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Perfect Dark is a series of first person shooter games by Rare, which also spawned some other media.

Set in the near future, the games follow Joanna Dark, codenamed "Perfect Dark", agent of the Carrington Institute agency, as she uncovers conspiracies by rival corporation dataDyne on the backdrop of an interstellar war between two alien races.

Video Games

• Perfect Dark (May 22nd, 2000) for Nintendo 64, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Switch Online
• Perfect Dark (August 28th, 2000) for Game Boy Color. A prequel to the Nintendo 64 game.
• Perfect Dark Zero (November 22nd, 2005) for Xbox 360
• Perfect Dark (Cancelled) for Xbox Series X/S and PC

Publications

Comics

• Perfect Dark: Graduation Day and Perfect Dark: Hunting Season (December 2000), two comics included in the official Perfect Dark strategy guide. These are set respectively shortly before and one year after the Nintendo 64 game.
• Welcome to the War, a short comic given away at E3 2005 (May 18th - May 20th, 2005) to promote Perfect Dark Zero.
• Perfect Dark: Hong Kong Sunrise (November 2005), a short comic included in the collector's edition of Perfect Dark Zero. It's set shortly before the game.
• Perfect Dark: Janus' Tears (August 2006 - January 2007), a six issue comic book series set some time before the Second Front novel. A trade paperback collecting the whole series was published in March 2007.

Novels

• Perfect Dark: Initial Vector (May 30th, 2006), a novel set six months after Perfect Dark Zero.
• Perfect Dark: Second Front (January 9th, 2007), a novel serving as a direct sequel to Initial Vector.

Other Media

A set of two Joanna Dark action figures was also released in 2001.

Links to Other Series

Direction	Series	Date	Description	Type
1	James Bond	2000522 May 22, 2000	Perfect Dark is the spiritual successor of GoldenEye 007 and includes some of the same weapons and multiplayer maps.	1
4	Conker	2000828 August 28, 2000	A mural of the Rare Cow from Conker's Pocket Tales can be found in Perfect Dark for Game Boy Color.	2
5	Banjo-Kazooie	20001120 November 20, 2000	The Perfect Dark logo appears on a fridge in Banjo-Tooie and Joanna Dark is mentioned in the Tower of Tragedy quiz.	2
5	Super Smash Bros.	20011121 November 21, 2001	The Proximity Mine and Cloaking Device from Perfect Dark are usable items in Super Smash Bros. Melee. (see details)	1
5	Kameo	200645 April 5, 2006	The "Masquerade Pack" DLC for Kameo: Elements of Power features a skin for Kameo based on Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark Zero.	2
4	Crackdown	201076 July 6, 2010	Agent 4 can be unlocked in the Xbox Live Arcade version of Perfect Dark if the player has a save file from Crackdown 2.	1
5	Minecraft	2012824 August 24, 2012	Skin Pack 2 in the Minecraft Legacy Console and Bedrock Editions features skins based off characters from Perfect Dark.	2
5	Kinect Sports	201448 April 8, 2014	Joanna Dark makes a cameo appearance in Kinect Sports Rivals. Additionally, challenges and gear themed after Perfect Dark are featured.	1
5	IDARB	2015130 January 30, 2015	A team consisting of characters from games by Rare including Perfect Dark appears in #IDARB.	1
5	Cities: Skylines	2015310 March 10, 2015	DataDyne from Perfect Dark is mentioned in Cities: Skylines.	2
5	Rare Replay	201584 August 4, 2015	Rare Replay includes Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero as playable games.	2
5	Worms (Team17)	2016823 August 23, 2016	Xbox version of the pre-order "All-Stars" pack for Worms W.M.D. includes Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark as a weapon.	1
5	Sea of Thieves	2018719 July 19, 2018	Cosmetics based on Perfect Dark appear in Sea of Thieves.	2

Links to Non-Series Media

Direction	Series	Date	Description	Type
5	Xbox Rareware Commercial	2002 2002	Joanna Dark appears in the Xbox Rareware commercial along with many other Rareware characters.	1
5	Rare 40th Anniversary Artwork	202584 August 4, 2025	Joanna Dark and Elvis from Perfect Dark appear in the Rare 40th Anniversary Artwork.	1