jjrage's Darksiders II (Limited Edition) (Xbox 360) review
Darksiders II Blurs Genre Lines  The original Darksiders truly
was a surprise to many when it hit store shelves in January of
2010. It was quickly applauded for delivering a game not unlike
the ones seen in The Legend of Zelda series, albeit with a
darker tone and combat more akin to God of War than anything
seen in latter-day Zelda titles. That was two and a half years
ago, and Darksiders has gone from cult hit to full-on franchise.
However, not content with retreading the same formula with the
sequel, Vigil Games has stepped out of the box a bit to blur the
lines of the action-adventure genre with Darksiders II. Sure the
game is still highly derivative of the Zelda games, but it's so
much more than that.  The first thing you'll notice about
Darksiders II is that the game isn't really a sequel in the
traditional sense. The protagonist is no longer War, but War's
brother and fellow horsemen of the apocalypse Death. The game
itself takes place concurr