Darksiders
Apocalyptic power of War: Unleash the wrath of War, combining brutal attacks and supernatural abilities to decimate all who stand in your way. Epic quest: Battle across the wastelands and demon-infested…
Darksiders is an adventure developed by Vigil Games, released 5 January 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 24.5 hrs to finish.
What Darksiders is
Darksiders is an adventure game developed by Vigil Games and released in 2010. It was published by THQ. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Phoenix Engine (Relic).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell. In the ensuing slaughter, demonic forces defeated the Heavenly Hosts and laid claim to the Earth. Brought before the sacred Charred Council, War is indicted for his crimes and stripped of his powers. Dishonored and facing his own demise, War is given the opportunity to find redemption by returning to Earth to search for the truth—and to punish those responsible. Hunted by vengeful Angels, War must forge uneasy alliances with the very demons he hunts as he journeys across the…
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. There are 43 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Darksiders series
Darksiders is the first of 11 entries we hold in the Darksiders series. The next entry was Darksiders II: Limited Edition in 2012. Its critic score of 82 is 4 points above the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Darksiders II at 86.
How it was received
Darksiders holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 469 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 24.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 32 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better, 1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7 of RAM and NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 ). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 12GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Darksiders launched on 5 January 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Final Fantasy XIII and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Final Fantasy XIII, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Darksiders yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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