Darksiders
War, one of the Four Horsemen Developer: Vigil Games Publisher: THQ Released on January 2010 Darksiders is inspired by the idea of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of John in which was stated that there were seven seals held by God. Opening the first four of these seals will bring out the harbingers of destruction, heralding the Last Judgment. These creatures ride horses of different colors and symbolize events leading to the Apocalypse. The four beings come out in the following order: Conquest (riding the white horse), War (red horse), Famine (black horse) and Death (pale horse). Collectively, they are called the Four Horsemen. The Watcher and War on Ruin The Story In Darksiders, the player takes on the role of War. The mythology behind the Four Horsemen is slightly different from the one in the Bible. Heaven and Hell have been in a constant war with neither one gaining enough advantage to secure victory. Because of this ...
