QUICKIE - CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: ASSAULT ON DARK ATHENA

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[March 6, 2009]

riddick.jpgJust poked my head out of the hole to take a quick look at the control options for the the new Chronicles of Riddick game, due out for XBOX 360, PS3, and PC. As is always the case some good and bad news here. First the good you say? Well, the game supports all four stick layouts as you’ll find in the below screen shots.

As for the bad, there seems to be no button customization. Don’t worry though, developers know whats best for us. Right? RIGHT?! Damn right they do! I’m mean sure, I don’t like that lefty-orientated schemes swap trigger functions but I digress.

The PC and XBOX versions appear to be releasing April 7 in North America with the PS3 version to follow May 7th. Feel free to check out the demo on XBOX LIVE.

Developer: Starbreeze Studios
Publisher: Atari Games

Dark Athena - Default controls Dark Athena - Southpaw controls Dark Athena - Legacy controls Dark Athena - SP Legacy controls

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7 Responses to “QUICKIE - CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: ASSAULT ON DARK ATHENA”

  • mclovin says:
    March 6th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    I was just about to check this out. Great to hear there is legacy, Im very surprised!!!

  • 2Three says:
    March 6th, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    Looks like we have another reliable, alt-friendly developer in Starbreeze

  • Punchy says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    This is great news. The original version on the old Xbox lacked Legacy controls so good to see some progress being made!

  • graphikill says:
    March 18th, 2009 at 2:47 am

    so this has legacy right?

  • 2Three says:
    March 18th, 2009 at 6:37 am

    Yep, they call it “classic” - check the third screenshot :)

  • soulwarrior says:
    April 14th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Tried out the PS3 demo and I can confirm that the game has the same control options as the XBOX 360 version.

  • IRV1N3 says:
    June 8th, 2009 at 4:01 am

    I just received a copy via GameFly but am sending it right back since it swaps the triggers with Southpaw. I play my shooters with the Southpaw control scheme but keep the primary fire on the right trigger.
    When will all developers get it right and allow complete customization, or at least follow the trends of the popular shooters like the Halo and Call of Duty franchises. Developers will spend miilions of dollars and years working on a title but won’t take a few minutes to program a customizable control scheme that allows the gamer to set it up the way they want. Amazing!

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