic book
  • A special-edition comic booklet only available through the collector's edition of Perfect Dark Zero[13]
  • Written by Eric Trautmann, with artwork by Cold FuZion Studios
  • Sets the scene for Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark: Second Front January 2007[14] ISBN 0-7653-5474-8 Novelization
  • Written by Greg Rucka and published by Tor Books[14]
  • Set minutes after Janus' Tears and focuses on a clandestine group of hackers responsible for some major accidents that allowed dataDyne to takeover involved corporations
Perfect Dark: Janus' Tears August 2006 - January 2007 ISBN 0-7615-5304-5 Comic book
  • Released in six monthly issues from August 2006 to January 2007
  • Written by Eric Trautmann, with artwork by Cold FuZion Studios, and published by Prima Games[15]
  • Set between Initial Vector and Second Front, and focuses on Joanna's attempts to unmask a mole in the Carrington Institute's Los Angeles office
  • A promotional half of the first issue was originally available as a freebie giveaway at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo, and later featured in Prima's official Perfect Dark Zero strategy guide
  • A compilation regrouping of all six issues was released on March 20, 2007

References

  1. ^ a b "Perfect Dark (N64)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/n64/action/perfectdark/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  2. ^ IGN Staff (1999-05-14). "Perfect Dark (N64) Interview". IGN. http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/068/068109p1.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  3. ^ Matt Casamassina (2000-05-19). "Perfect Dark (N64) Review". IGN. http://ign64.ign.com/articles/153/153906p1.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  4. ^ a b "Perfect Dark (GBC)". IGN. http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/objects/013/013801.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  5. ^ Craig Harris (2000-09-05). "Perfect Dark (GBC) Review". IGN. http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/163/163801p1.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  6. ^ a b "Perfect Dark Zero". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/perfectdarkzero/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  7. ^ a b "Perfect Dark (X360)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/perfectdark/similar.html?mode=versions. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  8. ^ a b Daemon Hatfield (2010-03-16). "Perfect Dark (X360) Review". IGN. http://uk.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/107/1077981p1.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  9. ^ a b c "Perfect Dark Dual CD Soundtrack". VGMdb. http://vgmdb.net/album/436. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  10. ^ a b c d IGN Music (2005-11-22). "Perfect Dark Zero Soundtrack Revealed". IGN. http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/669/669385p1.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  11. ^ a b "Perfect Dark: Initial Vector". GregRucka.com. http://www.gregrucka.com/wp/perfect-dark-initial-vector-2005/. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  12. ^ "Perfect Dark Zero (Limited Collector's Edition)". IGN. http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/objects/769/769929.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  13. ^ Charles Onyett (2005-11-28). "Perfect Dark Zero Collector's Edition". IGN. http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/671/671764p1.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  14. ^ a b "Perfect Dark: Second Front". GregRucka.com. http://www.gregrucka.com/wp/perfect-dark-second-front-2007/. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  15. ^ "Perfect Dark: Janus' Tears". EricTrautmann.com. http://www.erictrautmann.us/comics/collected-editions/perfect-dark-janus-tears/. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
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