Darksiders 2

Agreeable hack-’n’-slash fare – the puzzling and platforming is lightweight, but offsets the roaming and robust combat...

Darksiders II merges action, exploration, and loot-driven progression into an excellent and sizable...

Let me start by saying that despite never having played the first game, I was excited about being able to review Darksiders 2. I had heard good things about the first game. It wasn't a run-away hit AAA title – or even a critics' darling – but it had...

That missed opportunity leads into the biggest problem with Darksiders 2: the writing. The story is bogged down by old-hat concepts like a Tree of Life, Nephilim, the City of the Dead and so on. It's unfortunate for Darksiders 2 to release as closely to...

Vigil Entertainment's Darksiders was a rough gem, featuring some fantastic combat, tricky puzzles and some unfortunate, game-breaking bugs. Its second bite at the franchise takes the concepts of the first game and ramps them up, casting the player as...

Darksiders II does so much so well that it's easy to forgive the porting issues and occasional bugs that pop up, making it one of the best adventures of the year so far. While death may not be proud, the team at Vigil certainly should be.

This grim reaper hasn't an original bone in his body, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. By carving great bloody chunks from Zelda, God of War, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider and Diablo and patching them together, Vigil has created a magnificent...

Despite its problems, I was compelled onward in my quest with Death because Darksiders II is simply a fun game...