When not painting Shank’s environments--which include sun-baked deserts and neon-infused red-light districts--in blood by yourself, you can recruit a revenge-seeking friend to help out. Co-op is local only, but effective side-by-side play totally evokes the forgotten appeal of being shoulder-to-shoulder with a buddy at a Double Dragon or Bad Dudes arcade cabinet.
Still, the lack of online co-op, as well as the repetitive-by-nature gameplay, may turn some players off. However, those with an undying hunger to take on waves of murdering psychotics in a stylish side-scrolling brawler, will love digging their blades into this fresh take on the classic genre.
In part two of Patched’s second episode the Player 2 boys talk about their recent gaming lives, provide updates on the fantasy draft and introduce the indie game of the month for April.
This week's Humble Weekly Bundle looks like a must-buy. You can pay what you want for Shank 2, Blocks That Matter, and BIT.TRIP RUNNER. Paying $6 or more gets you Runner 2, Fly'n, and Megabyte Punch. If you're willing to spend $10 or more, you can get King Arthur's Gold and Mark of the Ninja: Special Edition.
The newest Humble Weekly Sale just went live and it currently features three games from Klei Entertainment. For the next week, the Canadian studio’s three most well-known titles will be available for purchase at unbeatable prices.
tried the demo, F*CKING AMAZING! but broke so can't buy it yet :(
got it and loving it. although im playing it on hard and theres no checkpoints! so it gets kind of annoying dying but i cant stop playing regardless lol
Tried the demo, very enjoyable. I don't see it getting old within a three hour period. The combat and chaning moves in specific ways seemed to have a decent amount of depth, and most importantly it was very satisfying to just whack at people.
...but I don't like the style of game. I always preferred old school shoot-em-up over beat-em-up. It's also $25 on PSN in NZ. I may have been tempted it it were $15.
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