It's been two years since Jackie Estacado used The Darkness to kill the men responsible for his girlfriend's murder. He's been unable to shake the memory of Jenny's death since bottling up his supernatural power and now The Darkness wants out. A sudden, unprovoked attack on Jackie's life heralds the start of a full-scale mob war which has clearly been orchestrated by some outside force. The botched attempt opens the door for The Darkness to reemerge, and sets Jackie on a journey to hell and worse as he unravels the mystery behind the attack and the motivations of The Darkness itself.
Features:
Quad-wielding chaos: slash, grab, and throw objects and enemies with the Demon Arms while simultaneously firing weapons, adding a new dimension to the FPS category.
Harness an unstoppable power: master the Demon Arms and summon the powers of The Darkness for even more explosive gameplay.
Kill the lights: The vicious powers of The Darkness manifest only in the shadows so use the environment to your advantage and watch out for enemies who will use light as a weapon.
Distinctive graphic noir style: graphic novel shading and color combined with the dramatic lighting of film noir pays tribute to the source material and brings the pages of the comic series to life.
Intense and personal journey: experience a dark, twisted and gripping story written exclusively for the game by acclaimed comic book author Paul Jenkins whose credits also include The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, and the original The Darkness game.
Inspired by the comic book series created by Top Cow.
The Darkness 2 was a comic inspired, gore-fest of a thrill ride. Although I was able to beat the game on Don (the hardest difficulty) in a little over 5 hours, the game also bolsters a a 4 player co-operative story which runs parallel to the main story. The game uses a unique "quad-weilding" interface which allows you to have 2 hands for weapons and 2 demon arms, resulting in unique ways to violently murder everyone in your path.
This game had a minor story, decent mechanics and looked pretty good. The major downfall is hit detection, tearing and glitches. I finally had to box this game up and send it back when the game glitched to the point I could no longer play even after restarting the checkpoint 3 times. Ahh well, got a couple of fun hours our of it.
