<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
January	O
7	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
January	O
8	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
18	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
parallel	O
sequel	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
named	O
Darksiders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warmastered	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Darksiders	B-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
War	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Projectile	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
revolver	O
and	O
a	O
boomerang-style	O
throwing	O
blade	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
83/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
82/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
83/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
Dakota	O
Grabowski	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
THQ	O
and	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
did	O
an	O
outstanding	O
job	O
creating	O
an	O
intellectual	O
property	O
that	O
has	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
is	O
a	O
marvelous	O
way	O
to	O
start	O
out	O
2010	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
overall	O
positive	O
,	O
IGN	O
saw	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
Darksiders	B-Application
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
three	O
separate	O
game	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
compare	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Darksiders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
creative	O
director	O
Luis	O
Gigliotti	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
2009	O
interview	O
with	O
GameAxis	O
that	O
Darksiders	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	O
's	O
brother	O
,	O
the	O
Horseman	O
,	O
Death	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Darksiders	B-Application
series	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
by	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
its	O
franchise	O
was	O
threatened	O
due	O
to	O
financial	O
complications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
assets	O
were	O
sold	O
at	O
an	O
auction	O
,	O
excluding	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
transaction	O
of	O
THQ	O
's	O
assets	O
in	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gunfire	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
largely	O
consisting	O
of	O
former	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
employees	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
