You can usually tell when a company thinks one version of the game they've worked on is better than the other; just look at what copy of the game you're given to review. In many cases, you'll be given the 360 version only, and that's usually a tip-off that some corners were cut while making the game run on the PlayStation 3. I'm happy to report that when I opened my Dark Sector package, a copy of the game for both the PS3 and 360 came out. At GDC, we spoke to members of the development team at Digital Extremes, and they seemed proud, if not a little surprised, that they were able to get the PS3 version looking as good the Xbox 360 title.

They also stressed that this was mostly because of having more time to work on the 360 version, but it doesn't matter. After playing around with both versions of the game, I can say with some certainty that they're both very strong graphically; you're not missing out on anything by picking it up for one system or the other. There are a few differences, though. The game features a glaive as its main weapon—a sort of over-sized throwing star with a few interesting properties—and during the game you can control it in-flight. On the 360, this is done with the right analog stick, but on the PS3, it's done using the Sixaxis motion-control. The 360 features rumble right now, while you'll have to wait for the Dual Shock 3 on the PS3 to experience it.

The multiplayer also has a few different differentiating features, as "only the X360 gives players a Quick game option, a Custom game option, and a Ranked game option. The Quick game option will pick a game for the player based on their preference of Infection or Epidemic. The Custom game option allows players to set up their own games with the customizable settings of time limit, score limit, number of players, and the availability of bots. Ranked games are directly linked to the X360 Leaderboard... The PS3 allows players to search for or create multiplayer games." Having Quick and Ranked game options are nice, but their non-existence certainly isn't a deal-breaker.

So there you have it. This is a great-looking and -playing game across both platforms, and the forums can thankfully take the fanboy angst to other titles. We'll have our full review of Dark Sector in the coming days.