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When Vigil Games' Darksiders: Wrath of War was announced last week for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it was labeled as an original game from the mind of comic book artist Joe Madureira. As the title stands in its early state, unfortunately none of that feels true. Like Nihilistic's Conan (PS3, 360), Darksiders is clearly cut from the Gears of War mold. While the lead character in Darksiders--one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War--certainly looks different in a superficial comic book sense, the gameplay doesn't differ much from the wild combo-stringing attacks of Kratos. Using a giant sword as his weapon of choice, War trots through the standard post-apocalyptic landscape, cutting down the standard monsters and demons on his mission of standard revenge.
Jul 19, 2007, 08:03 PM
