Crawling through the brush, you take control of a Tarantula and fight your way through Salamanders and spider-eating Hornets, as you stalk various prey back to their lair. Along your path you sometimes come in contact with two rednecks called Struggs and Wade (voiced by Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper), who are in the desert searching for gold they think was hidden during the Civil War.
From level to level the player alternates control between the stealthy Tarantula and the more action-orientated Scorpion, although there's roughly the same amount of fighting to do with either (each creature has their own style). Collect hidden grubs for health and when you've eaten a certain number, it'll unlock stronger attack moves and six concept art galleries. Eating the rarer green cricket boosts your health and also expands your health bar so you can take more damage.
Beneath all the Smash and shovelware, the Wii really did have quite a few gems.
Not a bad list.. I would add Excitebots, Kororinpa 1 & 2, Bit.Trip series, Geometry Wars: galaxies
In an enlightening interview with Laser Lemming Nordic Game's Martin Kreuch reveals the swedish publisher's plans for their recent haul of THQ ips, including Darksiders.
How about no Darksiders at all? I never understood how people could play this game from start to finish, both belong to the worst games I played in the last 10 years.
Darksiders is an amazing Zelda style game with terrific art direction, great characters, fun gameplay, and something severely lacking from this generation BOSS FIGHTS! The first also had a pretty decent story and its ending is one of my favorite endings in video games.
I also agree with the notion of the first being better than the second.
Oh maaan, please continue the story of darksiders series.
Also if you do manage to get older developers, i hope you guys remove the rpg-ish element. <_<
The game was much better without it.
Agreed! I feel the RPG/loot esque style detracted from focus that could have been spent on more memorable characters and gameplay.
Game Informer - One of the most unique Wii titles revolved around a spider, a scorpion, and actors Billy Bob Thornton and the late Dennis Hopper. THQ released Deadly Creatures in 2009 to little fanfare, but many that played it were charmed by its quirkiness. This week, we see if that charm holds up.
