Darksiders II
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Darksiders II is an adventure developed by Vigil Games, released 14 August 2012 on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 35 hrs to finish.
What Darksiders II is
Darksiders II is an adventure game developed by Vigil Games and released in 2012. It was published by Spike Chunsoft. It is available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Phoenix Engine (Relic).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his brother’s name. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that there are far worse things than an earthly Apocalypse, and that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Darksiders series
Darksiders II is the second of 11 entries we hold in the Darksiders series. It arrived 3 years after Darksiders. The next entry was Darksiders II: Limited Edition in 2012. Its critic score of 86 is 8 points above the series average of 78. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Darksiders II holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 314 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 35 hrs.
What it launched against
Darksiders II launched on 14 August 2012, within three weeks of Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Sleeping Dogs and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Sleeping Dogs, Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Darksiders II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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