Darksiders II

 Xbox 360
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 544 Ratings

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  1. neomoonsevin
    Mar 9, 2023
    10
    Awesome game I liked this game so much I brought it on digital weapons are great but his wall climbing doesn't have a dash climbing ability I hate climbing stuff
  2. BlueCobblestone
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    Сеттинг - 10
    Геймплей - 10
    Сюжет - 9
    Саундтреки - 10

    Только один маленький минус. В игре четыре мира. Первый идеален. Второй чутка растянут. А последние два не раскрыты до конца.
  3. CloudStrife05
    Aug 20, 2021
    9
    Darksiders 2 brought an RPG element to it that was well received. DEATH is a great character. The story takes place in between the first 15 minutes of Darksiders, as DEATH try's to free his brother WAR. Memorable characters and a overall amazing soundtrack.
  4. SupahGualtah
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    after DS og i was stoked but then this came out and blew me away the little rpg elements they added kicked it up a bit for me love this game to death damit cant wait to play the Deathinitive edi on pc
  5. Chempion1
    May 22, 2020
    8
    Я писал отзыв о первой части, вот теперь очередь второй.
    Признаюсь, игру я ждал. Но когда начал в неё играть, то был разочарован. С первого взгляда в игре ничего не поменялось. Если к открытому миру я отношусь пессимистически, то и графон и геймплей выглядели как в первой части.
    Но это только с первого взгляда! Игра раскрывалась по мере прохождения, оказалось, что в игре изменилось    Я писал отзыв о первой части, вот теперь очередь второй.
    Признаюсь, игру я ждал. Но когда начал в неё играть, то был разочарован. С первого взгляда в игре ничего не поменялось. Если к открытому миру я отношусь пессимистически, то и графон и геймплей выглядели как в первой части.
    Но это только с первого взгляда!
    Игра раскрывалась по мере прохождения, оказалось, что в игре изменилось буквально все. Не всё в лучшую сторону, на мой взгляд, но всё.
    В игре появились отдельные миры, в прочем, два первых мира, на мой взгляд, через чур растянуты и пустынны. А два последних наоборот плохо раскрыты. (Не называю названий миров, может, есть такие кто не играл).
    Ещё хочу сказать о боссах, не понимаю, зачем, но многих из них сделали необязательными. Зачем?
    В принципе игра мне понравилась.
    А графон стал отличительной частью франшизы как в Borderlands.    … Expand
  6. detoro84
    May 4, 2020
    8
    Really nice game, but repetitive dungeon game. Find this, then you need 3 keys to open it, find that, then you need to explore 3 areas to use it, and so on.

    The playability is very good and the characters and weapons are cool. Spanish dubbed voiced are awful.
  7. VETRA
    Jun 14, 2018
    8
    Totalmente subestimado, el juego es bastante bueno, el primero no le hace sombra.
    Mejora en casi todo al primero. Para mi es un poco mas facil que el primero lo unico pero sigue manteniendo un nivel alto en cuanto a los puzzles.
    Los combates son su punto fuerte, sobretodo contra los jefes. Rejugable. La primera vez que lo pasas te puede durar 30 horas o asi. Tienes gran variedad de    Totalmente subestimado, el juego es bastante bueno, el primero no le hace sombra.
    Mejora en casi todo al primero. Para mi es un poco mas facil que el primero lo unico pero sigue manteniendo un nivel alto en cuanto a los puzzles.
    Los combates son su punto fuerte, sobretodo contra los jefes.
    Rejugable. La primera vez que lo pasas te puede durar 30 horas o asi.
    Tienes gran variedad de armas, un mundo grande y explorable, mas largo que el primero, misiones secundarias de nivel aceptable.
    La banda sonora que acompaña al juego en todo momento es muy buena, pero tiene un par de temas que son impresionantes.    … Expand
  8. FeerFrikazus
    Apr 28, 2017
    9
    Un juego impresionante, la duración esta mas que bien ya que dura mas de 40 horas (a mi 42), hay una buena cantidad de enemigos como de armas y armaduras, los jefes son buenos y la historia también aunque claramente deja la trama abierta para otro juego mas de esta saga, le falta mas cantidad de misiones secundarias aunque las que tiene son buenas y los puzzles son simplemente excelentes.Un juego impresionante, la duración esta mas que bien ya que dura mas de 40 horas (a mi 42), hay una buena cantidad de enemigos como de armas y armaduras, los jefes son buenos y la historia también aunque claramente deja la trama abierta para otro juego mas de esta saga, le falta mas cantidad de misiones secundarias aunque las que tiene son buenas y los puzzles son simplemente excelentes.
    En fin el juego lo recomiendo totalmente.    … Expand
  9. mwil236
    Oct 2, 2016
    9
    This is a very, very good game. It has just about every element of an open world game, but the world and travel is just a touch too restrictive to really call it that. The only lacking elements are the side quests and leveling-up system. Leveling doesn't seem to really affect you much, and there isn't alot of stuff to do off the beaten path that would really benefit a player who reallyThis is a very, very good game. It has just about every element of an open world game, but the world and travel is just a touch too restrictive to really call it that. The only lacking elements are the side quests and leveling-up system. Leveling doesn't seem to really affect you much, and there isn't alot of stuff to do off the beaten path that would really benefit a player who really likes to explore every corner and get more experience or gear. The side quests are pretty hard to follow; the guidance system doesn't seem to work too well for them and the quest givers frequently move around making them hard to return to when you do complete their tasks.

    Those minor issues are easy to ignore when the game is as well-paced and balanced as this one. Combat is almost reminiscent of a Souls game; if you're not comfortable dodging, observing and playing patiently you will get burned hard in some stages of the game. Boss fights are challenging and rewarding. The game never gets too caught up in combat, breaking it up smartly with platforming and riddling. Those, too, are not too long or arduous to make them no-fun. Just when you think you should be expecting a fight, one comes up. And just when you think you won't survive another wave of enemies, you finish them off and move to the next puzzle.

    The meat of the story and the main game mechanics are good enough to cover auxiliary features that are not even bad, they're just not as good as the primary stuff. Challenging, exciting and fun, Darksiders 2 is certainly a game worth playing.    … Expand
  10. DarthFronz85
    Aug 6, 2015
    8
    Let me start by saying that I want to give it an 8.5 but the option simply doesn't exist. Death's quest to redeem his brother, War, by resurrecting Earth's entire human population seems like a silly story, and it kind of is. However, it gives you a thinly veiled excuse to romp through colorful dungeons with incredibly fun and satisfying platforming segments, several "AHA!" uses ofLet me start by saying that I want to give it an 8.5 but the option simply doesn't exist. Death's quest to redeem his brother, War, by resurrecting Earth's entire human population seems like a silly story, and it kind of is. However, it gives you a thinly veiled excuse to romp through colorful dungeons with incredibly fun and satisfying platforming segments, several "AHA!" uses of equipment shamelessly ripped off from other games, and an interesting tale loosely based on biblical mythos. The combat is a satisfying hack n slash affair that allows you to move between primary scythe attacks and secondary weapons with ease; the smallest input makes death whirl around like a hulked out, angry Wolverine. This gives an 'Oh, wow!' eye candy flair to the whole affair, and you can actually find some pretty useful combos in there if you check your button imputs and time your strikes properly. It also moves much more fluidly than the first game as death dodge rolls around giant monsters as they narrowly miss with what would have been devastating attacks.
    The best part of the game is, of course, the loot system stripped directly from Diablo. The equipment even uses the same colors to illuminate how rare a particular item is. One little tweak, though, is the rare Possessed Items. You can sacrifice your equipment to a Possessed item and it will gain attributes based on the properties of the equipment it was fed. For instance, if you want a Possessed weapon to do more fire damage, you must feed it other weapons that do fire damage. Upon leveling the weapon up, you can choose a new attribute for your weapon based on its diet and you get to see how your choices have updated the attributes it already had.
    The game plays like a mix of Zelda and God of War with a dash of Diablo and (Believe it or not) Portal. As I said earlier, it shamelessly takes things from other games and equips them like a better item in a loot drop, but it does it so well that I really can't complain. It's almost like a giant love letter to the games we all loved stamped with new characters and a moderately interesting story. It's just a well executed and entertaining game that does way too much and does it swimmingly. Solid title, loads of fun.    … Expand
  11. Epik_Ninnja
    May 22, 2015
    8
    As Death, one of the four horseman of the apocalypse, your brother, War, is being sentenced to death for killing the human race. You can’t prove his innocence but you intend to erase the crime by resurrecting humanity. This game’s apocalyptic settings are awesome and its art style, as well as its totally epic music, add to the presentation. The interesting characters you meet on your epicAs Death, one of the four horseman of the apocalypse, your brother, War, is being sentenced to death for killing the human race. You can’t prove his innocence but you intend to erase the crime by resurrecting humanity. This game’s apocalyptic settings are awesome and its art style, as well as its totally epic music, add to the presentation. The interesting characters you meet on your epic journey are well voice acted. You’ll slay herds of demons with scythes, claws (claw weapons, more specifically) and heavy weapons such as hammers as you traverse through Zelda-like dungeons, solving puzzles, acquiring new equipment, and fighting an epic boss at the end of each (plus the game has platforming and RPG elements that work well). It's great overall, but some dungeons feel shoehorned in just to add length to the game and some puzzles can get frustrating. The gameplay, the mystical world full of demons, monsters and Corruption, the soundtrack and the interesting story all come together to make one fine action/adventure game! Would reccomend to fans of action/adventure games and action-RPG's.… Expand
  12. Bajo19
    May 17, 2015
    8
    I love the fact that it is not just a fighting game. Some of the puzzles are really hard so you can expect a little bit of challenge from this game. Great story and gameplay.
  13. VieraDidnos
    Nov 15, 2014
    8
    A over looked diamond in the rough here! It is a brilliant combat game with many dungeon crawler elements sneaked in, well worth a try, its probably cheap on Amazon and second hand gaming stores right now as well.
  14. Stingray08
    Oct 28, 2014
    9
    This game is exactly what it wants to be. The combat, while not completely innovative, keeps the player on their toes by being challenging while not punishingly difficult. Interesting puzzles help keep the game fresh and the boss battles feel truly epic while making sure that player input is still important.
    Texture quality might not be very high, yet the game still looks great with an    This game is exactly what it wants to be. The combat, while not completely innovative, keeps the player on their toes by being challenging while not punishingly difficult. Interesting puzzles help keep the game fresh and the boss battles feel truly epic while making sure that player input is still important.
    Texture quality might not be very high, yet the game still looks great with an intriguing art style. Beautiful music, colourful characters, and a story that creates a fantastic universe to explore make this game one that players can easily be immersed in.
    The game is not without it`s flaws (for example somewhat repetitive dungeon design) yet it manages to create an experience that is both fun and memorable.
    9/10.    … Expand
  15. Evilangel
    Sep 13, 2014
    8
    I liked the first Darksiders, but it wasn't anything special. I rented Darksiders 2 just to try it, and holy crap was I floored. Darksiders 2 is far more than worthy to be a sequel. If anything, it's almost too good for this series. The combat is smooth and controls are tight. The visuals are stunning and writing is great. The music is written by Jesper Kyde so you know it will be good,I liked the first Darksiders, but it wasn't anything special. I rented Darksiders 2 just to try it, and holy crap was I floored. Darksiders 2 is far more than worthy to be a sequel. If anything, it's almost too good for this series. The combat is smooth and controls are tight. The visuals are stunning and writing is great. The music is written by Jesper Kyde so you know it will be good, and this game is arguably his best work ever.

    You play as War's older brother, Death. He wields duel scythes, is a master at parkour, and has a very sarcastic and sometimes cruel sense of humor (as is to be expected by the horseman Death). You set out to find a way to resurrect Man and prove your brother's innocence. You explore multiple worlds, filled with secrets and things that hate you. Along the way, Death's past returns to haunt him, and he must stop corruption from turning all creation into nothingness.

    As stated above, the writing is good, the music is f*****g amazing, the art is stunning, the combat is smooth and precise, and everything controls tightly. I should add that the game is challenging. It's one of the harder games that I've ever played. That being said, it's hard in a good way. When I died, I always knew why and it was always my own fault. I never felt cheated or dies unfairly. Mind you, some battles will result in multiple deaths, but every single one is fair. You will get better and when you finally beat that boss after 2 hours of dying, you will feel so accomplished you'll want to dance.

    With all that said, this game is not an 10. It's an 8, which some will argue is too high. These are the reasons why:

    1. game is padded out unnecessarily with meh ending. This is my biggest complaint. There is plenty to do and see, but because the story is so long, the final world is extremely small, which is probably a result of running out of room on the disk. It was kinda disappointing. While the first 80% of the game is huge, filled with secrets and dungeons, the last one was a let down. The ending feels rushed because of it, and even the frame rate gets a little weird. While the last 2 bosses are both epic in their own right, the stretch leading to them is the worst in the game.

    2. parkour gets repetitive. its cool, but the devs went overboard on how much climbing is done in this game.

    3.story gets confusing. While what I summed up seems cool, the details start to make things muddy. It wasn't till about 70% though the game that I realized the Darksiders 1 and 2 are happening at the same time story wise. This lead to more questions that were unanswered in the game. The lore of Darksiders is rich and deep, so much so that it has a graphic novel about the 4 horsemen. But unfortunately, this does not translate to a game story that stands on its own. Unless you dig deeper into the Darksiders world outside the games, you will get lost.

    All in all, Darksiders 2 is a fun game. It is a must own for all spectacle fighter fans. If you like Devil may Cry or God of War, you will enjoy Darksiders 2.    … Expand
  16. MrBigman01234
    Aug 1, 2014
    8
    Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks on a journey to redeem his brother's name. Become the terrifying force which everyone fears but nothing can escape.
  17. Bradicus
    Jun 2, 2014
    9
    This game is the reason i got back into RPG's. it is completely immerse, allowing you to customize your characters weapons and armor and NOTHING looks stupid in this game. I swear, right off the bat, even the cheapest armor and weapons you find all look awesome, so you dont end up spending hours looking for money just to look cool. If you want to play around looking for cash to getThis game is the reason i got back into RPG's. it is completely immerse, allowing you to customize your characters weapons and armor and NOTHING looks stupid in this game. I swear, right off the bat, even the cheapest armor and weapons you find all look awesome, so you dont end up spending hours looking for money just to look cool. If you want to play around looking for cash to get ridiculously strong to make the game a bit easier, you can, and if you just want to progress and earn as you go, thats fine aswell! I love how this game gives you options but doesnt have a million storylines you feel like you have to re-play to find out. The dungeons are big but not so ridiculous that it makes it too intimidating. The map system is not confusing the it's not to hard to seek out the chests. You get new weapons and armors all the time so very easy to customize and find the fighting style you want to use. You always have your scythes, which are totally badass and always useful, but you can use many other secondary weaons that vary from Giant axe, giant hammer, energy gloves, mace, and Wolverine-like gloves to name a FEW and all of them have their own special ability, whether it be charging up and smashing, throwing air blades, or spin slashing! One thing i really love about this game is that every time you beat a boss, you get a new, secondary weapon thats unique from the others, but you have to level up to use them so it makes you really feel excited and eager while fighting the even smallest of foes because you knowing its inching you closer to that cool new item. It's kind of like a cross between The Legend Of Zelda and God Of War. It's F*cking awesome and i totally advise it. I just freaking love this game....go get it...NOW!… Expand
  18. 4you7reviews
    Feb 1, 2014
    8
    Darksiders 2 is a Hack n Slash/ Adventure game. You as Death. It take place after to the first game. I didn't play the first game so I don't the full story. The gameplay reminds of Zelda with God of War mix to it. The music is amazing. You could unlock weapons, armor, and perks. You could also learn new combos. The game is every fun. When you save the game, and load it, you jump where youDarksiders 2 is a Hack n Slash/ Adventure game. You as Death. It take place after to the first game. I didn't play the first game so I don't the full story. The gameplay reminds of Zelda with God of War mix to it. The music is amazing. You could unlock weapons, armor, and perks. You could also learn new combos. The game is every fun. When you save the game, and load it, you jump where you left off. I thought that was cool. I wasn't really look forward to this game but when I try it, but when I play it, I loved it. I say give it a try.… Expand
  19. ShadowofZexa
    Sep 19, 2013
    10
    combining most of the popular games in the gaming history like Devil May Cry and Zelda is the hybrid of darksiders that won me over the game is truly underrated and just the best game on Xbox 360 without a doubt the the characters are more lovable than the Darksiders 1 and just as good the game is just amazing and a great good from THQ
  20. AveryM17
    Jun 17, 2013
    8
    This game has a special place on my shelf. A lot of people will tell you that the game is a rip-off of The Legend of Zelda and while it doesn't completely rip it off, it definitely borrows some gameplay mechanics to create a rich gameplay experience. Now, I know that the game isn't extremely unique and what not, but the combination of the genres creates one of my favorite game combinationsThis game has a special place on my shelf. A lot of people will tell you that the game is a rip-off of The Legend of Zelda and while it doesn't completely rip it off, it definitely borrows some gameplay mechanics to create a rich gameplay experience. Now, I know that the game isn't extremely unique and what not, but the combination of the genres creates one of my favorite game combinations ever. That I guess is why I like this game so much, but most of my friends don't agree with me. All in all, if you like The Legend of Zelda but wanted it to be a little more mature and like spectacle fighters like God of War mixed into one spectacle fighter role-playing game with minor elements of platforming, than you'll absolutely love this game!… Expand
  21. Alejandroraziel
    Jun 4, 2013
    10
    Hola, me da gusto saber que tendremos muy pronto DARKSIDERS 3, pues después de la venta de THQ, seria una PENA que un buen juego como DARKSIDERS no tuviera su continuación.
    DARKSIDERS es un buen juego, de los mejores que he jugado y pues se imaginan como se vería en las nuevas consolas, sería espectacular.
  22. birdman3
    May 15, 2013
    9
    The game is on the longer end of satisfying, but there are tons of great things about it: the combat is fast, frantic, and dynamic. The RPG elements allow you to style yourself into your own weapon of death, and you upgrade your equipment often enough to make it an important part of the game. There's tons of loot as well, so that should be pleasing to RPG fans. The only downsides are theThe game is on the longer end of satisfying, but there are tons of great things about it: the combat is fast, frantic, and dynamic. The RPG elements allow you to style yourself into your own weapon of death, and you upgrade your equipment often enough to make it an important part of the game. There's tons of loot as well, so that should be pleasing to RPG fans. The only downsides are the various bugs and repetitive nature of the puzzles- while the game is consistently challenging, at times I found myself thinking "I wish I were done with this temple already", mostly because I wanted to get back into fighting. I would recommend this game to any adventure RPG fan. Here's to hoping they make a third!… Expand
  23. TheIronLotus429
    Mar 22, 2013
    8
    I had a ton of fun playing this game as overall, however there are a few parts holding it back from being perfect. Soul splitting later on in the game felt like they began to run out of ideas. The awkward third person shooting-esque section was a fun little change of pace, but rather strange, and didnt really correspond to the fast-action that proceeded it. Even with minor things likeI had a ton of fun playing this game as overall, however there are a few parts holding it back from being perfect. Soul splitting later on in the game felt like they began to run out of ideas. The awkward third person shooting-esque section was a fun little change of pace, but rather strange, and didnt really correspond to the fast-action that proceeded it. Even with minor things like those, and death occasionally not wanting to grab onto things if you arent perfectly aligned, still dont hold the game back. The combat is fluid and the art style is amazing. It is sad to see Vigil go under, and hopefully there might be another Darksiders title in the future.… Expand
  24. subsided
    Jan 29, 2013
    9
    RIP DARKSIDERS 3. This game is great and has become a vast improvement of the first (which was also pretty awesome) with its implementation of various rpg mechanics such as weapon and armor drops and skills. Unfortunately this is gonna be the last Darksiders with the bankruptcy of THQ as no doubt it would've been even better.
  25. Bjornishigi
    Jan 14, 2013
    9
    PC Version Review(with troubleshooting tips for ATI) - I was a bit late to the franchise because the trailers didn't grab me.. I thought the art was derivative of WoW and it just seemed like a cheesy cartoon.. I bought in during an Amazon sale and as it turns out I was totally wrong. The art and production value here is actually on par with the best I've ever seen in a game, which isPC Version Review(with troubleshooting tips for ATI) - I was a bit late to the franchise because the trailers didn't grab me.. I thought the art was derivative of WoW and it just seemed like a cheesy cartoon.. I bought in during an Amazon sale and as it turns out I was totally wrong. The art and production value here is actually on par with the best I've ever seen in a game, which is quite an accolade. That is if you can squeeze the performance out of your pc.. I had a lot of debilitating stuttering at first so I had to research fixes. I run ati/amd so I picked up a utility called RadeonPro. The nvidia counterpart is Rivatuner. Vsync wasn't a big issue for me(no tearing) but I got less stutter when I locked my fps to 60, turned on triple buffering and turned vsync on. I also forced some AntiAliasing and turned anisotropic filtering(key for eye candy). Turn texture filtering and mipmap up and put texture LOD to -.5. The biggest performance gain was from turning my resolution down, but no big deal there, I ended up averaging around 40-60 fps with very minimal/infrequent stutter in big open areas on a mid/lower high end pc. Totally different game experience with the eye candy turned on. I've never seen such lovingly crafted level design and detail. I just wandered around amazed at what I was seeing, taking screenshots. It's freaking amazing how much effort was put into environmental stuff like stone flooring which looks like it was painted.. I just wandered around immersed in what I was seeing for a couple hours! Even if the gameplay was crap(it's not) just experiencing the ambient love this game offers makes it a must have/win. As has been mentioned many kudos to the soundtrack engineer, Jesper Kyd for the highly original immersion his tracks provide to the gameplay. Just awesome. As for the gameplay itself, I hope this mad combo of rpg, platforming/puzzle and hack n' is a theme other developers will champion.. because its so much fun. You explore, loot, fight truly epic bosses, access many sweet weapons/fighting styles and you get a decent story to top it off. They've blended the quirky evil of Devil May Cry with the steroidal fury of Space Marine and thrown it all into fantasy land and voila, gaming magic. I much prefer the direction here to both of those (mostly)excellent games. Did I mention epic horseback combat on a flaming green demonic steed which power stampedes enemies into an exploding grimy mist? Just play this game.… Expand
  26. JaySkillz13
    Jan 3, 2013
    10
    I have just finished playing Darksiders 1 not long ago and just recently started this. I must say that it's impressive. It is better than the first one because they made improvements to this game such as tougher enemies, tougher puzzles, and so on. They can be frustrating to beat at times but feels really good after beating them lol. It gets more playful and fun as the game goes on becauseI have just finished playing Darksiders 1 not long ago and just recently started this. I must say that it's impressive. It is better than the first one because they made improvements to this game such as tougher enemies, tougher puzzles, and so on. They can be frustrating to beat at times but feels really good after beating them lol. It gets more playful and fun as the game goes on because you get more powers and weapons. Different ones than War from the first part. What can I say? Great action, graphics, acting, storyline, and the length of play. The best sequel I've played so far in a series.… Expand
  27. OmegaZero
    Dec 10, 2012
    10
    This game has won one Game of the Year Award in Just Push Start and got nominated in This year's VGA and Neoseeker. Need I say more? :) Death...COMES FOR EVERY ONE! >:)
  28. norse
    Dec 2, 2012
    10
    This is so far the only game this year that deserves a perfect 10. The graphics are breathtaking, the gameplay is incredibly well balanced and motivating, the story is deep, interesting, consistent and continuous. I really like the first darksiders, but having had little luck with sequels so far (think AC3, ME3, H4, ...) I was a bit weary. Instead, they upped the ante - longer gameplay,This is so far the only game this year that deserves a perfect 10. The graphics are breathtaking, the gameplay is incredibly well balanced and motivating, the story is deep, interesting, consistent and continuous. I really like the first darksiders, but having had little luck with sequels so far (think AC3, ME3, H4, ...) I was a bit weary. Instead, they upped the ante - longer gameplay, more interesting characters, better gfx, a great score etc. pp. Loved it to death, a bit scared that any sequel will have to fight hard to stay competitive. One other reviewer pointed out how this game managed to not become tedious like the other big rpgs of late (Skyrim - loved it, but it had a bit of the repetetive). I concur completely. If I ever meet people from Vigil who worked on DII, they won't need to worry about buying their own drinks. Seriously.… Expand
  29. LDVictor
    Nov 11, 2012
    9
    Darksiders II is the result of a great work of Vigil Games. The game, despite some shortcomings, presents a fantastic visual quality and an excellent plot that entertains the gamer for 25 hours or more.

      - Visual: 9.6
      - Gameplay: 9.1
      - History: 9.0
      - Audio: 9.3
      - Fun: 9.8

      - Final Rating: 9.0
  30. 55dmax
    Nov 9, 2012
    10
    EPIC! the gameplay is epic, graphics are unique, protagonist is epic, therefore this game is EPIC!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 56 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 63
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  1. GameCritics
    Nov 28, 2012
    60
    While trying to revitalize the Zelda formula with modern developments is an admirable goal, Darksiders II's developers just can't seem to get a handle on how to make such a thing work. For two games now they've tried adding hi-octane combat, a Western-style story, and ability trees, but it's never managed to gel. The things that made games like Zelda, God of War, Prince of Persia, and even Shadow of the Colossus great are all on display here, but the Darksiders series still hasn't figured out how to use them effectively enough to stand on its own.
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  2. Armchair Empire
    Oct 4, 2012
    90
    Darksiders II is full of enormous environments and dungeons to traverse to and explore, even more fantastical enemies and large-scale bosses to battle, and plenty of challenging hacking, slashing and loot collecting.
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  3. Hyper Magazine
    Sep 18, 2012
    90
    A stunning achievement in creative larceny that improves on its predecessor in pretty much every way that matters. A pity about the lacklustre endgame though. [Oct 2012, p.49]
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