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Downloadable Brawler Shank Gets A Sequel In Early 2012

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by Phil Kollar on September 27, 2011 at 05:50 PM
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The violent, 2D action game Shank came out on various download services a little over a year ago to fairly strong buzz -- our reviewer, Matt Miller, liked it quite a bit. Now EA and developer Klei Entertainment have revealed Shank 2, an equally bloody sequel planned for early 2012.

As with the original game, Shank 2 will be available on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC. The game will once again follow the titular Shank, a one-time mob hitman who has to return to a life of violence to protect the people he loves. The sequel will also introduce a new survival co-op mode.

Klei Entertainment founder Jamie Cheng described the developer's approach to the sequel:

"Creatively, Shank still has a lot to give. We took the feedback from the community and ran with it, putting our own flavor on every change. For Shank 2, we literally took apart the game and put it back together to push the envelope in combat mechanics, visuals, and 2D animation in games."

Personally, I'm always excited to see downloadable titles perform well enough to earn a sequel. Anyone else excited to get back to the intense stabbing and shooting action of Shank?

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  • by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 05:59 PM

    Awesome, I enjoyed Shank. I like that side scrollers have had as good of a comeback as they've had. Be nice to see what they've done with it.

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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 06:04 PM
    Yeah...i really enjoyed Shank so i m looking forward to the sequel...now hopefully we can get a Scott Pilgrim 2
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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 06:07 PM

    *** YES....loved the first one

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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 06:09 PM

    I greatly enjoyed playing Shank; good to hear a sequel is on the way.

  • by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 06:24 PM

    Great! i never played Shank, but i did play the demo and absolutely loved it. i guess this another reason for me to go out and buy it

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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 06:29 PM
    Sweet, I was just thinking about the possibility of a sequel a few days ago. Kinda crazy. I thought the first one was a blast, and am definitely going to be picking this one up. Hopefully they have another co-op story section, that was some good times!
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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 06:39 PM

    Got the first Shank loved it and now Im about to get this when it comes out

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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 08:04 PM
    Shank sounded pretty good, never got around to playing it though.
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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 09:37 PM

    Awesome, I loved Shank. Playable Cassandra, please. Even if it's just a skin.

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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 09:43 PM

    That's great!  I really liked the first one.  

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    by Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 10:04 PM
    Good news indeed. I still need to play the first one, but I need money for that.
  • by Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 01:14 AM
    cool, but it better have ONLINE coop this time.

    no online coop = no buy
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    by Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 03:07 AM

    Hopefully this means the 1st one will go on sale and I can buy it! For cheap! I got Comic Jumper for $5

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    by Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 07:11 AM

    YES!

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    by Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 07:15 AM

    Very nice.

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    by Wednesday, January 04, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    I'm just hoping that it makes the same leap in quality over the original that The Dishwasher 2 did over its predecessor.