For most of us, darts is a game best played in the pub, washed down with a few ales and a packet of scampi fries. Seeing it played out on TV by 'professional athletes' has never seemed quite right to us. It's like televising and offering prize funds for that pub game where you flick up and catch a load of beer coasters. If only that were so, we'd be world-famous millionaires.
But let's get back to the darts. Big bad Phil "The Power" Taylor is a leading proponent of the spike-flinging art, and it's his mug that Player One has chosen to adorn its new game. Taking control of one of the eight racial stereotypes on offer from the start (we went for the Japanese kamikaze sumo wrestler guy), Career mode sees you honing your skills in your local pub and accepting the odd challenge from a rival player, before gaining entrance to one of the big tournaments. Win enough of these and you'll gain the right to face The Power himself in Las Vegas.
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