The Darksiders franchise got a new entry last week on the PC (console version is coming February 2020) with Darksiders: Genesis, an isometric, twin-stick shooter-ish, action/adventure game. While the gameplay has changed a bit from the previous third-person action titles, there's a lot that's familiar and the new format works. Best of all, you can play with a buddy online or on the couch!
The Horsemen will return this winter in Darksiders Genesis. The fourth game in the Darksiders franchise changes things up a little bit in two ways. First, rather than a third-person action game, Darksiders Genesis runs a little more in the top-down, twin-stick shooter vein, though it definitely still utilizes action game mechanics. Second, and more importantly, it supports two player co-op! Team up with a buddy and kick some demon butt as War and Strife.
I imagine that Death would have a solitary lifestyle when brandishing two massive scythes
It's our most action packed issue to date. While the co-op scene has been quite quiet this year so far, the single player scene is jam packed with goodness. We've got 8 reviews of the biggest games so far this year, and some from last!
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 was released this week on the PSP, complete with four player local and online co-op. But if you want access to any of the game's online modes, including the co-op and versus modes, you're going to have to jump through a few hoops to get it. Why? Sony says it's to combat piracy.
Last year during our PAX 2009 coverage, we showed you Darksiders, a Zelda like game that was supposed to contain the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The original concept would have been cooperative, but early on in the development Vigil Entertainment decided to focus only on one of these characters and a single player experience.
Game Name: Darksiders Co-Op:No Publisher/Developer: Vigil, THQ Release Date: January 2010
