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| Platform: |
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, XBOX 360, Mac OS X |
| Release Date: |
April 27, 2009 |
| Developer: |
Starbreeze Studios |
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a
science fiction first-person action video game for
Microsoft Windows,
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360 and
Mac OS X. The game is a sequel to
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, which was remade and included along with the
Assault on Dark Athena campaign. The game was released on April 7, 2009. A demo was released on
Xbox Live on March 4, 2009, with a
PlayStation Network release following on March 12, 2009. Virtual Programming released the Mac OS X version on April 16, 2010, as a download through Deliver2Mac.com and other digital distribution web sites.
The game was developed by
Starbreeze Studios and published by
Atari. According to Ian Stevens, Head of Production at
Tigon Studios, the decision to do a
remake was because
Microsoft could not make the
XBOX 360 backward compatible with
Escape from Butcher Bay, and because they wanted to get the
Escape story to a larger audience before progressing further.
Dark Athena has improved graphics and
artificial intelligence (AI) from
Butcher Bay along with the addition of a multiplayer mode. The single player mode has also been expanded to include
Riddick escaping onto a mercenary ship called
Dark Athena.
Vin Diesel, the voice and likeness of the title character, was involved in the production of
Assault on Dark Athena.
| Build Name | Build Date | Build Version |
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| The Chronicles Of Riddick | January 14, 2009 | Preview |
| The Chronicles Of Riddick | February 10, 2009 | Review |
