8.6 out of 10

Darksiders

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User Score (194)

8.4
Expert Score (102)

8.2
Value for money (7)

9.0
Features (2)

9.4
Sound quality (4)

8.4
Gameplay (35)

8.6
Graphics (38)

8.3
Sound (31)

8.4
Storyline (2)

8.9
Control (3)

8.6
Lifespan (7)

9.2
Overall quality (2)

9.4
Playability (2)

8.5
Replay value (3)

6.8
Singleplayer (3)

8.6
Game depth (3)

9.1
Funfactor (3)

5.9

Freak Rank

138 of 1458 in Xbox 360 Games

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Pros & Cons

fun, gameplay, story, fluid, brutal combat

Score Distribution

Experts:

9-10		(31)
7-8		(68)
5-6		(3)
3-4		(0)
1-2		(0)

Users:

9-10		(95)
7-8		(64)
5-6		(18)
3-4		(11)
1-2		(6)

Expert Reviews

RealGamer

8.0/10

13 December 2009
A story of biblical proportions, a protagonist of god like power and a sword the kind of size any guy would be jealous of, combine to make Darksiders Read more
- Good numbers of weapons and powers to unlock, Great looking visuals, Epic boss battles
- Frequent back-tracking, Fiddly controls, Limited exploration
GameSpot

6 January 2010
Darksiders unapologetically borrows gameplay ideas and mechanics from all over the spectrum and is constantly cramming new ones in all the way up to Read more
- Fun, fluid, and brutal combat, Plenty of satisfying puzzles to solve, Constant rewards keep you wanting to play, Large world to explore with a leng...
- Controls are overly complicated and sometimes unresponsive, Absurd and meager story., Controls are overly complicated and sometimes unresponsive, A...
OXM 360

7.0/10

4 January 2010
There's one admin error in Heaven, and all of a sudden the apocalypse has arrived. Darksiders is THQ's take on the Book of Revelations, which is quite... Read more
- Fighting engine is deep and robust, A great variety of enemies to fight, Love-it-or-hate-it art style
- Immature storyline, Not one new idea in it
GameOn

17 December 2009
It's almost expected of games, these days, to share a likeness to one another. As genres become more standardised and what we expect becomes more... Read more
- Unique, detailed art style, Interesting amalgamation of the real world and the fantasy, It's like Zelda
- Storyline is a little basic, Difficulty does not scale as your character improves
Game-Pad.net

8.8/10

11 November 2009
Overall Darksiders is a complete and utter surprise. I don't think anyone could have predicted just how well the title would turn out. Read more