Darksiders

DARKSIDERS
THQ (XBOX 360, PS3)
Rating:

No one likes you. Well, no one likes your character in this game anyway. War is one of the horsemen of the Apocalypse; he inadvertently triggered Armageddon, so he’s on everybody’s shit list. In his quest to make things as right as he can, he’ll use sweet weapons, get reacquainted with his horse, Ruin, and battle enormous bosses.

Rocks: This has a much deeper storyline than most nonroleplaying action-adventure titles, and it has killer button-mashing combat that rewards you for using tactical combinations and rhythm. When War’s chaos meter fills and he goes berserk, he transforms into an unquestionably awesome fiery demon. The Watcher, a strange, powerful being that lives in War’s gauntlet and can kill him at any time, is a cool concept.

Flops: The bottom prompts on the screen and fantastical creatures mean it sometimes feels like God of War. Of course, that’s not completely bad.