The Chronicles of Riddick series
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a new, action stealth first person shooter set in the rich, futuristic, sci-fi world of the Riddick film saga. The game features a rich storyline…
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a shooter developed by Starbreeze Studios, released 7 April 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a shooter game developed by Starbreeze Studios and released in 2009. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Starbreeze Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the dark corners of outer space, the predatory Merc-ship Dark Athena bides its time, waiting for its prey. But the ship's merciless crew has little idea what they're up against in the rugged and ruthless man known as Riddick. Get ready for a journey into an intense and dangerous science fiction world as you assume the role of this enigmatic antihero, relying on your stealth, speed and strategy to overcome the Dark Athena crew and do your best to cheat death.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the The Chronicles of Riddick series
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is the second of 3 entries we hold in the The Chronicles of Riddick series. It arrived 5 years after The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. The next entry was Riddick: The Merc Files in 2013. Its critic score of 81 is 14 points above the series average of 67. The highest-rated entry is The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay at 89.
See all 3 The Chronicles of Riddick games in release order →
How it was received
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 77% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 92 votes.
What it launched against
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena launched on 7 April 2009, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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