<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
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>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Darksiders	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
upon	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Australian	O
,	O
European	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Deathinitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
parallel	O
sequel	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
quests	O
,	O
Death	O
acquires	O
"	O
Death	O
Grip	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
operates	O
as	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
on	O
certain	O
objects	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Voidwalker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrath	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mana-type	O
system	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
resource	O
used	O
for	O
special	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
-	O
War	O
,	O
Strife	O
,	O
Fury	O
,	O
and	O
Death	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
-	O
are	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
,	O
cursed	O
fusions	O
of	O
angels	O
and	O
demons	O
who	O
waged	O
war	O
on	O
all	O
Creation	O
for	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
personally	O
cut	O
down	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
their	O
brethren	O
,	O
Absalom	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
secretly	O
preserved	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
in	O
an	O
amulet	O
,	O
defying	O
the	O
Council	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Keeper	O
of	O
Secrets	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Crowfather	O
,	O
for	O
safekeeping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Searching	O
for	O
the	O
demon	O
lord	O
,	O
Samael	O
,	O
Death	O
finds	O
Lilith	B-Device
,	O
a	O
demon-queen	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
;	O
she	O
refers	O
to	O
herself	O
as	O
Death	O
's	O
mother	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
angrily	O
denies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lilith	B-Device
claims	O
Samael	O
is	O
gone	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
met	O
by	O
utilizing	O
a	O
time	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
leaves	O
,	O
Lilith	B-Device
urges	O
Death	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
when	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
Well	O
of	O
Souls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Tree	O
of	O
Life	O
and	O
the	O
Crowfather	O
reminds	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
fates	O
of	O
humanity	O
and	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
are	O
at	O
stake	O
,	O
and	O
warns	O
that	O
Corruption	O
has	O
chosen	O
a	O
named	O
champion	O
to	O
block	O
Death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
chooses	O
to	O
save	O
War	O
and	O
sacrifices	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
for	O
humanity	O
,	O
and	O
leaps	O
into	O
the	O
Well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credit	O
scene	O
,	O
Lilith	B-Device
is	O
berated	O
by	O
a	O
being	O
in	O
shadow	O
(	O
strongly	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
Lucifer	O
)	O
,	O
angered	O
that	O
humanity	O
has	O
been	O
restored	O
and	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
lost	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
fades	O
as	O
Lilith	B-Device
screams	O
in	O
agony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
THQ	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Luis	O
Gigliotti	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
GameAxis	O
that	O
Darksiders	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
franchise	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
contemplating	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
website	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
with	O
modifications	O
necessary	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
new	O
features	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
city	O
hub	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
dungeons	O
and	O
one	O
city	O
area	O
features	O
more	O
dungeons	O
than	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Darksiders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
port	O
of	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Deathinitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Darksiders	B-Application
franchise	O
following	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gunfire	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Darksiders	B-Application
creator	O
David	O
Adams	O
following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Crytek	O
USA	O
(	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
established	O
after	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Vigil	O
by	O
THQ	O
)	O
and	O
consists	O
almost	O
entirely	O
of	O
Vigil	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Deathinitive	O
Edition	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deathinitive	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
include	O
these	O
story	O
expansions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
extra	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
85/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
83/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
81/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.5	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
problems	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
compelled	O
onward	O
in	O
my	O
quest	O
with	O
Death	O
because	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
simply	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Darksiders	B-Application
game	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
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
THQ	O
began	O
a	O
process	O
to	O
auction	O
off	O
the	O
remaining	O
IP	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
sold	O
,	O
including	O
Darksiders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
had	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
allowing	O
Darksiders	B-Application
to	O
come	O
back	O
"	O
home	O
"	O
to	O
its	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
MX	O
vs.	O
ATV	O
,	O
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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
