Shank 2 is a 2D side scrolling action beat em up. You run along the levels and slice and dice multiple enemies foolish enough to get in your way in an attempt to stop the militia who have kidnapped one of your loved ones. You use a selection of weapons, a single ranged, light melee, heavy melee and explosives. The art style is great, as it was in the original shank though the sprites and environments seem to have even more detail this time around.
Shank 2 has a variety of enemies, from your basic soldier to massive brawler, crazy nimble cannibals and more. Each must be defeated in different ways, the basic can be killed fairly easily, care must be taken with brawlers and shield wielding enemies whos shields must be taken out with heavy melee before your ranged attacks and weapons can hit him.
A couple things have been added from the original, you gain points from killing enemies, weapons have stats and you can pick up (and throw) a multitude of objects in game that can be broken off from the environment.
The ranged weapon system has been upgraded, you can now use the mouse to direct the aim (where it used to be, hold up and right to shoot in that diagonal). The downside to this is a tiny (but annoying) bug, the game uses your cursor to direct melee attacks. Say your facing left, your cursor is to the right and you hit the melee attack button, you will turn and swing in the other direction. While you do get used to this it is fairly annoying.
I suspect this is done for the console plug'n players among us in which this control scheme would work perfectly.
Your score at the end of the mission is thrown up on a global leader-board, a nice addition (though the re-playability of each mission, if compared to something like dustforce where you strive for a perfect level run, is questionable). While not hard, the game is challenging, forcing you to utilize combos an your weapons efficiently. New QTE (quick time events) show up occasionally before enemies attack at which point (if pulled off) will deal a fair bit of damage and usually kill in a brutal (and satisfying) fashion. There are a few missions and the campaign is fairly short. The boss fights are challenging and the basic enemies are thrown in to increase difficulty and drop health packs, a nice event to add complexity while maintaining balance. Each boss differs and you will need to find a way to beat each, once discovered though, it is fairly easy, if your competent with the controls that is.
While there is co-op in the game, it exists in a survival mode. It does have online co-op but I did not find any open games or players willing to join (this may be due to the proxy on my internet though other games work fine). In Co-op you protect crates from bombers. Gradually increasing enemies rush at you, the bombers running in occasionally to get at your crates. The mode is a nice addition and would be fun with a friend.
The game gives you new weapons to use as you progress, this time round each weapon has different stats and perks, the chainsaw dealing more damage to bulky opponents for example. There are many environmental triggers in addition to the destructible weapons you can obtain. There are crates you can drop onto enemies and mounted guns you can use to mow groups of people down.
The game while a tad bit repetitive towards the end, is still enjoyable. I did have fun while playing this game and im sure other Shank fans will enjoy it too.
Coming back to the art style, it is brilliant, sprites and backdrops are drawn well. Most of the backdrops do look epic and the character models all have the same stylistic touch to them, where in gaming artwork, consistency is what you strive for. The animations are silky smooth and all flow together nicely.
The story is forgettable, but then again, this is Shank, your here for the brutal and bloody side scrolling action, and that's exactly what you get. The game runs smoothly and plays well. If your a fan of the orignal Shank, this game is worth a try.
You can find Shank 2 on Steam and Origin.
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