<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Action - adventure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> Darksiders is an action - adventure video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ . The game takes its inspiration from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with the player taking the role of the horseman War . The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 5, 2010 in North America, January 7 in Australia, January 8 in Europe, and March 18 in Japan . The Microsoft Windows version was released in North America and Australia on September 23, and in Europe on September 24 . A parallel sequel, Darksiders II, was released on August 14, 2012 . </P> <P> An enhanced version of the game titled Darksiders: Warmastered Edition was released on November 22, 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on November 29, 2016 for Microsoft Windows . A Wii U version was released on May 23, 2017 . </P>

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