411Mania gave the Xbox 360 version a score of 8.7 out of 10 and called it "the kind of shooter that I enjoy. It is built around more than just shooting. It gives you a wide range of powers with which to play. It gives you people to interact with. It gives you a story that is worth caring about. And it makes you feel as if you are The Darkness itself. However, because of the relative brevity of its content, some basic bugs and flaws that are still present, and the minor annoyances of the controls of Jackie's powers, it is far from perfect. This is pretty much a must play shooter, if not quite the classic I was hoping for". "The New York Times" gave the game a favorable review and said that "part of game's charm is its wealth of extravagant, often irrelevant detail". "The A.V. Club" gave it a C and called it "an overreaching, frequently clumsy genre hybrid with moments of brilliance".