Video Game Review: Darksiders

What happens when you take God of War, Legend of Zelda and biblical allusions all in one? You get the Darksiders, a violent hack and slash with some tricky puzzles.

You play as War, one of the four horse men written in the book of Revelation's in the Bible. The apocalypse is starting and demons and angels have begun fighting and, for some reason, you are summoned even though the seven seals have not been broken. However, the horsemen are only supposed to be summoned when the seals are broken; that's why you're by yourself. Sadly, your summon was a false alarm and, because of YOUR arrival, the fabric of the world has been ripped to shreds, and the human race is extinct. You take the blame, the council takes all your powers, and now you have to redeem yourself. You have to hunt down a giant demon named the destroyer. Things with him don't go too well; the destroyer beats the mess out of you, and you run back to the council with your tail between your legs. Now, it's personal. Also the destroyer is becoming very strong and might destroy balance.
The game is pretty much separated in four sections. Each section is different in each way, all of them having a boss at the end of each area. The game takes place a century ahead of present day. You explore ruined cities throughout the game. You also collect souls when playing the game and different soul colors mean different things. Green souls are health, yellow souls are for wraith bar, and blue souls are your currency.
Like many hack and slash games you buy new weapons and moves from the store using blue souls. You also have a wraith bar which makes you do special moves, this bar can only be raised by yellow souls. There is a plethora of weaponry at your disposal throughout the game. At first, you start out only using your huge sword. But you can gain many weapons such as a scythe, revolver, cross blade, turret, grappling, and lots more. Also, there are parts in the game where you ride your trusty steed named Ruin, and sometimes you actually get to ride the angel's Griffin.
Graphic-wise, the game are last year. They seem a little out of date, and a little like the cartoons you watched when you were a kid. Much of the game looks like it came right out of world of war craft. However, overall this game is alright. The graphics are kind of poor and so is the storyline. At first, it took me a minute to figure out what was happening. Your character has zero personality, and you fight angels and demons, like you can't pick a side. On the bright side, though, this game is pretty fun with the fighting engine, and all the upgrades for your character. To me this game is RENT. It's a really exciting game...I just wish I remembered what I was fighting for.