

Klei Entertainment · Electronic Arts · Released 2012-02-07
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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.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1 | Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1 |
| CPU | Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater | Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater |
| RAM | 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 |
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Shank 2 is available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Yes — Shank 2 is available on PlayStation.
Yes — Shank 2 is available on Xbox.
No — Shank 2 is not available on Nintendo Switch. It's available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Shank 2 was developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts.
Shank 2 was released on 2012-02-07.
| 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 |
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Shank 2 takes approximately 4 hours to complete the main story.