Darksiders for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

A lot of people gave this game quite a bit of flak, but I couldn't see why. Granted it does borrow a good deal of ideas from other games, it does put them to good use. Personally I like seeing the homages to Zelda, God of War, and a few others. It also runs the gamut with regards to the different elements included. Puzzles, fighting, leveling weapons and skills, and you even get some shooting action. Only a couple of issues keep this game from being great. Boss battles are unusually simple given the grand scale of the boss sizes. The puzzles are pretty straight forward. Anyone with gaming experiences shouldn't have any trouble solving them. It almost felt as if some of the puzzles were included just to prolong the experience, but end up making it feel a little flat. I mean why are we still dragging big blocks across the ground? War also could have been a bit more savage. He is War after all. The voice over for him was fine, but it just missed that savage nature that was brought with God of War(who the game borrows heavily from). Other than that it was a solid experience and I really hope for a sequel.

I would actually give this game a 9.5 but you dont have that option. The reason I gave this particular game a high rating is that I had a VERY hard time putting the controller down. The last time I did that was when I played God of War 2. The puzzles and the overall game play was simply AMAZING!!! I didnt just want to get through the game I wanted to find every artifact, enhancement, and upgrades there was possible. I really hope that there will be a sequel to Darksiders. The ending leads us that way but we will have to wait and see. I will be counting down the days if it does happen. Bravo VIGIL, BRAVO!!!!!!!!