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Darksiders

Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure

Time to beat: about 24.5 hours
Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Darksiders is a hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. The game's inspiration is from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with the player taking the role of the horseman War. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 5, 2010, in North America, January 7 in Australia, January 8 in Europe, and March 18 in Japan. The Microsoft Windows version was released in North America and Australia on September 23, and in Europe on September 24. A parallel sequel, Darksiders II, was released on August 14, 2012.

A remastered version of the game named Darksiders: Warmastered Edition was released on November 22, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on November 29, 2016, for Microsoft Windows. A Wii U version was released on May 23, 2017, and a Nintendo Switch version was released on April 2, 2019.

In Darksiders, players control War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a third-person perspective. The world is split into separate locations with many areas initially inaccessible until later in the game. The center of the world, The Scalding Gallow, functions as a hub where War is given new objectives and paths to unlock new areas, many of which require the use of newly-gained abilities to progress.

Since the beginning of time, Heaven and Hell have been at war. To preserve balance, a mediating force known as the Charred Council emerged, recruiting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to enforce its will. Anticipating humanity's future significance, the Council declared them as a third kingdom under its protection. A truce between Heaven and Hell was sealed by the Seven Seals, which would only be broken when humanity was ready to join Endwar. The breaking of the final seal would summon the Four Horsemen and begin the Apocalypse.

Darksiders has received positive reviews. Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version 83/100, the PlayStation 3 version 82/100, and the PC version 83/100.