Darksiders

Darksiders
The time for the great Apocalypse of legend has come in Darksiders as you take on the role of War, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and rain judgment and destruction down upon the Earth. However, not all is as it seems when you discover that you and your fellow Horsemen have been implicated for the premature destruction of Earth and are swept up in a conspiracy between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Banished and stripped of your powers, embark on an epic quest of revenge and redemption as you battle angels and demons to restore your awesome abilities and seek out who betrayed you.
The time for the great Apocalypse of legend has come in Darksiders as you take on the role of War, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and rain judgment and destruction down upon the Earth. However, not all is as it seems when you discover that you and your fellow Horsemen have been implicated for the premature destruction of Earth and are swept up in a conspiracy between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Banished and stripped of your powers, embark on an epic quest of revenge and redemption as you battle angels and demons to restore your awesome abilities and seek out who betrayed you.
Description
Darksiders
The time for the great Apocalypse of legend has come in Darksiders as you take on the role of War, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and rain judgment and destruction down upon the Earth. However, not all is as it seems when you discover that you and your fellow Horsemen have been implicated for the premature destruction of Earth and are swept up in a conspiracy between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Banished and stripped of your powers, embark on an epic quest of revenge and redemption as you battle angels and demons to restore your awesome abilities and seek out who betrayed you.
The time for the great Apocalypse of legend has come in Darksiders as you take on the role of War, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and rain judgment and destruction down upon the Earth. However, not all is as it seems when you discover that you and your fellow Horsemen have been implicated for the premature destruction of Earth and are swept up in a conspiracy between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Banished and stripped of your powers, embark on an epic quest of revenge and redemption as you battle angels and demons to restore your awesome abilities and seek out who betrayed you.
Publisher
Vigil Games, THQ
Genre
Action Adventure > Open-World
Release Date (US)
02/08/2011
Release Date (EU)
07/22/2011
Release Date (JP)
03/18/2010
Cheat Codes/Hints
Abyssal Armor in next game
Successfully complete the game with all ten pieces of the Abyssal Armor. You can start a new game session and be able to use that armor at the start.
Achievements
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- Aerial Predator ( 20 points )
- Kill 160 enemies while on the angelic beast.
- An Old Friend ( 10 points )
- Ashes to Ashes ( 40 points )
- Balance Restored ( 100 points )
- Complete the game on Normal difficulty.
- Battle Hardened ( 20 points )
- Max out all weapons and unlock all combat moves.
- Chasm Jumper ( 10 points )
- Gain the Shadowflight Ability.
- Death Dealer ( 10 points )
- Kill 10 enemies with one Blade Geyser wrath attack.
- Don't Make Me Angry ( 20 points )
- Collect the Chaos Form Ability.
- Elemental Thief ( 10 points )
- Collect the maximum amount of lifestones.
- Kill 5 duskbats without touching the ground.
- Improvised Kills ( 10 points )
- Kill 150 enemies with items from the environment.
- Into the Void ( 10 points )
- Legendary Form ( 20 points )
- Collect the Abyssal Armor Set.
- Like A Bat Outta Hell ( 40 points )
- One Mean Mother ( 40 points )
- One Tough Cookie ( 10 points )
- Open Air Parking ( 5 points )
- Destroy a helicopter during the apocalypse with a vehicle.
- Payback's A B**** ( 50 points )
- Prison Break ( 20 points )
- Free Samael from his prison.
- Reach Out And Touch Somebody ( 10 points )
- Collect the Abyssal Chain.
- Rocked Your Face Off ( 40 points )
- Sight Beyond Sight ( 10 points )
- Collect the Mask of Shadows.
- The Final Challenger? ( 70 points )
- The True Horseman ( 100 points )
- Complete the game on Apocalyptic difficulty.
- Gain the Chronomancer Ability.
- To Move A Mountain ( 10 points )
- Tremor Bringer ( 10 points )
- Collect the Tremor Gauntlet.
- Who's Counting? ( 20 points )
- Defeat more angels than Ulthane.
- Wrath Machine ( 10 points )
- Collect all the Wrath Powers.
- Wrath of War ( 20 points )
- Collect the maximum amount of wrath cores.
- You Call This Easy? ( 10 points )
- Complete the game on Easy difficulty.
Easy "Devastator" achievement
Start the "Speed Brawl" Dark Realm challenge in the Choking Grounds. A large number of weak zombies spawns during the challenge. Use your Blade Geyser after at least ten zombies are around you.
Easy "High Flier" achievement
Start the "Gory End" Dark Realm challenge in the Choking Grounds. It involves fighting a large group of bats that can be killed in one hit by using your sword attack. War will kill a bat while it is still in the air, and you can jump off the target to another bat without hitting the ground. Jump from bat to bat with one hit kills until unlocking the achievement.
Easy "Open Air Parking" achievement
To unlock this, you must throw a car at a helicopter in level 1. Remain in regular form and do not transform into a demon to be able to throw a vehicle. When you see the large rock monster in this level, look for the helicopter. It is the only place it will appear. Hit the helicopter with the car to unlock the achievement.
Easy lives
You can find crows in many locations. If you run toward them, they will fly away. However if you able to kill them with your gun or sword, you will be rewarded with some extra lives.
Final Wrath Shard
Take the Serpent Hole to The Ashlands. Take a right out the small cave you are transported to continue down the path until you reach the area with the three monsters hanging from the ceiling with the wire that you can jump to in the middle. Jump on the wire to the left of the monsters and continue left, grab the growth, and pull yourself up into the opening. Once in the opening, look to the right and up. You should see an orange object you can use to grab with the chain. Walk slightly further into the area after you use the chain to get to and there should be a chest with the last Wrath Shard in it.
Harvester Scythe
Enter The Hollow Lord as a case-sensitive code. Then, visit Vulgrim to obtain the Harvester Scythe. Note: This also can be done in the demo version of the game.
Lifestone Shards and Cores
The following shards and cores are available. Note: Empty vessels: Scalding Gallow, Choking Grounds, Twilight Cathedral, The Ashlands, Iron Canopy.
Location
Lifestone Shards
LifeStone Cores
- Vulgrim (champion artifact reward)
- Vulgrim (soldier artifact reward)
Maximum Chaoseater Blade level
Equip Combat Lore to increase the experience received from each strike and Bloodthirt to restore your health. Start the battle with the Stygian (Ashlands Boss) by killing phantom guard soldiers while riding Ruin. After the Stygian frees itself, ride alongside it and attack its body. Note: Avoid hitting the helmet or Stygian will attack. The Stygian will disappear under the sand then resurface. Repeat the process to increase your Chaoseater Blade level. If the Stygian attacks, ride Ruin to the closed doorway during the battle. You will jump off and have control of Ruin. Keep your back against the door and wait for the Stygian to directly at you. You will get knocked through the door and can return to Vulgrim to reset the battle.