game you already love". IGN editor Daemon Hatfield noted the game's outdated dialogue, voice acting, and mission objectives, but nevertheless remarked that the game "wasn't brought back for the uninitiated—this is for the fans, and they will be very, very happy". He also praised the game's multiplayer mode over Xbox Live and highlighted the selection of weapons, the satisfying gunplay, and leaderboards, noting that they allow players to compare their performance with their friends. Despite the praise, some reviewers criticized the game for its confusing level layouts and felt they have not held up very well over the years. Christian Donlan of Eurogamer stated that Perfect Dark is "not afraid to throw dead ends at you seemingly for the hell of it, or repeat textures so much in its huge maps that you can get a little dizzy". GameSpot reviewer Tom Mc Shea noted that the campaign was "oddly paced", and that "locked doors, unused rooms, and dead ends... can be disheartening to stumble around in a circle until you finally happen upon the correct door you just couldn't locate". Nevertheless, he admitted that "it's a lot of fun to replay them to try for high scores and figure out the many unique objectives". He also remarked that online play can periodically suffer from a significant amount of lag, but praised the amount of content and features. The game's original Counter-Operative mode was very well received, with Eurogamer remarking that it "still feels ahead of its time even now". Dan Ryckert of Game Informer stated similar pros, saying that "it's even better this time around thanks to the framerate improvement". Although the game's controls have been upgraded to support two analog sticks, GameZone noted that the game still "feels a little different from what modern day shooter fans are used to", while Eurogamer remarked that the aim assist can be unnecessarily generous on easy difficulties. At the end of March 2010, IGN named Perfect Dark Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Month. References External links Perfect Dark at xbox.com 2010 video games Cooperative video games Fiction set in 2023 First-person shooters Microsoft games Perfect Dark games Stealth video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in Alaska Video games set in Canada Video games set in Chicago Video games set in Nevada Video games set in 2023 Xbox 360 Live Arcade games Xbox 360-only games Multiplayer