Publishers: Electronic Arts
Developers: Klei Entertainment
Genres: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, PC, macOS
Released: 2012-02-07
Shank 2
The direct sequel to Shank (2010). The main protagonist, Shank, is a former mafia hitman. His home country is taken over by a military coup led by ruthless General Magnus, and Shank has no choice but to fight the regime's militia. There's also a second protagonist, Shank's childhood friend Corina. She can be played in several story missions, as well as in a newly introduced multiplayer survival mode. Corina's abilities are slightly different from that of Shank's, her moves are swifter, however, her attacks deal less damage.
The game is played as a 2D side-scroller. To move forward, Shank and Corina have to defeat all enemies they encounter, using three types of weapons: piercing them with knives, smashing with a club or shooting with a gun. The weapons can be switched on a fly during the action, thus allowing a variety of combos. The gameplay has slightly changed since the original game: blocking is not allowed anymore, and dodging is the only option to evade damage. Like its predecessor, Shank 2 features a somewhat cartoonish visual style, that contrasts the quite bloody and grotesque action scenes.
Shank 2 System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements for Linux
- Processor: 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 1.5 GB
- Video Card: 256 MB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO, or greater
Minimum System Requirements for PC
- OS: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater
- Memory: 1.5 GB or greater
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra (256MB) or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO (256MB) or greater
- Sound: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- DirectX®: DirectX June 2010
Minimum System Requirements for macOS
- OS: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later
- Processor: 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 1.5 GB
- Video Card: 256 MB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO, or greater