Penned by legendary comic book artist Joe Madureira (X-Men, Battle Chasers, The Ultimates), Darksiders is set in a Post-Apocalyptic demon-ravaged world where evil forces have prematurely brought about the end of the time.
Originally sent to oversee the destruction of Earth, the Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse have been betrayed by their master, stripped
of their powers and cast down to Earth.
Take on the role of WAR -
the first of the Four Horsemen - as he embarks on a brutal quest of
vengeance against the forces that betrayed him with the help of his
phantom steed RUIN.
Darksiders features open-world exploration, a deep combat system and a huge arsenal of modern and mythical weapons.
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Darksiders™ - Preview - 1up.com
"Besides the typical hacking-and-slashing combos, War has a special "EX mode" of sorts, where he turns into an angry fire-covered creature..."
10/11/2009
Darksiders™ - Preview - IGN
"You'll have a lot of ways to fight, swapping between active items, dodging, dashing and jumping in combat..."
05/11/2009
Darksiders™ - Preview - Gamespot
"War is also equipped with a killer oversized gauntlet, and you can crush a zombie's skull into a splattering mess with the tap of a button."
05/11/2009
Darksiders™ - Preview - VideoGamer.com
"The smallest boss in this game is four stories high."
05/11/2009
Darksiders™ - Interview - 1up.com
"We want to keep people entertained and guessing, and you never know what the heck you're going to run into in the next area."
30/10/2009
Darksiders™ - Interview - Gamespot
"We didn't want to fall into the trap of creating a whole new fiction from random fantasy..."
24/09/2009
Darksiders™ - Hands On - IGN
"Oh, and the fact that summoning Ruin sees it rise up out of the ground at a gallop, neatly depositing War on its back? That's just goddamn cool."
23/09/2009
Darksiders™ - Hands On - NowGamer
"The character designs are satisfyingly chunky and sculpted, looking dynamic even when viewed static, and the Gothic environments drip with detail."
05/08/2009
Darksiders™ - Preview - The Lost Gamer
"Your main weapon however will be the sword, Chaos eater. The sword is unlike any other, having been used to slaughter countless enemies - their fates foretold by the death-masks artfully etched along the massive blade."
02/08/2009
Darksiders™ - Video Feature - Gaming Shogun
"War is on a quest to find out who actually started a premature apocalypse and clear his own name at the same time."
02/08/2009
