Darksiders offers hack 'n' slash action from start to finish.
Darksiders
PS3
Four Stars (Out of 5)
Matt Greenop
THQ's "Zelda meets God of War" third-person
chopper sees players as War - one of the four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse - stripped of his powers for breaking a pact
between heaven, hell and Earth.
The victim of an unholy set-up, War makes a deal to clear his
name or die trying.
If you're a fan of third person hack n' slash,
Darksiders delivers in spades.
Even without his powers, War is a serious opponent, chopping
his way through destroyed cities a century after the last
humans have died.
Combat is extreme, with masses of enemies to dismember and a
host of bosses and angry monsters that require more than just
the swing of his giant sword to take down.
The control system is tight and effective, with War's
abilities gradually improving as you progress through the
game.
Puzzles throughout the game don't break any new ground, but
are delivered well and are usually followed with more gory
fights.
Graphically it's lush - but with comic artist Joe Madureira
on board that's almost a given.
Some critics have bleated that too much of Darksiders has
been drawn from other titles - but it makes no apologies for
this, and revels in it.
The usual third-person camera issues crop up from time to
time - just don't let demons, especially heavily-armed ones
spitting fire, back you into a corner.
The character voicings get very "death metal" which can grate
after too long on the couch.
Verdict: Chop-chop goodness, great gory graphics and
very addictive sword-swinging gameplay.
Apocalypse can be a lot of fun.
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