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(Xbox 360)  Dark Souls  © Namco Bandai  Also available on:
PlayStation 3 Developer: From Software Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: Action role-playing game  Dark Souls continues where
Demon's Souls infamously left off, and that's by offering a
challenge of the soul-crushing variety. A seemingly simple
action role-playing game on the surface, the enemies and trials
that await its many dungeons can be devastating to the
unprepared and foolhardy.  Attacks by the most simple of foes
will knock serious chunks off your health, while traps, such as
rolling boulders or trapdoors, will gleefully kill if you aren't
looking out for them. Dark Souls is a continuous gauntlet of
unknown and very dangerous tasks, and it's very difficult to get
through them unscathed.  Dark Souls also features the same
unique and superb features that made it truly stand out. Dying
will see souls, a currency earned from killing enemies that can
be used for levelling and buying new ite