Coming hot on the heels of another ‘action game’ this month is Darksiders, THQ’s apocalyptic hack-and-slasher starring none other than one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, War.
War. What is he good for? Quite a lot actually...
A bit of a gaming gem this one. While it is likely to be dwarfed by the beast that is Bayonetta, Darksiders stands on its own as a brilliant little action game, though it is let down by its plot which, despite a brilliant set-up, goes a bit flat after three or four levels and becomes almost (almost…) as bad as an episode of EastEnders…
So here’s my Darksiders review, which is now online at gameSlave, happy lunchtime reading everyone!
I’m finishing it up on Apocalyptic and I’d say it’s a great game. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it even though it blatantly takes ideas from so many other games… even steals the cliches as well. A definite fill in until GoW III is released.
By: Gil on January 18, 2010
at 4:52 pm
I’m glad you enjoyed it, I certainly did!
By: Andrew Hemphill on January 18, 2010
at 8:50 pm
I’m only four or so hours into it now, but I’m really enjoying it. Great review!
By: Cody on January 21, 2010
at 4:14 pm
Thanks Cody, It’s always nice to know my work is actually being read! What’s your favourite aspect of Darksiders?
By: Andrew Hemphill on January 21, 2010
at 10:13 pm