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''Dark Mist'' is a
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developed by Game Republic and published by
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for the
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Gameplay

''Dark Mist'' is an action-adventure game. You play as the warrior of light, Artemis, shooting down the forces of darkness. The game is divided into different dungeons, which the hero must hack and slash his way through. The game has an overhead vantage point, making it stylistically similar to the dungeon levels in the first '' Legend of Zelda'' game. The hero begins with three "stars" of energy, which are replenished by collecting hearts. In addition to hearts, diamonds, keys and crescent moons are also collected.
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controls can be utilized to perform a spinning attack that blows back enemies and clears the blinding 'dark mist' from your path.


Downloadable content

An expansion pack for the game titled ''Depths of Darkness'' was released for the Hong Kong and Japan PlayStation Store on February 28, 2008. The expansion includes twelve new single player levels, three new playable characters and a new offline and online multiplayer mode and was available for download from the Hong Kong and Japanese PSN store.


Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website
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