Featuring a brand new full-length adventure, and a high-definition re-imagining of the classic Escape from Butcher Bay campaign as added a bonus. Dark Athena, continues the story from Escape from Butcher Bay, with Riddick and the bounty hunter Johns in cryostasis, drifting through space. Their ship is eventually picked up by a pirate vessel--the titular Dark Athena - Johns is taken captive while Riddick manages to awake from cryo-sleep and evade capture. With mercenaries in pursuit of the bounty on Riddick's head, Riddick must do what he does best - kill those who get in his way and escape. Offers new multiplayer options, players take the role of Riddick, as played by Vin Diesel, using stealth and action to overcome the merciless crew of the predatory Merc-ship Dark Athena which awaits its prey in the dark reaches of space. Cheating death through a series of spectacular battles and events, Riddick will fight for his life amid a storm of malevolence and horror.
COMMENTARY MODE: Exclusive in-game Commentary Mode for the 2004 classic 'Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay' presented by the
award winning developer Starbreeze! Re-live the original Escape from Butcher Bay campaign with hints and tips from the senior designers and programmers who worked on the game. When you play a Commentary Mode 'Escape from Butcher Bay' level, there will be symbols that you can select to hear behind the scenes commentary from the developers about the making of the game. Fans of the original 2004
xbox version will be excited to learn new revelations about the game that they never knew. Gamers who have never had the opportunity to play the original will gain new
insight on a cult classic. The Commentary Mode features four and a half hours of exclusive content from the team at Starbreeze! VIPER RUN - MULTIPLAYER MAP FOR 'BUTCHER BAY RIOT' MODE: Map description: "This prison has come under lock-down. Rioting is rife, and power is the new resource of choice. Take it by any means necessary!" Butcher Bay Riot - 12 players split up into teams of Guards,
Prisoners and Mercenaries. There is one power cell in the level. Capture the power cell and return it to the capture point in the opposing teams base to win the round (match can be won with 3 or 5 rounds depending on settings). Players buy weapons before the round starts. Winning rewards them with more cash, as does killing the opposing players. All weapons can be purchased. All maps support 12 players.
